PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amadeus Venturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Venturo
vs
Smith

177 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

163 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amadeus Venturo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Smith!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body kick.
Venturo cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Venturo throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith thuds a left hand into Venturo's body.
Venturo misses the jab.
Venturo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venturo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venturo, pushing him back against the cage.
Venturo working hard to break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Venturo manages to break the clinch.
George Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venturo lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Venturo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Venturo throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Venturo. Venturo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venturo scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a head kick but Venturo moves out of range.
Venturo tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Donk. Venturo catches Smith right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Venturo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Venturo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Smith darts in and clinches Venturo up against the cage.
Venturo managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Venturo wants to break free but Smith has control.
Venturo blocks an uppercut.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Venturo avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venturo connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturo misses with a looping left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Venturo looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venturo throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Venturo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Venturo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith looks to land a combination but Venturo avoids it well.
Venturo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Venturo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Venturo moved away.
No joy there for Venturo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Venturo counters with a one-two to the body.
Venturo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Venturo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venturo throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venturo.
Venturo throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Venturo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Venturo.
Venturo avoids the head kick by Smith.
Venturo keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Smith instigates a clinch.

Venturo breaks the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Venturo misses with a straight left.
Venturo lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturo avoids the head kick by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venturo. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Venturo in the body.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith moves away from the strike by Venturo.
Venturo scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith moves out of range as Venturo strikes.
Smith slips a straight right by Venturo.
Venturo throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venturo.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venturo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Venturo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amadeus Venturo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venturo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Venturo lands with a good body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venturo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venturo looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith defending well as Venturo loads up on a big left hand.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to clinch but Venturo moves out of range.
Venturo misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venturo scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Venturo loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Amadeus Venturo is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Venturo.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Venturo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Venturo throws a hook but Smith blocks it.

Smith drives through and clinches with Venturo against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Venturo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venturo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Venturo slows down the pace here.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Venturo improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Smith.
Smith prevents Venturo from breaking the clinch.
Venturo tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venturo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Venturo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Venturo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Venturo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Venturo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venturo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venturo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Venturo finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Venturo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venturo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith defending well as Venturo loads up on a big left hand.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Venturo with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturo throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Venturo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Venturo looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith defending well as Venturo loads up on a big left hand.
Venturo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Venturo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Venturo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venturo looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Venturo takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venturo misses with a low kick.
Venturo throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amadeus Venturo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith wants to clinch up but Venturo keeps it at a distance.
Venturo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Venturo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Venturo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Smith rushes Venturo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Venturo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Venturo has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to control Venturo's arms but Venturo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Venturo.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Venturo controls his hands.
Venturo has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.

Venturo breaks the clinch.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venturo's calf.
Venturo connects with a nice looking jab.
Venturo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Venturo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Venturo tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venturo can't break the clinch.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Venturo avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Venturo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
George Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a right hand.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venturo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Amadeus Venturo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.

Venturo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Venturo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith tries to clinch but Venturo is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch up but Venturo circles away and keeps his distance.
Venturo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries to clinch there but Venturo circles away.
Venturo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smith manages to circle out of the way.
Venturo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Venturo keeps it at a distance.
Venturo tries to counter with a takedown but Smith is quick to defend against it.
Venturo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Venturo avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Venturo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Venturo swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A quick step to the side and Venturo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Venturo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Venturo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
George Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amadeus Venturo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Venturo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeus Venturo!
Our winner, Amadeus Venturo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.