PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Page (ranked 24404 p4p, 147 weight class) and Leonel Ventura (ranked 3352 p4p, 110 weight class). Curtis Page has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Page
vs
Ventura

178 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonel Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page lands a nice looking body shot.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ventura slips a jab from Page.
Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ventura staying out of range there.
Page looks to land a right hand but Ventura moved out of range.
Ventura has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Ventura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page scores with a nice right hand.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ventura.
Page throws a hook but Ventura blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ventura. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page punishes Ventura's body with a nice straight punch.
Ventura moves out of range of the strikes.
Page lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Leonel Ventura has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page lands a body shot.
Page tests Ventura's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page swings for the body but Ventura moves out of range.
Ventura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ventura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ventura at a distance.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Ventura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Page misses.
Page definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Page slips under a jab.
Page scores with a punch to the head.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ventura.
Page fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
Page looks to land a combination but Ventura avoids it well.
Ventura now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Ventura.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Page misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ventura to counter with a crisp jab.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Ventura.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Page wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Ventura missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Page swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ventura cracks Page with an open hand slap.

Ventura drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ventura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura lands an uppercut.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Page lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Ventura.
A right hand to the body from Ventura.
Ventura connects with a knee to the head.
Ventura landing knees to the body.
Ventura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ventura landing knees to the body.
Ventura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ventura.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ventura.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.

Page is rocked!
Ventura pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Page! Ventura unloads with more strikes and Page sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonel Ventura!