PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Venville (ranked 7234 p4p, 648 weight class) and Mo Salah (ranked 24921 p4p, 746 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Venville
vs
Salah

160 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Venville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mo Salah!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venville throws a combination that misses

and Salah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salah.
Salah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salah lands a hook that snaps the head of Venville backwards.

It looks like Damien Venville has been cut.
A body shot lands from Salah.
Venville is breathing heavily.
Salah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Venville.
Salah tries to land knees in the clinch but Venville avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salah is looking to take this one to the mat.
Salah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venvilles head.
Salah scores with a hook to the body.
Venville managing to block the knees to the body from Salah.
A right hand to the body from Salah.
Salah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salah has clasped his hands together around Venville's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Salah working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Salah politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Salah prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Salah is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Venville is trying to escape and Salah transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Venville is forced to tap! Nice work there by Salah! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mo Salah!