PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wheat (ranked 24762 p4p, 582 weight class) and Leonel Ventura (ranked 4750 p4p, 385 weight class). Leonel Ventura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Wheat's chin.

Wheat
vs
Ventura

195 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)

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 Las Vegas, Johnny Wheat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonel Ventura!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Wheat fails to land.
Wheat misses with some punches.
Ventura is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheat.
Wheat misses with a hook from the clinch.

Wheat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ventura slips a straight right by Wheat.
Ventura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wheat.

Ventura pushes Wheat up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ventura.
Ventura has Wheat pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wheat up against the cage.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wheat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Johnny Wheat has been cut.
Ventura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ventura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wheat lands with a left to the head.
Ventura scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ventura.
Wheat is breathing heavily.
Ventura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wheat backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Ventura.
Ventura throws a big uppercut that drops Wheat! More strikes from Ventura and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Wheat lies dazed against the cage as Ventura celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonel Ventura!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leonel Ventura waved his t-shirt featuring Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)'s logo in front of the cameras.