PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 1588 p4p, 245 weight class) and Nuke Laloosh (ranked 1632 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Venczel
vs
Laloosh

192 cm
30
220 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

200 cm
39
218 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuke Laloosh!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laloosh misses the shot to the body.
Venczel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Venczel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Laloosh's guard.
Venczel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venczel advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laloosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Venczel misses with the ground and pound.
Venczel cracks Laloosh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh prevents Venczel from improving position.
Laloosh is holding Venczel down, trying to stall.
Laloosh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Laloosh has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Venczel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Venczel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Venczel thows a huge punch but Laloosh dodges it nicely.

Laloosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Venczel pulls his head out easily.
Venczel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Venczel is trying to work for a kimura but Laloosh is defending well.
Laloosh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Venczel scoring with some ground and pound.

Venczel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venczel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laloosh trying to keep a closed guard but Venczel is proving a slippery customer.
Venczel landing with the ground and pound.
Venczel trying to control but Laloosh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venczel stopping the sweep attempt from Laloosh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laloosh moves away from the strike by Venczel.
Nuke Laloosh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venczel throws a series of strikes that have Laloosh backpedaling.
Laloosh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Venczel counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Nuke Laloosh has been cut.
Laloosh throws out a loose jab but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venczel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laloosh sprawls and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venczel, right into the meat.
Laloosh looks for the body kick but Venczel saw that one coming.
Laloosh misses with a low kick.
Venczel is looking to counter punch.
Venczel blocks a jab.
Venczel tries to counter with a takedown but Laloosh is quick to defend against it.
Laloosh moves out of range as Venczel strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh slaps away a takedown attempt from Venczel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Laloosh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venczel manages to avoid it.
Venczel half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Venczel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laloosh is looking to clinch.
Venczel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laloosh sprawls and moves away.
Venczel throws a solid leg kick but Laloosh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venczel.
Laloosh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venczel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laloosh.
Laloosh fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laloosh throws a jab when Venczel was well out of range.
Venczel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Venczel throws a front kick that sends Laloosh stumbling back into the cage.
Laloosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venczel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venczel feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zsiga Venczel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Laloosh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Venczel keeps the fight on the outside.
Laloosh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venczel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venczel attempts a counter takedown but Laloosh avoids it well and moves away.
Venczel lands a leg kick that knocks Laloosh off balance momentarily.
Venczel lands a leg kick that knocks Laloosh off balance momentarily.
Laloosh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venczel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Venczel is looking to clinch.
Zsiga Venczel is winning the standup battle so far.
Laloosh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laloosh misses the jab.
Venczel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Laloosh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Venczel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laloosh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Venczel wants to take the fight to the mat but Laloosh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laloosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.

Venczel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Laloosh can't fight it off and eventually Venczel manages to take the fight to the floor. Laloosh looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laloosh controls Venczel momentarily but Venczel frees himself.
Laloosh doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Venczel tries to free his leg and advance position but Laloosh is retaining full guard.
Laloosh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zsiga Venczel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Venczel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Laloosh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Venczel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Laloosh's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Venczel is working for a submission of some sort.
Venczel blocks the strikes from Laloosh.
Venczel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Laloosh looking for submissions off his back.
Venczel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Laloosh actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Venczel trying to control the pace.
Venczel is looking to take a break and control but Laloosh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laloosh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Venczel.
Laloosh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Venczel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laloosh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laloosh is looking to clinch.
Venczel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Laloosh has Venczel up against the cage in a clinch.
Venczel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laloosh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Laloosh.
Venczel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laloosh can do to turn this around?
Laloosh lands a shoulder strike.

Venczel wants the takedown. Laloosh is fighting it off but Venczel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Laloosh's guard against the cage.
Venczel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venczel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Laloosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laloosh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laloosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Laloosh, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zsiga Venczel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nuke Laloosh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Laloosh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Laloosh pushes Venczel up against the cage in a clinch.
Venczel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laloosh to keep the fight standing.
Laloosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laloosh misses with the head strike.
Laloosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venczel.
Laloosh blocks an uppercut.
Laloosh lands a left hand.

Laloosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laloosh wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laloosh throws a solid leg kick but Venczel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laloosh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Venczel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laloosh.
Laloosh appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Venczel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laloosh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Laloosh misses with a looping left.
Venczel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Laloosh sprawls and moves away.
Laloosh misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Laloosh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Venczel doesn't seem phased though.

Laloosh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Venczel, pushing him back against the cage.

Laloosh drags the fight down to the ground.
Laloosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Venczel is looking to pass into half guard but Laloosh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Laloosh is in guard.

Laloosh trying to control but Venczel is working from the bottom.
Laloosh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nuke Laloosh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zsiga Venczel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venczel is keeping the position for now.
Venczel wants to sweep but no luck.
Laloosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venczel is keeping the position for now.
Laloosh is fighting to break Venczel's control of his arms but Venczel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Venczel looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh wants to pass the guard but Venczel is keeping the position.
Laloosh wants to control from the top but Venczel keeps moving.
Laloosh looking to sit in guard and control but Venczel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Venczel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Venczel advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laloosh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Venczel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Venczel is thwarting Laloosh's attempts to control the position.
Venczel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Venczel tries to clinch but Laloosh moves out of range.
Venczel backing away here, and Laloosh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Laloosh moves in looking to clinch but Venczel pushes him off.
Laloosh misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laloosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Venczel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venczel attempts a counter takedown but Laloosh avoids it well and moves away.
Venczel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laloosh moves away.
Laloosh misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nuke Laloosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venczel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zsiga Venczel!
A victorious Zsiga Venczel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.