PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 471 p4p, 73 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 1170 p4p, 183 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Justice
vs
Venczel

190 cm
40
218 lbs
28 - 14 - 2

192 cm
31
220 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
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 28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Venczel ducks under a wild hook from Justice.

Justice gets tackled into the cage by Venczel. Venczel maintains the clinch.
Justice using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Venczel looks winded!
Justice lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Justice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justice lands a left hand.

Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zsiga Venczel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venczel. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Justice jabs Venczel right on the nose. Venczel blinks but takes it well.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Venczel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Venczel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Justice closes the distance and pushes Venczel back into the cage.

Venczel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Justice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justice won't allow Venczel to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice stays in close to Venczel's body and controls the position.
Venczel has his hands on Justice's head, controlling the position.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justice wanted to stand there but Venczel had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Venczel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've been told by Justice's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Justice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Venczel checks a leg kick.
A left lands for Venczel.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venczel sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Justice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Venczel.
Justice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venczel.

Venczel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Justice wants to get back to full guard.
Justice is not content to let Venczel control the position.
Justice manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to sweep here but Venczel controlling him for the moment.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Justice decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Justice throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Venczel moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Venczel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Justice defends it well.

Venczel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justice missing with knees to the body.
Venczel blocks a body shot from Justice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Venczel has clasped his hands together around Justice's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venczel trying to control the position but Justice is working away.
Justice manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Venczel!
Justice wants to control the pace but Venczel is squirming around nicely.
Venczel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Venczel is squirming around, avoiding Justice's attempts to control the action.
Justice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
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.

Venczel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Justice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justice, as that shot connected.
Venczel misses with a series of wild punches.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venczel throws a leg kick
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Venczel.
Justice misses with a hook. Venczel ducked under it nicely.
Venczel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justice misses with a hook. Venczel ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Venczel throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Venczel misses with a looping right.
Justice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venczel's calf.
Venczel tries to clinch up.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Venczel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
A big left from Venczel misses.
Venczel moves away from the strike by Justice.
Nice straight punches there by Justice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Justice.
Venczel takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Justice misses.
Venczel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
Venczel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Venczel closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Venczel pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Venczel shoots in looking for a takedown but Justice manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Venczel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnny Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zsiga Venczel.
Justice slaps away a takedown attempt from Venczel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Venczel's front leg but catches the back leg as Venczel tries to avoid it.
Venczel misses with a kick to the body.
Venczel misses with a hook.
Justice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Justice wants to clinch.
Justice misses with a hook. Venczel ducked under it nicely.
Venczel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Venczel misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice has Venczel up against the cage in a clinch.
Venczel wants a takedown but no success here.
Venczel blocking some punches.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venczel can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Justice.

Venczel wants the takedown. Justice is fighting it off but Venczel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Justice's guard against the cage.
Venczel is breathing heavily.
Justice has control of Venczel's left arm, preventing Venczel from doing any damage.
Venczel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justice holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justice is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Venczel wants to sweep but no luck.
Justice controlling from the top position.
Venczel wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice scores with a decent looking hook.
Venczel darts in looking for a takedown but Justice gets double underhooks and turns Venczel into the cage.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Venczel ducks down to avoid it.
Venczel drops his hands momentarily and Justice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Venczel. That did some damage!
Justice blocks a leg kick.
Justice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Venczel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Venczel tries to counter it with a takedown but Justice pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Justice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Justice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Venczel.
Venczel tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Venczel blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Venczel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Venczel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Venczel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Justice throws a body punch but Venczel moves out of range.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Venczel back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Venczel moved out of range nicely.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venczel throws out a leg kick but Justice moves out of range and Venczel only half commits.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venczel just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venczel throws a body shot but no joy.
Venczel lands with a nice body punch.
Venczel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Venczel's head.
Justice tries to work over Venczel's front leg with a kick but Venczel checks it.
Venczel misses with a looping left.
Venczel tries to bum rush Justice with a series of wild strikes but Justice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Venczel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Venczel misses.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Venczel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Venczel tries to clinch up.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Venczel just manages to avoid it.
Justice is looking to slow Venczel down with leg kicks.
Venczel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Venczel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justice's guard.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Venczel is stalling in the full guard.
Zsiga Venczel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Venczel trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.