PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tun Min Naing (ranked 6438 p4p, 181 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 10186 p4p, 204 weight class). Naing comes to the ring accompanied by Myanmar Lethwei Songs. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Min Naing
vs
Ventura

187 cm
23
271 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

204 cm
45
265 lbs
13 - 21 - 0

World class MT
Very strong

World class boxer
Knockout power

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tun Min Naing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura needs to keep his hands up - Naing had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Anthony Ventura has been cut.

Naing closes the distance and pushes Ventura back into the ropes.
I was talking to Naing's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Naing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Naing trying to land knees to the body.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Naing.
Ventura scores with a shoulder strike.
Naing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Naing.

That has opened up Anthony Ventura's cut even more.
Naing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Naing.
Naing lands a shoulder strike.
Ventura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Ventura in his tracks for a moment.
Ventura looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naing lands a nice shot to the body.
Naing lands a body shot.
Naing lands a damaging elbow.

Ventura is rocked!

The cut above Anthony Ventura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Ventura's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tun Min Naing!
Tun Min Naing decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.