PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Under Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ventura
vs
Dog

178 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Under Dog!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely.

Dog gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dog changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ventura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dog has a takedown stuffed.

Ventura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ventura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Dog is looking to improve his position.
Ventura lands strikes from half guard.
Dog wants to get back to his feet.
Ventura wants to free his trapped foot but Dog is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ventura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dog is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dog misses with some strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ventura throws a head kick that misses.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Ventura.

Ventura scores a takedown into full mount!
Ventura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dog throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ventura. What's that going to do exactly?
Ventura with good strikes from the mount here!
Ventura scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dog is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura working Dog over with strikes here.
Ventura landing strikes from the mount and Dog is in trouble!
Ventura landing shots from mount.
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dog?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ventura controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Dog that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Ventura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dog has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ventura working Dog over with strikes here.

Ventura working for a submission but Dog is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ventura cracks Dog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ventura lands a big elbow.
Ventura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dog?
Dog tries to hold on but Ventura pushes him away.
Dog looks gassed!
Ventura controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is landing with some decent strikes but Dog is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ventura with good strikes from the mount here!
Ventura landing strikes from the mount.
Ventura raining down shots from the mount!
Ventura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ventura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ventura working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ventura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ventura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dog wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ventura landing with the ground and pound.
Ventura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ace Ventura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dog is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Ventura postures up.
Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ventura with a nice head shot there.
Ventura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Ventura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ventura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ventura landing with the ground and pound.
Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ventura won't allow Dog to sweep him here.
Dog trying to control the position.
Ventura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ventura lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ventura postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dog is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ventura, into his guard.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.
Dog has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ventura is proving hard to escape from.
Dog trying to control but Ventura is working from the bottom.
Ventura wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.
Ventura lands a decent punch to the body there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Dog is fighting to break Ventura's control of his arms but Ventura is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dog gets caught flat footed, as Ventura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ventura stays in close to Dog's body and controls the position.
Dog has momentary wrist control but Ventura slips an elbow through the middle.
Ventura stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
Ventura looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ventura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ventura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Ventura circles away.

Dog gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dog trying to control the position.
Ventura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dog is trying to control the position but Ventura postures up.
Ventura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ventura trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ventura looking to sit in guard and control but Dog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ventura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dog forces his way into half guard.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ventura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ventura.
Ventura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ventura tries to get out of the position.
Ventura working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.
Ventura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ventura wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a one two combo.
Ventura lands a nice shot that snaps Dog's head back.
Ventura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ventura closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dog is in trouble now - Ventura has advanced to mount!
Dog wants to control but Ventura is having none of it.
Ventura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ventura is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Ventura is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dog can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura with a couple of short strikes.
Ventura with shots to the head and body - Dog looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ventura looking to finish Dog with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dog!
Ventura lands a big shot there that rocks Dog but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dog can do to turn this around?
Ventura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dog is looking to improve his position but Ventura isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Under Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ventura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Ventura!