PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venali Paetmar (ranked 882 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Montesh Dominguez (ranked 126 p4p, 271 weight class). Paetmar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Powerwolf - Amen & Attack. Venali Paetmar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paetmar
vs
Dominguez

168 cm
31
153
7 - 7 - 1

179 cm
23
158
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Montesh Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
Venali Paetmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez blocks the body kick.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paetmar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dominguez has Paetmar up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paetmar's face.
Dominguez stalling the fight.
Paetmar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez flicks out a counter leg kick but Paetmar steps away.
A good leg kick by Paetmar.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paetmar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Paetmar is having none of it.
Paetmar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez can't find room to land a body shot as Paetmar controls the action.

Paetmar manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paetmar throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Paetmar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Paetmar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dominguez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paetmar misses the target.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Paetmar seems unphased.
Dominguez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dominguez duly obliges.
Paetmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
A big right from Paetmar misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Dominguez as he connects with a hook.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Paetmar circles away and keeps his distance.
Paetmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paetmar wants to slow Dominguez down by chopping away at his legs.

Dominguez moves into the clinch.
Dominguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paetmar tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez keeps control of Paetmar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Paetmar breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dominguez clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paetmar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Paetmar circles away.
Dominguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paetmar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Dominguez.
Paetmar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paetmar throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paetmar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paetmar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Paetmar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dominguez.
Paetmar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paetmar takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Dominguez closes the distance and clinches.
Paetmar tries to circle away but Dominguez has him pinned against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paetmar is leaning against Dominguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paetmar is trying to stall.
Paetmar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Paetmar manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez stuns Paetmar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paetmar misses with a low kick.
Paetmar takes a swing at Dominguez's ribcage but misses.
Dominguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Paetmar throws a series of punches but Dominguez avoids them all with ease.
Dominguez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Paetmar blocks it well.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paetmar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paetmar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paetmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Paetmar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paetmar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paetmar throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Paetmar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominguez lands a head kick. Paetmar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dominguez scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paetmar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paetmar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paetmar.
A punch combination from Paetmar misses.
A head kick from Dominguez lands but Paetmar takes it in his stride.

Dominguez clinches.
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paetmar's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
A shot in the inside from Dominguez.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paetmar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paetmar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch.
Dominguez lands with a light punch inside.
Paetmar trying to stall but Dominguez improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar throws out a loose jab but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paetmar throws a low kick but Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Paetmar throws a head kick that misses.
Paetmar missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez throws out a counter right but Paetmar avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Montesh Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paetmar lands a really nice looking cross but Dominguez seems unphased.
Dominguez moves in looking to clinch but Paetmar pushes him off.
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Paetmar is avoiding it.
Paetmar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dominguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paetmar's head.
Paetmar throws a series of punches but Dominguez moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paetmar throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Paetmar throws a wild body kick that Dominguez sees coming a mile off.
Paetmar walks into a jab.
Paetmar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dominguez moves away.
Paetmar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominguez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Paetmar blocks it well.
Dominguez checks a low kick from Paetmar.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Paetmar moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dominguez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dominguez.
Dominguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paetmar dodges the punch combination from Dominguez.
Dominguez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paetmar 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 Dominguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dominguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominguez drives through and clinches with Paetmar against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dominguez.
Paetmar is trying to push Dominguez away but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paetmar is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Dominguez.
Paetmar tries to throw a body punch but Dominguez avoids it by throwing Paetmar back against the cage.
Paetmar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paetmar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.

Paetmar breaks the clinch.

Dominguez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paetmar, pushing him back against the cage.
Paetmar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Paetmar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch but Paetmar improves position.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paetmars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paetmar lands with an overhand left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paetmar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez has Paetmar pressed against the cage.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Paetmar has had enough of the clinch but Dominguez keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paetmar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paetmar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paetmar scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paetmar misses with a straight right.
Venali Paetmar is winning the standup battle so far.
Paetmar lands a body shot.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paetmar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paetmar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominguez.
Paetmar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paetmar tries to score with a low kick but Dominguez moves his leg out of the way.
Paetmar throws a body shot but no joy.
Paetmar misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paetmar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paetmar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Paetmar.
Paetmar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Paetmar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dominguez. Dominguez obviously looking to wear him down.

Dominguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Paetmar gets an underhook and turns Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez is leaning against Paetmar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paetmar's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Dominguez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paetmar's brow.
Dominguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dominguez misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez is trying to stall.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the side of Paetmar's head.
Paetmar is stalling here.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paetmar was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.

Dominguez instigates a clinch.
Paetmar tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Paetmar prevents a body shot from Dominguez.

Paetmar manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Montesh Dominguez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Paetmar tries to land a front kick but Dominguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Paetmar backs off Dominguez throws a huge counter combo but Paetmar manages to avoid it all.
Dominguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dominguez staying out of range there.
Paetmar scores with a leg kick.
Paetmar throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Dominguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dominguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paetmar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paetmar misses with a few strikes there.
Paetmar throws a head kick that misses.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Paetmar.
A telegraphed right hand from Paetmar misses the target.
Dominguez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Paetmar blocks it well.
Paetmar throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Paetmar punishes Dominguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Dominguez scores with a head kick.
Paetmar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paetmar lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paetmar misses with a hook.
Paetmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Paetmar swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Paetmar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paetmar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Dominguez.
Paetmar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Paetmar misses with an uppercut.
Dominguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dominguez lands a jab to Paetmar's midsection.
Paetmar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dominguez slips a jab from Paetmar.
Paetmar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paetmar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominguez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominguez walks into a stiff left hand from Paetmar.
Dominguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paetmar at a distance.
Paetmar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paetmar throws a jab when Dominguez was well out of range.
Dominguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paetmar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominguez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dominguez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dominguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paetmar.
A swing and a miss from Paetmar.
Dominguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Dominguez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dominguez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paetmar's elbow.
Dominguez leaning against his opponent.
Paetmar can't break the clinch.
Paetmar can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paetmar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Paetmar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paetmar throws a low kick but Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez slips a jab and a cross from Paetmar.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paetmar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dominguez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez keeps control of Paetmar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominguez taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez has Paetmar pressed against the cage, preventing Paetmar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dominguez lands a knee to the body.
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paetmar tries to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling the position.
Paetmar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paetmar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paetmar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominguez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paetmar's efforts to push away.
Dominguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paetmar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominguez won't allow it.
Paetmar is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominguez has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez pushes Paetmar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paetmar takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, Paetmar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
Paetmar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Dominguez.
Paetmar takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paetmar wants to break free but Dominguez has control.
Dominguez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dominguez stalling in the clinch but Paetmar improves position.
Dominguez works on Paetmar's body with a couple of short punches.

Paetmar breaks the clinch.
Dominguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominguez is looking to clinch.
Paetmar throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Venali Paetmar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paetmar looks to land a body kick but Dominguez moved away.
Paetmar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Montesh Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dominguez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Montesh Dominguez!
A victorious Montesh Dominguez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Venali Paetmar had this to say: 'Next time...'.