PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Five fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Venture might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Fast Shadow" by Wu-Tang Clan. 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.

Venture
vs
Five fingers

180 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Five fingers!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Five fingers.
Venture defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Five fingers.
Five fingers fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean Venture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Five fingers.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Five fingers.
Venture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Five fingers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Venture's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Five fingers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Five fingers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Venture dives on top into guard.

Venture drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Five fingers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Venture has Five fingers in his guard.
Venture looking to control.
Five fingers advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture tries to get to full guard but Five fingers has control of the leg.

Five fingers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Five fingers looks gassed!

Venture manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Five fingers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Venture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Venture wants to sweep but no luck.
Five fingers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Venture bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Five fingers's guard.

Venture drops back looking for a leg! Five fingers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Five fingers manages to kick Venture off! Venture jumps back into Five fingers's guard.

Five fingers looking for a guillotine here but Venture defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Venture thows a big elbow that misses.
Venture passes Five fingers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Venture lands strikes from half guard.

Venture wants to work for an arm triangle but Five fingers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Venture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Five fingers defends it well.
Venture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Five fingers has hold of Venture's hands but Venture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Venture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Venture lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Five fingers looking for subs from the bottom but Venture mounts him!

Venture looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Venture working for a submission but Five fingers is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venture has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Five fingers's face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Five fingers can do anything to dispel that myth.

Venture looking to secure an arm triangle but Five fingers defends it well.

Venture looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Venture working for a guillotine from mount but Five fingers is in no mood to give up.
Five fingers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Venture 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.

Venture swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dean Venture!