PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheez Itz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Itz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to do you really want to hurt me. Jesse Venturia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Itz
vs
Venturia

193 cm
25
283 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

210 cm
24
281 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheez Itz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Itz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Venturia thinking.

Itz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Venturia is looking for a sweep. Itz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Itz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Venturia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Venturia keeping control of the position.

Itz is working for a kimura but Venturia is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia is looking for a sweep. Itz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Venturia is looking to control Itz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Venturia avoid being mounted?
Venturia scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Itz manages to mount him!
Itz working Venturia over with strikes here.
Venturia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz content just to control the position here.
Venturia is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Itz controlling from the full mount.
Venturia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz stalling.
Venturia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Venturia is trying to stand back up but Itz is controlling him
Venturia trying to get back to full guard but Itz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Venturia working to try and regain half guard.
Itz landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Itz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venturia is looking to escape.

Itz has control of Venturia's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Venturia regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Venturia wants to control but Itz is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itz working Venturia over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheez Itz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Itz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Venturia moves to clinch but Itz breaks away

and Itz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Venturia won't be happy with that.
Itz working away.
Itz is looking to take a break and control but Venturia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Venturia struggling a bit here.
Venturia taking a bit of punishment here - Itz scoring with strikes.
Itz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Venturia is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venturia is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Itz taking a breather here.
Itz is putting a hurting on Venturia here, landing some big shots from side control.
Venturia tries to buck Itz off but Itz is having none of it.
Venturia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Venturia manages to get back to half guard.
Cheez Itz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itz stalling away here and it's allowed Venturia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Venturia trying to keep a closed guard but Itz is proving a slippery customer.

Venturia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Venturia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Itz throws and elbow that misses. Venturia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Itz's guard. Nice move by Venturia!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz being controlled here, momentarily.

Itz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venturia defends well.
Itz keeping moving, preventing Venturia from controlling successfully.

Itz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Venturia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Venturia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Itz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venturia's guard.
Itz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Itz wants to control from the top but Venturia keeps moving.
Itz throws and elbow that misses. Venturia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Itz's guard. Nice move by Venturia!
Venturia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Itz is keeping the position for now.
Itz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venturia is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Venturia misses with a two punch combination.
Itz misses with a right hand
and Venturia counters with a straight right hand.

Venturia clinches.
Itz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Venturia is keeping busy.
Venturia prevents the takedown attempt.
Venturia misses with a punch to the body.
Venturia is trying to break the clinch but Itz has him pressed against the cage.
Itz tries to stall but Venturia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Itz presses Venturia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Itz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Venturia lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venturia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Itz stops a takedown attempt from Venturia.
Itz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venturia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheez Itz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Venturia.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Venturia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venturia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Venturia is pressed up against the cage. Itz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Venturia down to the mat. Venturia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Venturia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Venturia misses with a head kick.
Venturia tries to clinch up but Itz circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Venturia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Itz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Venturia tries to clinch but Itz moves away
and Itz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Venturia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturia wants to clinch

and Itz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venturia keeping full guard, as Itz tries to pass.
Itz trying to control but Venturia is working from the bottom.
Venturia managing to control the position.
Itz trying to control but Venturia is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itz throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheez Itz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venturia pulls Itz in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jesse Venturia wasn't active enough on the ground.
Itz blocks a head kick by Venturia.
Jesse Venturia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venturia throws a lazy uppercut

and Itz counters with a takedown into side control.
Venturia is looking to reverse the position.
Itz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venturia is trying to buck Itz off.
Itz slows the pace down.
Venturia is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Itz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venturia keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheez Itz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Itz, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheez Itz!