PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayedolv Hitlar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hitlar
vs
Venable

176 cm
23
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ayedolv Hitlar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Venable!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Venable clinches.
Hitlar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Venable cracks Hitlar with a nice body shot.

Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Venable wants to clinch.

Venable clinches.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitlar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venable with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Venable.
Venable lands a body punch.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitlar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Venable.
Venable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hitlar or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Venable's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Venable pushes Hitlar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Venable.
Venable lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Venable.
Stalling in the clinch from Venable.
Venable lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitlar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Venable.
Venable lands an elbow just above Hitlar 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Venable.

Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable wants to clinch up but Hitlar keeps it at a distance.

Venable darts in and clinches Hitlar up against the cage.

Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hitlar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Venable moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Venable.

Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Venable pushes Hitlar up against the cage in a clinch.
Venable lands a nice knee to the body.
Venable has Hitlar pushed against the cage.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitlar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venable lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Venable.
Venable is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venable lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Venable.
Venable leaning against his opponent.
Venable crunches a lovely knee into Hitlar's ribcage.
The referee calls for Venable to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Venable.
Hitlar circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Venable 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.

Hitlar just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitlar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Venable pinned against the cage. Venable gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hitlar throws a right hand that Venable ducks under and follows up with a left that Venable also avoids with ease.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitlar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venable takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Venable works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Venable closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venable controlling the action here for a moment.
Venable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Venable crunches a lovely knee into Hitlar's ribcage.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hitlar or not.
Anthony Venable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Venable.
Hitlar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Venable.
Hitlar takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable pressing his opponent against the cage.
Venable should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Venable receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Venable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Venable manages to break the clinch.
Hitlar misses with a series of wild punches.
Venable tries to clinch up.
Hitlar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Venable has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitlar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venable stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hitlar takes an elbow to the temple.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Venable lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Venable.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venable.
Venable landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.

Venable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitlar swats away the attempt to clinch by Venable.
Venable tries to clinch up.
Hitlar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hitlar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitlar has a takedown stuffed.

Hitlar tries to keep at a distance but Venable has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venable lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Venable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Venable tries to clinch but Hitlar is having none of it.
Venable is looking to clinch but Hitlar is avoiding it.
Venable wants to clinch.

Venable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hitlar tries for a takedown but Venable manages to get underhooks.
Venable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venable is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hitlar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitlar backwards.
Venable controlling the action here for a moment.
Hitlar wants a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Venable.

Venable breaks the clinch.
Venable tries to clinch up.

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.

Venable takes the fight into the clinch.
Venable content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Venable scores a nice knee to the body.
Venable lands a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Venable.
Hitlar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venable landing knees to the body.
Venable just leaning against Hitlar, taking a breather.

Venable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitlar throws a body punch but Venable moves out of range.
Hitlar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitlar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitlar swats away the attempt to clinch by Venable.
Hitlar misses with a wild body shot.
Venable is looking to clinch but Hitlar is avoiding it.
Anthony Venable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venable wants to clinch.
Venable doesn't manage to clinch there - Hitlar circles away.
Venable stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Venable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hitlar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Venable has taken the fight to the clinch.
Venable avoiding damage.
Venable using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ayedolv Hitlar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Venable pushes Hitlar up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Venable has Hitlar pressed against the cage.
Ayedolv Hitlar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Venable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Venable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Venable has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Venable!