PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Arlovski
vs
Ventura

180 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keiko Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arlovski drops Ventura with a beautiful combination! Ventura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arlovski is looking for the KO!

Ventura is rocked!

It looks like Keiko Ventura has been cut.
Ventura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ventura is still on wobbly legs! Can Arlovski finish him?

Ventura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ventura showed some decent athleticism there.
Ventura seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski wants to get back to full guard.
Arlovski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ventura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ventura's back!
Arlovski gets his hands free as Ventura looks to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arlovski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ventura is defending well though. Arlovski let's go of the attempt for now.

Arlovski looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ventura taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andrei Arlovski!