PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elend Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Dontas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Dontas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elend Venture's chin.

Venture
vs
Dontas

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elend Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Dontas!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture thuds his shin into the meat of Dontas's side.
Nice body kick from Venture.
Dontas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Venture connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Venture throws a leg kick which misses Dontas's front leg but catches the back leg as Dontas tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venture lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Eduardo Dontas has been cut.
Dontas 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.
Venture throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid body kick from Venture.
Dontas looks gassed!
Venture connects with a solid leg kick.
Venture lands with a kick to the ribs.
Venture throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dontas.
Venture scoring well with a low kick there.
Eduardo Dontas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dontas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Venture. Venture obviously looking to wear him down.
Dontas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Venture.
A slapping leg kick lands for Venture.
Venture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Venture scores with a nice body kick.
Dontas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Venture.
Venture scores with a head kick.
Dontas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venture can pounce on him.
Dontas closes the distance and clinches up with Venture, looking for a takedown. Dontas pushes Venture against the cage but Venture circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Venture.
Venture with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Venture tenderised Dontas's leg. Dontas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dontas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Venture.
Venture lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dontas's sensitive parts.
Dontas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venture.
Dontas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Venture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Venture.
Dontas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venture.
Venture scores with a kick to the midsection.
Venture connects with a leg kick. Dontas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Venture lands with a slapping head kick.
Venture throws a head kick that half lands.
Venture lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Dontas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Venture tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dontas is in Venture's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dontas with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dontas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dontas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dontas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dontas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dontas is working Venture over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dontas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Venture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dontas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dontas with a nice head shot there.
Dontas landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dontas with a nice head shot there.
Dontas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dontas postures up and lands a big shot to Venture's brow.
Dontas lands a couple of elbows.
Dontas working some strikes from top position.
Dontas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dontas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dontas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Venture knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dontas on the ground.
Dontas distracts Venture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Venture avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dontas landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dontas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dontas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dontas postures up and lands a big shot to Venture's brow.

Venture is rocked!
Dontas working some strikes from top position.
Oh Venture is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dontas postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Venture covers up, he's hurt! Dontas keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Dontas and the ref steps in to end the fight! Dontas can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Dontas!