PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hare (ranked 2025 p4p, 250 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 2546 p4p, 300 weight class). Peter Hare could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zsiga Venczel's chin.

Hare
vs
Venczel

190 cm
36
220 lbs
26 - 25 - 1

192 cm
33
220 lbs
26 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Hare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel avoids the body shot from Hare.
Hare scores with a sloppy right hand. Venczel should have avoided that one.

It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Hare ducks under a wild hook from Venczel.
Venczel tries for a takedown but Hare sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Venczel throws a solid leg kick but Hare takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venczel.
Hare lands a glancing blow to the side of Venczel's head.
Hare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venczel has time to react.
Hare bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Venczel's head backwards.
Venczel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Venczel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hare looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venczel misses with a kick to the body
and Hare counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Venczel misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Hare.
Hare lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare cracks Venczel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hare fails to land with a series of punches.
Hare sets himself, and Venczel steps forward looking for the clinch! Hare avoids it this time.
Hare looks to land a combination. Venczel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Venczel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hare. Hare obviously looking to wear him down.
Hare slips under a jab from Venczel.
Venczel throws a leg kick which misses Hare's front leg but catches the back leg as Hare tries to avoid it.
Hare misses with a head kick.
Venczel thows a leg kick but Hare checks it
and Venczel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Hare.
Hare misses with a looping left.
Venczel tries a quick counter leg kick but Hare is wise to it.
Hare swats away the attempt to clinch by Venczel.
Hare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hare leaves Venczel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare misses with a combination

and Venczel counters with a single leg into guard. Hare didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venczel looking to sit in guard and control but Hare gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hare wanted to stand there but Venczel had control of the position.
Hare preventing the sweep.
Venczel trying to control the position.
Hare trying to stand up but can't free himself from Venczel's guard.
Venczel wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Venczel working for a triangle but Hare defends it easily.
Venczel is trying to keep Hare in close.

Hare decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Venczel misses with the body kick
letting Hare counter with a right hand.
Venczel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hare paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Venczel misses with a low kick.
Hare thuds a left hand into Venczel's body.
Hare is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Venczel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venczel lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venczel wants to land a leg kick but Hare is out of range.
Hare stuns Venczel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Venczel misses.
As Venczel backs away, Hare returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hare takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hare misses the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hare, right into the meat.
Venczel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hare defends it nicely.
Peter Hare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zsiga Venczel.
Venczel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hare to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Hare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Venczel misses with a low kick.
Hare lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Venczel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venczel misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hare checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've been informed that Venczel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jab, jab by Hare - just one landing.
Venczel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venczel throws a poor cross that misses
and Hare counters with a stiff right hand.
Hare throws a head kick but Venczel moves out of range.
Venczel throws a leg kick but Hare checks it.
Hare throws a right hand that Venczel ducks under and follows up with a left that Venczel also avoids with ease.
Venczel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel staying out of range there.
Venczel slips under a jab.
Peter Hare is winning the standup battle so far.
Hare loads up on a big right hand but Venczel slips the punch.
Venczel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hare scores with a jab. Venczel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hare moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Venczel checks a low kick from Hare.
Hare lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hare moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hare misses with a double jab
and Venczel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Peter Hare has been cut.
Venczel cracks Hare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Venczel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hare can pounce on him.
Hare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venczel scores with a leg kick.
Hare checks a low kick from Venczel.
Venczel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Venczel wants to counter with a clinch but Hare pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel throws a body kick that misses
and Hare counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hare's jab looks to have found its range, popping Venczel under the eye.
Hare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venczel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venczel feints the counter takedown.
Hare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Venczel looks to throw a body kick
and Hare counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hare checks the leg kick.
Venczel connects with a leg kick. Hare looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venczel can do to turn this around?
Hare throws a solid leg kick but Venczel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hare.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peter Hare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hare takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Hare.
Hare misses with a hook.
Venczel throws a front kick aimed at Hare's knee but Hare avoids it well.
Hare appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Venczel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hare moves out of range as Venczel throws a body kick.
Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
Hare sets himself, and Venczel steps forward looking for the clinch! Hare avoids it this time.
Hare lands a nice looking kick to the body. Venczel takes a step back to recover.
Venczel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Venczel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hare as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Hare as he checks the leg kick.
Hare takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hare scores with a nice head shot.
Hare works the jab nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hare misses with a knee strike.
Hare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Venczel backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hare tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venczel blocks an uppercut.

Venczel lands a takedown into guard.
Venczel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Venczel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Venczel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hare being controlled here, momentarily.
Venczel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venczel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Hare dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Venczel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Venczel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Venczel throws a solid leg kick but Hare takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venczel.
Hare scores with a decent looking hook.
Venczel ducks under a wild hook from Hare.
Venczel misses with a body kick.
Hare misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Venczel misses.
Venczel throws a chopping leg kick but Hare manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Venczel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Hare misses.
Venczel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Venczel throws the kick towards the body but Hare avoids it.
Hare lands a nice looking kick to the body. Venczel takes a step back to recover.
Hare slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel misses with a body kick.
Hare is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Venczel with a poor takedown
enabling Hare to counter with a crisp jab.
Hare is looking to land body kicks.
Venczel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hare.
Hare throws a body punch but Venczel moves out of range.
Venczel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venczel ducks right into an uppercut from Hare.
Hare connects with a single shot there.
Venczel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hare throws a big shot that misses.
Venczel wants to land a leg kick but Hare is out of range.
Zsiga Venczel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hare just misses with a punch to the body.
Venczel thows a leg kick but Hare checks it
and Hare counters with a one-two to the body.
Venczel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Hare catches Venczel right on the button with a cross.
Venczel avoids the body shot from Hare.
Venczel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Hare.
Venczel lands a head shot.

Peter Hare's cut is getting worse.
Hare misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hare lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hare dips to his left and cracks Venczel with an uppercut!
Venczel throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hare misses the target.
Venczel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hare missing with a left hand there. Venczel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Venczel throws a fast counter high kick but Hare manages to duck under it in time.
Venczel misses with a looping left.
Venczel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hare lands with a cross.
Venczel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Hare. Those never looked like landing.
Venczel misses with a takedown attempt - Hare sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch combination from Hare misses.
Venczel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Venczel misses
and Hare counters with a series of strikes. Venczel will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hare checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsiga Venczel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venczel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hare counters with a two punch combo.
Hare looks to land a combination but Venczel avoids it well.
Venczel wants to counter the offense by Hare and move into the clinch position.
Venczel throws a leg kick but Hare checks it.
Venczel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hare lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Hare tries to keep at a distance but Venczel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hare is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hare wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venczel.
Venczel tries to work over Hare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Hare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hare, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Hare!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Hare thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.