PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Moonpark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrix Villareiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendrix Villareiz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thiago Moonpark's chin.

Moonpark
vs
Villareiz

190 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Win Nutritional

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Moonpark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hendrix Villareiz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villareiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch but Villareiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villareiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Moonpark off the cage and back into rage.
Moonpark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villareiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villareiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villareiz lands a head kick!
Moonpark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villareiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Moonpark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villareiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moonpark tries to clinch but Villareiz is having none of it.
Villareiz looks to throw the jab but Moonpark is out of range.
Villareiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Villareiz lands a big head kick that sends Moonpark tumbling to the mat! Villareiz takes a step backwards and waves Moonpark back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moonpark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moonpark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villareiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonpark wants to clinch.
Hendrix Villareiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Villareiz.
Villareiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonpark moves away.
Moonpark is looking to clinch.
Moonpark tries to clinch but Villareiz moves out of range.
Villareiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moonpark. That did some damage!
Villareiz throws a series of punches but Moonpark avoids them all with ease.
Villareiz lands a nice looking body kick.
Moonpark is breathing heavily.
Villareiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Villareiz stuns Moonpark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villareiz throws a right hand that Moonpark ducks under and follows up with a left that Moonpark also avoids with ease.
Moonpark takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Villareiz throws a leg kick which misses Moonpark's front leg but catches the back leg as Moonpark tries to avoid it.
Villareiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moonpark will feel that in the morning.
Moonpark tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonpark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villareiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moonpark's calf.
Villareiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moonpark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Villareiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moonpark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Villareiz.
Villareiz throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Villareiz - that's a beauty! Moonpark is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Villareiz can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hendrix Villareiz!