PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Mancillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Willis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mancillas
vs
Willis

185 cm
22
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oswaldo Mancillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Willis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mancillas has closed the distance and engaged Willis in a clinch.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mancillas backwards.
Willis gets through Mancillas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mancillas blocks an elbow strike.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mancillass head.
Mancillas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mancillas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancillas keeps control of Willis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mancillas backwards.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Willis - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancillas is defending well for now.
Mancillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancillas avoids it.
Mancillas struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Mancillas can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Mancillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancillas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis is trying to break the clinch but Mancillas has him pressed against the cage.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mancillas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mancillas shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.

Willis moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Willis is working Mancillas over against the cage.
Mancillas is breathing heavily.
A short left from Willis.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Mancillas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mancillas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Willis throws an elbow but it misses.
Willis lands a right hand.
Mancillas tries to stall but Willis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Oswaldo Mancillas has been cut.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mancillas tries for a takedown but Willis manages to get underhooks.

Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Willis clinches.
Mancillas dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Mancillas blocks an elbow strike.
Willis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mancillas avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancillas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mancillas avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.

Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Willis rushes Mancillas and presses him up against the cage.
Willis misses with an elbow over the top.
Willis lands with a left to the head.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Mancillas keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancillas takes an elbow to the temple.
Mancillas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Willis prevents it.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Willis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mancillas.

Willis breaks the clinch.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis works over Mancillas's head and body with a nice combination.

Willis clinches up against the cage.
Willis lands a left hand.
Willis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Willis wants to break free but Mancillas has control.
Willis digs a right hand underneath Mancillas's ribcage. Mancillas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Willis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancillas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis throws a combination. Mancillas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Willis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mancillas counters with a shoot takedown. Willis fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Willis wriggles free and stands up.
Mancillas swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.

Willis rushes Mancillas and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancillas avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
Willis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mancillas stalling in the clinch but Willis improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancillas takes an elbow to the temple.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mancillas is defending well for now.
Mancillas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Willis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis tries to break free but Mancillas pushes him back against the cage.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mancillas blocks an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancillas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mancillas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Willis lands a body punch.
Mancillas avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Mancillas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Willis pushes Mancillas up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mancillas won't allow it.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Mancillas is controlling the position.
Mancillas can't get the takedown.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.

Willis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mancillas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willis did well to prevent Mancillas getting side control.
Willis pushes Mancillas off looking to stand but Mancillas dives back in and keeps control.

Mancillas is looking for a kimura here.

Mancillas decides to return to a standing position.
Willis wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis lands a damaging elbow.
Willis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mancillas or not.
Mancillas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Willis fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Willis pushes Mancillas up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis misses with an elbow strike.
Willis works on Mancillas's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve Willis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mancillas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Mancillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancillas blocks an elbow strike.
Willis lands a nice elbow.
Willis lands a knee to the body.
Willis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancillas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mancillas avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
Willis lands a left hand.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Willis.
Mancillas avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Mancillas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Willis's efforts to push away.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mancillass head.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis working Mancillas over with knees to the body.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Willis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancillas's brow.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Mancillas can't get the takedown.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to break the clinch but Mancillas is controlling the position.
Mancillas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mancillas wants to stall.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Willis breaks the clinch.

Willis closes the distance and pushes Mancillas back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Mancillas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the cage.
Willis gets through Mancillas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mancillas tries to clinch
and Willis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Willis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mancillas.

Mancillas tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Mancillas managing to block the knees to the body from Willis.
Willis lands an elbow just above Mancillas 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancillas takes an elbow to the temple.
Willis lands a left hand.
Willis has had enough of the clinch but Mancillas keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Willis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Willis.
Willis tries to circle away but Mancillas has him pinned against the cage.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mancillas.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mancillas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis tries to clinch but Mancillas is having none of it.
Oswaldo Mancillas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Willis punishes Mancillas's body with a nice straight punch.

Willis closes the distance and pushes Mancillas back into the cage.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis blocks an elbow strike from Mancillas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willis.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oswaldo Mancillas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Willis thuds a left hand into Mancillas's body.
Mancillas tries for a takedown but Willis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Willis tries to clinch but Mancillas is having none of it.
Willis tries to clinch there but Mancillas circles away.
Mancillas misses with a few strikes there.
Mancillas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws a combination. Mancillas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancillas circles away.
Willis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Willis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mancillas rather than just go for the knockout.

Willis has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Willis drives through and clinches with Mancillas against the cage.
Willis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancillas slips a jab and a cross from Willis.

Willis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mancillas, pushing him back against the cage.
Mancillas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Willis fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Willis has closed the distance and engaged Mancillas in a clinch.

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

Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mancillas backwards.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Willis.
Mancillas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oswaldo Mancillas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Willis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mancillas's brow.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Mancillas in his tracks for a moment.
Willis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mancillas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mancillas dodges an elbow strike from Willis.
Willis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Willis throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Willis.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mancillas managing to block the knees to the body from Willis.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Willis as Mancillas tries to tie him up.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Willis lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
Mancillas avoids a wild elbow strike from Willis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Willis.
Mancillas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Willis fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Willis pushes Mancillas up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Willis breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willis clinches with his opponent.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mancillas avoids it.
Mancillas tries to pull guard but Willis holds him up against the cage and eventually Mancillas drops back down to his feet.
Willis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mancillas has double underhooks.
Mancillas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Willis breaks the clinch.
Willis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mancillas backs up against the cage.
Steve Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Willis has closed the distance and engaged Mancillas in a clinch.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mancillas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Willis walks away with a smile on his face. Mancillas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Mancillas tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mancillas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willis lands a hook that snaps the head of Mancillas backwards.
Mancillas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Willis as Mancillas tries to tie him up.
Mancillas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mancillas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oswaldo Mancillas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mancillas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Willis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Willis!