PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palmer Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In One Ear. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ward
vs
Villa

215 cm
21
309 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

208 cm
25
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palmer Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Ward takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villa.
Villa misses with the combination.
Villa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ward.

It looks like Palmer Ward has been cut.
Villa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ward backs up against the cage.
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!
Villa lands a front kick.
Jab, jab by Villa - just one landing.
Ward tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Villa pushes him off.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Villa circles away.
Villa digs a good body shot into Ward's ribs.

Villa clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Villa - that landed with a thud.
Ward is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
Villa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Ward.
Villa digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Come on Villa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Villa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Villa lands an uppercut.
Villa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ward up against the cage.
Villa gets through Ward's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ward wants to stall.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villa lands a right hand.
Ward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Villa slows down the pace here.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villa is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Villa leaning against his opponent.
Villa has Ward pressed against the cage, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villa digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Villa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Villa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa is pushing Ward up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Villa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Villa leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Ward tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Villa scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Villa. That snapped Ward's head back.
Villa tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward throws a hook to the side of Villa's head but Villa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ward wants to clinch but Villa slips to the side
and Villa counters with a series of strikes. Ward will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ward, pushing him back against the cage.
Ward lands with a left to the head.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wards head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Villa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ward's efforts to push away.
Villa lands with a short shot to the head.

Palmer Ward's cut is getting worse.
Ward leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Ward fails to land.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Villa wants to stall.
Ward digs a right hand into Villa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Villa's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Villa's ribcage. Villa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Ward lands an uppercut.
Ward misses with the head strike.
Villa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villa stalling in the clinch but Ward improves position.

Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward cracks Villa with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward fails to land with a series of punches.
Ward fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Ward scores with a jab. Villa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ward throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.

Villa closes the distance and pushes Ward back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Palmer Ward's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ward wants to clinch
and Villa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa with a hook.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Villa throws a right and a left that Ward avoids nicely.
Ward bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villa's head backwards.
Ward tries to clinch
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Poncho Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Villa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ward's head.
Ward tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Ward darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Villa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick and Ward moves out of range easily.
Villa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Villa duly obliges.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward is looking to clinch but Villa is avoiding it.
Villa with a hook.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Decent striking displayed by Villa there.
Villa lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa lands a slapping body shot.
Ward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Palmer Ward's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ward takes one on the button.
Villa scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Palmer Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Ward is rocked!
Villa throws an uppercut from hell that sends Ward clean off his feet! He's out cold! Villa stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poncho Villa!