PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Vilianueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Vilianueva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Norris
vs
Vilianueva

182 cm
24
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Vilianueva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vilianueva.
Vilianueva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Vilianueva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Norris as he jumps to the side.
Vilianueva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Norris moves into the clinch successfully.

Norris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vilianueva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Norris is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Vilianueva. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Vilianueva grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Norris looking for the choke from the back.
Norris has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Vilianueva.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vilianueva grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Norris cracks Vilianueva with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vilianueva from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Norris looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Vilianueva trying to control the action but Norris just sinks the hooks in.
Norris scores with strikes from the back.

Vilianueva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilianueva covers up after that shot from Norris.
Vilianueva is still in real trouble! Can Norris finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is landing with strikes from the back.
Norris looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Norris landing with strikes.
Norris lands strikes to the head.
Can Vilianueva hold on?! Norris is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Norris lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Norris.
Norris controls the action.
Norris lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

Vilianueva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Norris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Vilianueva seems to have recovered his senses.

Norris is looking for the choke from the back position but Vilianueva is controlling his hands well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilianueva grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Norris scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Can Vilianueva hold on?! Norris is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

Norris is persistently looking for the submission but Vilianueva is defending it well.
Vilianueva covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Vilianueva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Norris connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Vilianueva to escape the position.
Norris doesn't have the hooks in and Vilianueva manages to turn into his guard.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Vilianueva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Norris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vilianueva on the ground.
Vilianueva passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vilianueva manages to move to mount!
Vilianueva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Norris is looking to escape.
Norris wants to hold on but Vilianueva pushes him away.
Norris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Norris tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vilianueva tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Vilianueva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Vilianueva throwing strikes but Norris bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Vilianueva being controlled here momentarily.

Vilianueva has gone for a leg lock! Norris slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vilianueva's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vilianueva looking for a guillotine here but Norris defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Norris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.

Norris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vilianueva!
Norris wants to control the pace but Vilianueva is squirming around nicely.
Norris scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vilianueva?
Vilianueva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norris landing strikes from the mount.
Norris postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vilianueva looks a forlorn figure.
Norris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controlling his opponent.
Vilianueva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vilianueva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norris lands a big shot there that rocks Vilianueva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Norris looking to control but Vilianueva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vilianueva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norris cracks Vilianueva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Norris controlling from the full mount.
Vilianueva tries to lock up and control but Norris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norris controlling from mount.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vilianueva is looking to escape.
Norris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vilianueva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vilianueva tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris with shots to the head and body - Vilianueva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vilianueva tries to hold on but Norris postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilianueva is trying desperately to improve position.
Vilianueva tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris lands a big shot there that rocks Vilianueva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Norris looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
Norris landing strikes from the mount.
Norris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Norris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norris controlling the pace for now.
Vilianueva is squirming around, avoiding Norris's attempts to control the action.
Norris dominating with strikes here.
Vilianueva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Norris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Norris lands a big elbow.
Vilianueva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vilianueva wants to control but Norris is keeping busy.
Norris throwing shots but Vilianueva is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vilianueva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.

Norris has Vilianueva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Norris pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vilianueva tumbling to the mat - Norris dives into Vilianueva's guard.
Vilianueva wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Norris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vilianueva's head.
Norris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Norris is in close to Vilianueva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vilianueva wants to get back to his feet but Norris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris works over Vilianueva with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris chips away with some ground and pound.
Vilianueva keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris won't allow Vilianueva to get back to his feet.
Norris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vilianueva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vilianueva tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Vilianueva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norris connects with a body shot.
Norris tries to clinch there but Vilianueva circles away.
Vilianueva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Norris counters with a shoot takedown. Vilianueva fights it but they end up in guard.
Vilianueva controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.

Vilianueva pushes Norris off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilianueva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Norris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vilianueva is looking to get to half guard.
Norris lands a nice shot to the head.
Norris breaks from Vilianueva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vilianueva tries to hold on but Norris postures up.
Vilianueva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Norris with shots to the head and body - Vilianueva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilianueva is looking to get to half guard.
Norris cracks Vilianueva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vilianueva tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris landing shots from mount.

Norris looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Norris avoids the attempt from Vilianueva to control.
Norris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vilianueva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vilianueva working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Vilianueva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Norris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Vilianueva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Manny Vilianueva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilianueva tries to reverse the position but Norris maintains control.
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vilianueva is looking to escape.
Norris is landing with some decent strikes but Vilianueva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chuck Norris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vilianueva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Norris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chuck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vilianueva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris!