PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takahiro Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tamura
vs
Villarreal

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takahiro Tamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcos Villarreal!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villarreal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Villarreal.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villarreal.
Tamura lands a nice hook to Villarreal's body. Villarreal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Villarreal misses with a body punch
and Tamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villarreal counters with a nice body shot.
Tamura connects with a body shot.
Tamura thuds a left hand into Villarreal's body.
A shot to the body from Tamura misses
and Villarreal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tamura thinking.
Villarreal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tamura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Villarreal misses the body punch
and Tamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Villarreal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tamura counters with a nice uppercut.
Villarreal misses with a body shot
and Tamura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamura takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
Villarreal misses with a body shot
and Tamura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tamura stuffs the takedown attempt from Villarreal. Villarreal gets slowly back to his feet.
Villarreal looks gassed!
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Tamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tamura.
Tamura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Villarreal's head.
Tamura swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura is looking to wear down Villarreal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tamura lands with a shot to the body.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Tamura lands.
Jab, jab by Tamura - just one landing.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Villarreal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Tamura digs a good hook to Villarreal's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamura shoots in and drives through. Villarreal sprawls well.
Villarreal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tamura to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamura scores with a hook to the body. Villarreal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Tamura.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Tamura thuds a left hand into Villarreal's body.
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Tamura lands with an uppercut that bounces Villarreal off the cage and back into rage.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Tamura.
Tamura connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Tamura.
Tamura misses with a wild body shot.
Villarreal throws a sloppy body shot
and Tamura counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamura.
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamura scores with a shot to the body.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Villarreal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
Villarreal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tamura with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Villarreal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
A punch lands to the side of Villarreal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villarreal.
Villarreal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tamura lands a nice shot to the body.
Villarreal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tamura thuds a left hand into Villarreal's body.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura dips to his left and cracks Villarreal with an uppercut!
Tamura lands a jab to the head.
Tamura connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamura connects with a jab.
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura cracks a nice hook into Villarreal's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura lands a body shot.
Tamura swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tamura lands with a straight right. Villarreal didn't see that one coming.
Tamura throws a body punch but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura scores with a hook to the body. Villarreal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Villarreal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Tamura. Beautiful body shot.
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Villarreal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tamura lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Tamura punishes Villarreal's body with a nice straight punch.
Villarreal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
Tamura lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takahiro Tamura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villarreal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Tamura digs a good hook to Villarreal's body.
Villarreal misses with a body punch
and Tamura counters with a straight right hand.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Villarreal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tamura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villarreal thinking.
Tamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villarreal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tamura ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura lands with a shot to the body.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamura takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
Villarreal is breathing heavily.
Villarreal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Villarreal might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tamura has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura connects with a looping right hand.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Tamura misses with a body punch
and Villarreal counters with a nice body shot.
Tamura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villarreal has time to react.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Takahiro Tamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Tamura.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Tamura.
Villarreal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villarreal misses with a jab to the body
enabling Tamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamura jabs at Villarreal's body.
Tamura scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Villarreal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Villarreal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villarreal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
Villarreal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamura. Villarreal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tamura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villarreal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takahiro Tamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villarreal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villarreal.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villarreal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
Tamura misses with a wild body shot.
Tamura connects with a body shot.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura throws a body punch but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarreal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamura.
Tamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tamura connects with the punch.
Villarreal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Tamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamura cracks a nice hook into Villarreal's ribs.
Tamura connects with a body shot.
Tamura misses with a body shot.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Villarreal misses the body punch
and Tamura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tamura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Villarreal doesn't seem bothered though.
Tamura lands a nice looking body shot.
Villarreal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamura.
Villarreal misses with a body shot
and Tamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villarreal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamura takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Tamura. Beautiful body shot.
Tamura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Villarreal doesn't seem bothered though.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Tamura lands with a good body shot.
Tamura lands a jab to Villarreal's midsection.
Tamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamura works Villarreal's body with a nice hook.
Tamura connects with a body shot.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
Tamura throws a shot to the body.
Villarreal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Villarreal's head.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Tamura lands a jab to Villarreal's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takahiro Tamura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villarreal avoids the body shot from Tamura.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Villarreal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tamura misses the shot to the body.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Villarreal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Villarreal misses with a shot to the body
and Tamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Villarreal misses with a body punch
and Tamura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Villarreal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tamura counters with a left to the body.
Tamura stuns Villarreal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villarreal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Villarreal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamura just misses with a punch to the body.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Tamura digs a good body shot into Villarreal's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villarreal moves away.
Tamura digs a good body shot into Villarreal's ribs.
Villarreal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tamura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Villarreal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villarreal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tamura lands a jab to Villarreal's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Tamura. Beautiful body shot.
Tamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tamura thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamura scores with a jab to the body.
Villarreal misses with a jab to the body
enabling Tamura to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamura swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villarreal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tamura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamura scores with a shot to the body.
Tamura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamura throws a shot to the body.
Villarreal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villarreal at a distance.
Tamura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamura thuds a left hand into Villarreal's body.
Tamura catches Villarreal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tamura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Villarreal misses with a jab to the body
and Tamura counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamura scores with a body shot.
Tamura punishes Villarreal's body with a nice straight punch.
Tamura throws a shot to the body.
Villarreal misses with a body shot
and Tamura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villarreal thinking.
Villarreal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamura connects with a looping right hand.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Tamura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tamura takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
Tamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Villarreal misses with a shot to the body
and Tamura counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamura lands a slapping body shot.
Tamura lands a body shot.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takahiro Tamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamura stuns Villarreal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamura. Villarreal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamura connects with a nice looking jab.
Villarreal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villarreal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tamura misses with a wild body shot.
Tamura swings for the body but Villarreal moves out of range.
Tamura takes a swing at Villarreal's ribcage but misses.
Tamura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villarreal at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamura lands a right hook to the body.
Tamura lands a slapping body shot.
Tamura throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamura. Villarreal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villarreal manages to avoid it.
Tamura digs a good hook to Villarreal's body.
Villarreal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamura lands with a shot to the body.
Tamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Villarreal is just out of range.
Tamura lands a nice hook to Villarreal's body. Villarreal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villarreal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tamura stuns Villarreal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villarreal.
Tamura lands a nice hook to Villarreal's body. Villarreal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villarreal can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villarreal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tamura digs a good hook to Villarreal's body.
Villarreal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marcos Villarreal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamura lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takahiro Tamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tamura 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takahiro Tamura!