PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Kleineiche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Villa's choice of entrance music: In One Ear. Poncho Villa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kleineiche
vs
Villa

220 cm
27
299 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

208 cm
27
300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Kleineiche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleineiche goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Villa.
A punch combination from Kleineiche misses.
Villa lands with a right hand.
Villa digs a good body shot into Kleineiche's ribs.
Kleineiche is looking to score with low kicks.
Villa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kleineiche stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Villa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Some wild striking there from Kleineiche.
Kleineiche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kleineiche throws a low kick, looking for Villa's leg but Villa calmly moves out of range.
Kleineiche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kleineiche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kleineiche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kleineiche's calf.
Kleineiche is breathing heavily.
Kleineiche throws a right and a left that Villa avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Kleineiche's head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kleineiche.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villa.
Kleineiche wants to break free but Villa has control.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kleineiche misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villa.
Villa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kleineiche pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villa has Kleineiche pressed against the cage.
Kleineiche has a couple of punches blocked by Villa.
Villa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kleineiche is trying to break the clinch but Villa has him pressed against the cage.
Kleineiche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villa pushes Kleineiche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kleineiche trying to control the position but instead, Villa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kleineiche into the cage.
Villa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kleineiches head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Villa is leaning against Kleineiche and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Villa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kleineiche up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Kleineiche stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa punishes Kleineiche's body with a nice straight punch.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Villa rushes Kleineiche and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Villa.
Villa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villa stalling the fight.
Villa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Villa pushes Kleineiche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a body punch.
Villa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Villa.
Villa scores with a hook to the body.
Villa lands with a light punch inside.
Villa leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
Kleineiche's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kleineiche being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
Still in the clinch, Villa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kleineiche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kleineiche cracks Villa with a nice body shot.
Villa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Villa scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Villa.
Kleineiche taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Villa.
Villa avoiding damage.
Villa digs a right hand underneath Kleineiche's ribcage. Kleineiche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleineiche throws an elbow that misses.
Villa leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Villa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kleineiche.
Kleineiche on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Villa drives through and clinches with Kleineiche against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kleineiche tries a body shot but Villa blocks it.
Kleineiche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kleineiche throws an elbow that misses.
Kleineiche misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Villa.
Villa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Villa.
A short left from Villa.
Villa controlling the action here for a moment.
Villa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa is looking to clinch.
Kleineiche pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Kleineiche settles back down.
Kleineiche walks into a straight right hand from Villa.
Herbert Kleineiche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kleineiche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kleineiche misses the body punch
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villa checks the leg kick.
Kleineiche throws a solid leg kick but Villa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kleineiche.
Villa checks a low kick from Kleineiche.
Kleineiche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kleineiche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herbert Kleineiche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Villa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Villa lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villa controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleineiche is trying to stall.
Villa is pushing Kleineiche 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 hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kleineiche or not.
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 is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poncho Villa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kleineiche tries to throw a body punch but Villa avoids it by throwing Kleineiche back against the cage.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Villa.
Still in the clinch, Villa scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Villa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Villa blocks the elbow strike.
Kleineiche throws an elbow that misses.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Villa.
A short uppercut from Villa.
A short uppercut from Villa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Villa.
Kleineiche takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villa.
Villa scores with a shoulder strike.

Kleineiche is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Villa.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Kleineiche's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa digs a right hand underneath Kleineiche's ribcage. Kleineiche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Villa.
The crowd are getting on Villa's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Villa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Kleineiche letting Villa take a breather here.
Villa lands a body punch.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kleineiche backwards.
Villa is working Kleineiche over against the cage.
Villa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kleineiche up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks Kleineiche with a nice body shot.
Villa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Villa.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Kleineiche swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kleineiche lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Villa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Villa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kleineiche has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Villa lands with a hook. Kleineiche tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Kleineiche misses.
Kleineiche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kleineiche throws the left hand but Villa avoids the punch easily.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Kleineiche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kleineiche will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kleineiche tries to keep at a distance but Villa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kleineiche trying to stall but Villa improves his position.
Villa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kleineiche or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Villa.
Villa lands a body shot.
Villa stalling the fight.
Kleineiche displaying some good clinch control by pressing Villa up against the cage.
Villa scores with a hook to the body.
Villa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kleineiche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kleineiche fails to land.
Villa presses Kleineiche against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa pushes Kleineiche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
Kleineiche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Villa.
A short right from Villa on the inside.
Villa effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Villa misses with an uppercut. Kleineiche saw that one coming.
Villa wants to clinch up but Kleineiche keeps it at a distance.
Kleineiche throws a shot from downtown. Villa moves away and avoids it.

Villa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kleineiche, pushing him back against the cage.
Villa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kleineiche wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kleineiche trying to land knees to the body.
Kleineiche wants to get back to striking at distance but Villa won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Villa just leaning against Kleineiche, taking a breather.
Kleineiche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kleineiche working hard to break the clinch.
Kleineiche taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa has Kleineiche pushed against the cage.
Kleineiche misses with the head strike.
Kleineiche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villa's elbow.
Villa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kleineiche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Villa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Poncho Villa.
Kleineiche digs a good body shot into Villa's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kleineiche tries to land a leg kick but Villa saw it coming and moves away.
Kleineiche thows a leg kick but Villa checks it
and Villa counters with a two punch combo.
Poncho Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kleineiche.
Nice defenses there by Villa.
Kleineiche throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Herbert Kleineiche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kleineiche misses the target.
Villa works Kleineiche's body with a nice hook.
Villa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleineiche.

Villa has Kleineiche up against the cage in a clinch.
Kleineiche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Villa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Villa.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa slowing the pace effectively.
Villa blocks an elbow strike.
Kleineiche throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa blocks the elbow strike.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Kleineiche's head.
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!
Kleineiche misses with the head strike.
Villa pushes Kleineiche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks Kleineiche with a nice body shot.
Villa pushes Kleineiche back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good body shot from Villa.
A body shot lands from Villa.
Villa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kleineiche or not.
A short right from Villa.
A hook to the body from Villa.
Villa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Villa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Villa lands with a short shot to the head.
Villa lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee calls for Villa to work.
Villa lands with a light punch inside.
Kleineiche misses with a body punch.
Villa blocks a body shot from Kleineiche.
A short body shot lands from Villa as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kleineiche softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kleineiche lands a shot to the body.
Villa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleineiche pushes off an throws an elbow but Villa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Villa controlling the action here for a moment.
Villa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kleineiche misses with a body punch.
Villa scores with a shoulder strike.
Villa lands a nice uppercut.
Villa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kleineiche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
Kleineiche misses with an elbow strike.
Kleineiche misses with the head strike.
Villa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Villa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villa lands with a right to the head.
Oh Kleineiche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villa scores with a hook to the body.
Kleineiche seems to have got his legs back now.
Villa stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
Villa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Villa.
Villa scores with a shot to the side of Kleineiche's head.
Villa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kleineiche backwards.
Come on Villa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poncho Villa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poncho Villa!