PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar's entrance music is Kamao. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Fernando Sela enters the cage!

Villar
vs
Sela

170 cm
23
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Sela!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar shoots in for a takedown but Sela shows good takedown defense.
Villar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sela circles away.
Villar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villar wants it to stay on the feet.

Sela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Villar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Villar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Villar tries to get out of the position.

Sela drops back looking for a leg! Villar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Villar manages to kick Sela off! Sela jumps back into Villar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sela wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sela wants to pass the guard but Villar is keeping the position.
Sela trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Fernando Sela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Villar fails with the takedown

and Sela counters with a single leg into guard. Villar didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villar pulls Sela in close to prevent any damage.
Sela trying to control the position from guard on top but Villar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sela wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.

Sela thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Villar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar keeping full guard, as Sela tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Villar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Villar is breathing heavily.
Sela wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sela controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Villar keeping full guard, as Sela tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Sela dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Villar misses with a takedown

and Sela counters with a nice double leg into side control. Villar won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sela tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sela wants to control but Villar is keeping him busy.
Villar stops Sela from passing to mount.

Sela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sela is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sela on the ground.
Villar is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sela has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sela wants to control but Villar is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Sela tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sela fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Villar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sela trying to control the action but Villar is working from the bottom.

Sela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sela working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Villar is looking for a sweep.

Sela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Sela thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fernando Sela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Sela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Villar scores a takedown into full mount!
Villar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Villar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Villar landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villar lands a big elbow.
Villar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Villar lands with some strikes.
Villar cracks Sela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Villar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Villar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Villar cracks Sela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Villar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sela looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar scoring with strikes but Sela is staying in there.
Villar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Villar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Villar lands a big elbow.
Sela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Villar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Villar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sela hang on?
Villar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sela is bucking up trying to escape but Villar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sela is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar landing strikes from the mount.
Villar lands a nice shot to the head.
Sela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sela is trying to escape the mount.
Villar landing punches.
Villar scoring with strikes but Sela is staying in there.
Villar throwing strikes but Sela recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Sela is looking to control Villar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sela avoid being mounted?
Villar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villar lands with a punch from half guard.
Sela regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Villar.
Villar throws a strike but Sela rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sela trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sela wants to control from the top but Villar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sela tries to free his leg and advance position but Villar is retaining full guard.
Sela missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villar keeping moving, preventing Sela from controlling successfully.
Sela trying to move into half guard but instead Villar has managed to sweep!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sela trying to keep a closed guard but Villar is proving a slippery customer.
Villar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Villar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Angelo Villar!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Angelo Villar!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Angelo Villar!

Angelo Villar wins by unanimous decision!