PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between john john avillanoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and daneil moko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). avillanoza comes to the cage accompanied by Metalica 1 . Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

john avillanoza
vs
moko

190 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, john john avillanoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, daneil moko!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

moko tries to sprawl but avillanoza drives through with a takedown into half guard.
moko looks gassed!
Well, if avillanoza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
avillanoza working moko over with strikes.
avillanoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
moko is trying to control but can't.
avillanoza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

moko looking for submissions off his back.
avillanoza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for moko on the ground.
avillanoza is looking to take a break and control but moko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

avillanoza is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

avillanoza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and moko defends it well.
moko is looking to control avillanoza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can moko avoid being mounted?
Well, if avillanoza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
avillanoza seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down moko for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
moko has hold of avillanoza's hands but avillanoza slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
moko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
avillanoza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks moko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
avillanoza is trying to control the action in half guard but moko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
moko missing with punches from the bottom.
avillanoza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
moko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. avillanoza is working away from the top position though.

moko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
moko flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
avillanoza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but moko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
moko is trying to stand.
avillanoza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but moko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because john john avillanoza just wasn't active enough.
avillanoza lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as moko backs up against the cage.
moko misses with a takedown

and avillanoza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for moko!
The referee warns moko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
avillanoza looking to ground and pound but moko is blocking nicely.
avillanoza with shots to the head and body - moko looks very uncomfortable down there.
avillanoza dominating with strikes here.
avillanoza blocks moko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
moko is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
moko tries to lock up and control but avillanoza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
avillanoza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of moko's face.
moko tries to lock up and control but avillanoza gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
avillanoza with the ground and pound from mount.

avillanoza is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but moko is surviving well by controlling avillanoza's body position as best he can.
moko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
avillanoza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
moko tries to hold on but avillanoza pushes him away.
avillanoza landing strikes from the mount and moko is in trouble!
avillanoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
moko tries to hold on but avillanoza pushes him away.
moko throwing hammer fists to the chest of avillanoza. What's that going to do exactly?
moko regains half guard.
moko is trying to maintain the position but avillanoza is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

moko shoots and misses

and avillanoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
avillanoza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but moko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
avillanoza blocks the strikes from moko.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
moko pushes avillanoza off looking to stand but avillanoza dives back in and keeps control.
moko missing with punches from the bottom.

moko manages to escape and get back to his feet!

avillanoza closes the distance and clinches.
moko tries to score a body lock takedown but avillanoza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

avillanoza has moko pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. avillanoza pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending moko tumbling to the mat - avillanoza dives into moko's guard.
moko wants to sweep here but avillanoza controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

avillanoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moko tries to strike from the bottom.
moko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
moko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed avillanoza's head.
moko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed avillanoza's head.
moko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
moko lands with a punch from half guard.
avillanoza is trying to maintain the position but moko is very close to passing his half guard.
moko thows a huge punch but avillanoza dodges it nicely.
moko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two 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.
moko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
avillanoza desperately trying to maintain half guard.
avillanoza wants to get back to full guard.
moko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed avillanoza's head.
moko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. avillanoza defending well though.
moko prevents avillanoza from standing back up.
moko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
moko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
john john avillanoza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
avillanoza is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
avillanoza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. moko is working away from the top position though.
moko uses his free foot to push down on avillanoza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for avillanoza.
moko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
avillanoza is trying to escape the mount.
avillanoza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
moko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
moko is landing with some decent strikes but avillanoza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
moko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
moko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
avillanoza in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
avillanoza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by moko.
avillanoza wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by moko.
avillanoza tries to hold on but moko postures up.
moko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
moko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
moko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
moko lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that john john avillanoza will probably get the nod.
That's time! avillanoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

moko misses with a takedown attempt

and avillanoza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
avillanoza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
avillanoza is trying to control the action in half guard but moko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
moko is trying to maintain the position but avillanoza is very close to passing his half guard.

avillanoza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
moko wants to control but avillanoza is keeping busy.

moko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
moko is pressing down on avillanoza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
moko keeping moving, preventing avillanoza from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moko looking for a sweep. Not yet moko, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

moko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. avillanoza defends it easily.

moko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and avillanoza defends well.

moko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but avillanoza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
moko keeping moving, preventing avillanoza from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

moko uses the cage to get back to his feet.
moko misses with a takedown

and avillanoza counters with a takedown into side control.
moko is looking for a sweep.
avillanoza wants to control but moko is keeping him busy.

avillanoza stands up and we're back to a striking position.
moko misses with a takedown attempt

and avillanoza counters with a shoot takedown. moko fights it but they end up in guard.
john john avillanoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of daneil moko.
moko keeping full guard, as avillanoza tries to pass.
avillanoza sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

avillanoza gets to his feet. moko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

avillanoza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

moko looking for submissions off his back.

moko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
avillanoza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
avillanoza looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
moko gets back to full guard.
moko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

moko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now moko is on top in guard.
moko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
moko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
moko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
avillanoza has control of moko's left arm, preventing moko from doing any damage.
daneil moko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
john john avillanoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as moko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
john john avillanoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well avillanoza 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john john avillanoza!