PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I like BEER! Tom T. Hall. Panch Villa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Stone
vs
Villa

186 cm
20
196 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

202 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Stone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villa motions for Stone to come forward. Villa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stone.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Stone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Villa throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keith Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Stone lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Stone shoots in looking for a takedown. Villa tries to sprawl out of it but Stone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stone.

Stone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Villa quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Villa is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone misses with a head shot. Villa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Villa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Villa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone won't allow Villa to get back to his feet.

Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Villa is looking to stand up but Stone isn't so interested in that idea.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone pushes down on Villa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stone throwing shots but Villa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Panch Villa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villa.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Stone lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stone throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Stone misses.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looks for a takedown but Villa sprawls well.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Villa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stone really felt that one!
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a body kick.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Stone misses with a right hand
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Stone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body punch
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Panch Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villa avoids it really well and circles away.
Stone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Villa throws a low kick, looking for Stone's leg but Stone calmly moves out of range.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Villa throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Panch Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a sloppy body shot
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
A lazy body kick from Stone
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Villa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Villa. Stone shrugs it off though.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Villa. Stone shrugs it off though.
Villa takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a leg kick.
Villa ducks right into an uppercut from Stone.
Stone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stone's knee momentarily.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Villa scores with a push kick.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Villa throws a series of punches but Stone avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panch Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villa circles away.
Stone throws a hook but Villa blocks it.
Stone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Villa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone misses with a double jab
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
Stone misses with a hook
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone misses with a right hand
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the body from Stone misses
and Villa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panch Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Villa.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Villa lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a leg kick.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Villa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Villa avoids the body shot from Stone.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villa.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease.
Villa throws a series of strikes that have Stone backpedaling.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stone misses with a body punch
and Villa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Villa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Villa throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Villa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villa but Villa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Villa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stone checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Stone misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Stone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa tries to avoid it but Stone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa to the ground. Villa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Villa defends it nicely.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Villa can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panch Villa really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Villa cracks Stone with an open hand slap.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Villa.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Villa 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 Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Villa counters with a body kick.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Villa's head but Villa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stone.
Stone throws the left hand but Villa avoids the punch easily.
Stone misses with a combination
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Stone has a takedown stuffed.
Villa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villa wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villa tries to sprawl but Stone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Villa wants to control but Stone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stone with the ground and pound but Villa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Villa wants to stand and escape but Stone is having none of it.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stone has gone for a leg lock! Villa slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stone's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Villa defends it easily.

Stone is working an open guard so Villa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa slips under a jab.
Stone misses with a body punch
and Villa counters with a solid body kick.
Stone fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses the body punch
and Villa counters with a leg kick.
Villa throws a body kick that misses.
Stone jabs at Villa's body.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Villa shows good takedown defense.
Villa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panch Villa dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Villa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stone throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Villa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stone jabs at Villa's body.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone swings widly with a right hand
and Villa counters with a nice leg kick.
Stone misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a nice leg kick.
Villa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stone misses the body punch
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Villa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Stone connects with a single shot there.
Stone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villa slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Villa, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Villa against the cage but Villa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone misses with a jab to the body
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Stone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villa leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Stone misses with a left hand
and Villa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Villa moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Villa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Stone misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Horrible takedown by Stone or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a shot to the body.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Stone misses with a shot to the body
and Villa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone lands a jab to Villa's midsection.
Villa lands a jab-cross combination.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Villa counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with a leg kick.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an off balance right hand
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Stone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Villa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
Keith Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Stone misses with a hook
and Villa counters with an outside leg kick.
Villa looks for the body kick but Stone saw that one coming.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Panch Villa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Villa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 44:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panch Villa!
Panch Villa is the new middleweight champion!