PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass comes to the cage accompanied by Torparrock. Patrick Willis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vargtass
vs
Willis

210 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
240 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Vargtass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargtass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vargtass lands a head kick. Willis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Vargtass sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vargtass scores with a head kick. Willis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis throws a right hand that Vargtass ducks under and follows up with a left that Vargtass also avoids with ease.
Willis looks to throw a body kick
and Vargtass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis misses with an uppercut
and Vargtass counters with a nice low kick that buckles Willis's knee momentarily.
Willis throws an off balance right hand
and Vargtass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Willis drives through and clinches with Vargtass against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargtass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Willis is defending well for now.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargtass tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Vargtass misses with a knee to the head.
Vargtass lands a good knee to the midsection. Willis won't want to take too many of those.
Vargtass missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vargtass obliges.
Vargtass with a knee to the head.
Vargtass misses with a knee strike.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Willis looks gassed!
Vargtass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willis blocks it with crossed arms.

Willis jumps into guard, dragging Vargtass to the mat.
Vargtass would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Vargtass wants to stand but Willis is controlling his posture from full guard.

Willis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vargtass decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Willis, up you get!
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
Willis works the jab nicely.
Richard Vargtass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis thows a leg kick but Vargtass checks it
and Vargtass counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Vargtass sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vargtass lands a head kick. Willis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vargtass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Vargtass counters with a slapping leg kick.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Vargtass to counter with a crisp jab.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Willis takes a swing at Vargtass's ribcage but misses.
Willis takes a swing at Vargtass's ribcage but misses.
Willis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vargtass counters with a thumping low kick.
Willis swings for the body but Vargtass moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a jab when Vargtass was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vargtass.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Willis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vargtass tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Willis throws a jab when Vargtass was well out of range.
Vargtass connects with the punch.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vargtass tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vargtass to the ground. Vargtass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Vargtass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Willis.
Vargtass tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargtass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Vargtass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargtass. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis misses with a double jab
and Vargtass counters with a stiff right hand.

Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.

Vargtass kicks off Willis and gets to his feet.
Vargtass throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Vargtass misses with a head kick.
Willis misses with an uppercut
and Vargtass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Willis throws a leg kick
and Vargtass counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis blocks a head kick by Vargtass.
Vargtass lunges at Willis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Willis's hand.
Willis connects with the punch.
Vargtass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vargtass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis fails to land the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vargtass.
Vargtass wants to clinch but Willis slips to the side
and Willis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vargtass scores with a nice right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Vargtass tenderised Willis's leg. Willis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vargtass throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Willis.
Vargtass lands a high kick!
Vargtass throws a poor cross that misses
and Willis counters with a left to the body.
Willis misses with a hook
and Vargtass counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vargtass lands a slapping body shot.
Vargtass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vargtass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vargtass.
A good leg kick by Vargtass.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Willis walks into a stiff left hand from Vargtass.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vargtass. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vargtass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vargtass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Vargtass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willis doesn't seem phased though.
Vargtass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willis's sensitive parts.
Vargtass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Willis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargtass.
Vargtass throws a good cross that connects.
Vargtass feints and then cracks Willis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willis down.
Vargtass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Willis's calf.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass throws a combination. Willis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vargtass lands with a cross.
Vargtass tests Willis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willis throws a lazy uppercut
and Vargtass counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargtass, right into the meat.
Vargtass lands with a straight right. Willis didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Vargtass.
Vargtass connects with a solid leg kick.
Willis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis misses with an uppercut
and Vargtass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Willis thinking.
Willis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Vargtass lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Vargtass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Willis throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Vargtass counter with a right hand.
Vargtass catches Willis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vargtass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Willis under the eye.
Willis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vargtass counters with a head kick.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willis misses with the body kick
and Vargtass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Vargtass there.
Vargtass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willis can do to turn this around?
Vargtass throws a solid leg kick but Willis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vargtass.
Vargtass scores with a sloppy right hand. Willis should have avoided that one.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Vargtass works Willis's body with a nice hook.
Vargtass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargtass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willis's sensitive parts.
Vargtass connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargtass, right into the meat.
Vargtass is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargtass.
Good leg kick by Vargtass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vargtass jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vargtass connects with a solid leg kick.
Vargtass jabs Willis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Willis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Willis misses with a right hand
and Vargtass counters with a low kick, right behind Willis 's knee.
Richard Vargtass is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargtass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vargtass tries to bum rush Willis with a series of wild strikes but Willis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vargtass counters with a head kick. That will keep Willis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vargtass scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Willis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vargtass throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.

Willis is rocked!
Vargtass throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Vargtass finish him?
Vargtass thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis seems to have recovered his senses.

Vargtass moves into the clinch.

Vargtass drops Willis with a big knee straight up the middle! Willis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vargtass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vargtass tests Willis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vargtass lands with a thumping leg kick.
Willis 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.
Vargtass lands a nice hook to Willis's body. Willis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vargtass.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vargtass.
Jab from Vargtass.
Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Willis
and Vargtass counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That has opened up Patrick Willis's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vargtass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vargtass as he connects with a hook.
Willis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vargtass, right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vargtass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vargtass throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vargtass.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Vargtass lands but Willis takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vargtass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Willis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargtass lands a knee to the body.
Vargtass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vargtass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Willis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vargtass misses with a knee to the head.
Vargtass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Vargtass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willis's face.
Willis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Willis pulls guard.
Vargtass wants to stand and escape but instead Willis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis wants to control from the top but Vargtass keeps moving.
Willis stops Vargtass from standing up.
Vargtass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Vargtass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Willis is controlling him.
Willis trying to control but Vargtass is working from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vargtass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis wants to control from the top but Vargtass keeps moving.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vargtass will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Willis trying to control but Vargtass is working from the bottom.
Willis won't allow Vargtass to get back to his feet.
Richard Vargtass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's eight 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.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vargtass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Willis is controlling him.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargtass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patrick Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis postures up in Vargtass's guard and throws a big left but Vargtass blocks it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis prevents Vargtass from getting back to his feet.
Willis works over Vargtass with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vargtass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Willis 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.

Vargtass kicks Willis off and gets to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis misses with a looping left.
Vargtass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Vargtass showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vargtass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Richard Vargtass!

Richard Vargtass wins by unanimous decision!