PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen In One Ear as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cage
vs
Villa

198 cm
30
299 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

208 cm
29
300 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poncho Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Villa throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Villa misses with a leg kick.
Cage throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Villa.
Cage blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villa misses with a hook
and Cage counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Villa throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Villa tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Villa throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Villa's corner calls for a 1-2. Villa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Luke Cage has been cut.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Villa throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Villa - the referee stops the clock and Cage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Villa. Cage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Villa throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Villa scores with a jab.
Cage moves out of range of the body kick from Villa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa tries to clinch up
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Villa shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Cage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Cage.
Villa moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage moves out of range as Villa throws a body kick.
Cage tries for a takedown but Villa circles away easily
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Cage.
Cage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa swivels and escapes.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Villa is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa thows a leg kick but Cage checks it
and Cage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Villa throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.
Villa tries to land a body kick
and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Villa.
Villa throws a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Villa thinking.
Poncho Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Cage throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Villa is predictable there
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Cage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Cage's cut.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Villa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Cage throws a leg kick which misses Villa's front leg but catches the back leg as Villa tries to avoid it.
Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Villa closes the distance but Cage moves to the side
and Cage counters with a nice leg kick.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to clinch
and Cage counters with an outside leg kick.
Cage connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cage.
Cage thuds his shin into the meat of Villa's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Cage settles back down.
Villa blocks a low kick nicely.
Cage scoring well with a low kick there.
Cage swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Villa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Villa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Villa throws a sloppy body shot
and Cage counters with a good, hard body kick but Villa shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Villa's knee but Villa avoids it well.
Cage misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Cage clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Cage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Villa checks the leg kick.
Villa misses with an uppercut
and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Villa lands a nice shot that snaps Cage's head back.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa.
Villa tries to clinch up.
Luke Cage is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage avoids the body shot from Villa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cage.
Villa misses with the combination.
Cage is looking to wear down Villa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Villa swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Cage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Villa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cage controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cage trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Cage wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A lazy body kick from Villa
and Cage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Villa's knee momentarily.
Villa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Villa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Cage had his way with Poncho Villa in that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Cage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Villa looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cage blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Cage throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
Cage throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage moves out of range as Villa strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Villa misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a thumping low kick.
Cage swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Cage feints and then cracks Villa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villa down.
Villa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Villa looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Luke Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Villa misses with a jab to the body
and Cage makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Villa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villa misses with a body shot.

That's four 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.
Cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Villa.
Villa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cage is looking to slow Villa down with leg kicks.
Cage jabs Villa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poncho Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Cage!