PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar has chosen Deuces as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Warner
vs
Villar

185 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maverick Warner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar misses the shot to the body.
Villar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Villar throws a combination that misses
and Warner counters with a left to the body.
Villar cracks a nice hook into Warner's ribs.
Villar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Warner to counter with a crisp jab.
Villar thows a body shot but no joy.
Chris Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Warner.
A big right from Villar misses.
Villar misses with a few strikes there.
Villar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villar misses the body punch
and Warner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar misses with an uppercut.
Villar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warner manages to avoid it.
Warner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Warner slips a straight right by Villar.
Warner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar misses with a two punch combination.
Villar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Villar.
Villar misses with a hook
and Warner counters with a head kick. That will keep Villar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Warner lands a high kick!
Warner swinging wildly here.
Villar misses with a hook
and Warner counters with a two punch combo.
Villar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villar looks gassed!
Warner misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner is looking to slow Villar down with leg kicks.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Villar misses with a series of wild punches.
Warner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Villar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villar throws a right hand that misses
letting Warner counter with a right hand.
Villar misses with a body shot
and Warner counters with a series of strikes. Villar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Warner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Villar misses.
Warner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warner throws a series of punches but Villar avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Villar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warner.
A head kick from Warner lands but Villar takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar misses with an uppercut. Warner saw that one coming.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Villar throws a hook but Warner blocks it.
Warner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villar sprawls well. Villar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Warner gets slowly back to his feet.
Villar misses with the combination.
Warner shoots for a takedown but Villar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Villar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villar throws a right and a left that Warner avoids nicely.
Villar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villar throws the left hand but Warner avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Warner counters with a head kick.

It looks like Chris Villar has been cut.
Villar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warner!
Villar misses with a straight left.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Villar.
Warner misses with a wild combination.
Warner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Villar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Villar takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warner swinging wildly here.
Villar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Villar as Warner shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maverick Warner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Villar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Villar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maverick Warner is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Villar does no damage.
Villar misses the shot to the body.
Villar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Warner misses with a series of wild punches.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Warner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villar.
Warner tries to clinch but Villar moves out of range.
Warner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villar throws a right hand that Warner ducks under and follows up with a left that Warner also avoids with ease.
Warner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Villar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warner scrambles back to his feet.
Villar scores with a one two! Warner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar lands with an uppercut that bounces Warner off the cage and back into rage.
Villar throws a series of punches but Warner moves out of range.
Warner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Warner both land. Nice combination.
Villar swings widly with a right hand
and Warner counters with a head kick. That will keep Villar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villar thows a body shot but no joy.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villar.
Villar is breathing heavily.
Villar feints a jab promting Warner to slip. Villar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Warner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villar misses with a two punch combination.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warner circles away quickly and effectively.
Maverick Warner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Villar misses the shot to the body.
Villar stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villar. Warner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Warner.
Warner scores with a sloppy right hand. Villar should have avoided that one.
Warner ducks under a wild hook from Villar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warner, right into the meat.
Warner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villar throws out the jab.
Villar slips a jab and a cross from Warner.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villar.
Warner scores with a head kick. Villar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Villar loads up on a big right hand but Warner slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villar keeps the fight on the outside.
Warner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villar.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warner lands with a kick to the temple. Villar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Villar misses with an uppercut
and Warner counters with a head kick.
Warner lands with a nice combination. Villar backs away looking to recover.

Villar is rocked!
Villar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Warner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warner moves away.
Villar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar throws a series of punches but Warner avoids them all with ease.
Warner misses with the combination.
Villar looks to score with a jab to the body but Warner is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner throws a head kick that Villar semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Villar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villar is still on wobbly legs! Can Warner finish him?
Villar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Villar throws a series of punches but Warner moves out of range.
Warner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villar seems to have recovered his senses.
Warner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villar as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maverick Warner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Villar backs up against the cage.
Villar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Warner back to the cage. Villar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Warner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warner doesn't manage to clinch there - Villar circles away.
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 Maverick Warner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Villar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Warner avoids the body shot from Villar.
No joy there for Villar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Villar.
Warner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villar.
Villar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warner lands with a nice body punch.
Villar looks to land a left hand but Warner moved out of range nicely.
Villar throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warner looks for a takedown but Villar sprawls well.
Villar misses with a series of wild punches.
Villar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Warner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warner slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Warner.
Villar misses with a wild combination.
Villar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Warner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villar circles away quickly and effectively.
Villar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Villar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warner counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Warner misses.
Villar misses with a double jab.

Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Villar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warner can't find room to land a body shot as Villar controls the action.
Villar keeps control of Warner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warner is working Villar over against the cage.

Warner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Villar.
Warner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warner.
Nice cross by Villar.
Warner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villar pinned against the cage. Villar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Villar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Villar misses with a double jab.
Villar throws a right and a left that Warner avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Warner.
Warner misses with a series of wild punches.
Warner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warner jabs Villar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Villar misses with a hook
and Warner counters with a series of strikes. Villar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Villar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warner circles away quickly and effectively.
Villar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warner takes one to the side of the head.
Warner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warner wants to clinch up but Villar keeps it at a distance.
Warner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Warner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chris Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Villar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar punishes Warner's body with a nice straight punch.
Villar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Villar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maverick Warner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villar throws a body punch but Warner moves out of range.
Warner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villar misses with a lunging right hand
and Warner counters with a head kick. That will keep Villar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Villar throws a nice looking combination but Warner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warner slips a jab and a cross from Villar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warner lands a jab-cross combination.
Warner throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villar. Warner does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maverick Warner.
Well Warner 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maverick Warner!