PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the cage accompanied by In One Ear. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Villa
vs
Fauatea

208 cm
30
300 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

196 cm
24
275 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fauatea !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fauatea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fauatea lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Poncho Villa has been cut.
Fauatea connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fauatea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fauatea throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.
Fauatea tries to land a front kick but Villa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fauatea misses with a body shot.
Fauatea throws out a leg kick but Villa moves out of range and Fauatea only half commits.
Villa scores with a hook to the body. Fauatea takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Villa scores with a push kick.
Villa jabs Fauatea to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fauatea looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a head shot.
Villa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fauatea tries to bum rush Villa with a series of wild strikes but Villa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fauatea enables Villa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fauatea manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Villa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villa passes into half guard.
Villa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa is looking to take a break and control but Fauatea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Poncho Villa.
Villa has a takedown stuffed.
Fauatea lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa thuds a left hand into Fauatea 's body.

Fauatea darts in and clinches Villa up against the cage.
Fauatea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Villa tries to pull guard but Fauatea holds him up against the cage and eventually Villa drops back down to his feet.
Villa fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncho Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fauatea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fauatea misses with a body punch.
Fauatea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Villa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fauatea clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Villa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fauatea defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Villa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fauatea has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Villa slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fauatea has hold of Villa's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Villa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fauatea has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fauatea prevents Villa from getting a body triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villa misses with a punch to the head.
Fauatea wants to control his opponent's hands but Villa gets his hands free.

Villa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fauatea knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fauatea for a finish.
Villa is trying to stick to Fauatea 's back but Fauatea is turning into Villa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Villa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fauatea .
Fauatea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Villa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Villa is working an open guard so Fauatea takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Villa misses with a hook. Fauatea ducked under it nicely.
Villa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Dominic Fauatea has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa tries a low kick but Fauatea avoids it.
Villa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fauatea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fauatea there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Fauatea finds it's target.
Fauatea connects with a body shot that sends Villa's belly button to the back.
Fauatea misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dominic Fauatea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fauatea lands with a right hand.
Villa thows a body shot but no joy.
Fauatea avoids the body shot from Villa.
Fauatea throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fauatea thumps Villa with a low kick.
Fauatea tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea throws the kick towards the body but Villa avoids it.
Villa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fauatea throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Villa checks a low kick from Fauatea .
Fauatea lands a head kick!
Fauatea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fauatea is looking to clinch but Villa is avoiding it.
Fauatea misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Villa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa defending well as Fauatea loads up on a big left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fauatea .
A chopping leg kick lands by Fauatea .
Fauatea scores with a jab. Villa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fauatea throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Fauatea was not able to check.
Fauatea cracks Villa with an open hand slap.
Fauatea throws a leg kick
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fauatea takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fauatea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Villa as he checks the leg kick.
Fauatea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Poncho Villa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa blocks a low kick nicely.
Villa slips a jab from Fauatea .
Fauatea shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Villa eats them both and turns towards Fauatea to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Fauatea fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villa, pushing him back against the cage.
Fauatea misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Fauatea .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fauatea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fauatea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa is working for takedown but Fauatea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fauatea struggles to land a body shot inside as Villa controls his hands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fauatea tries to work over Villa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fauatea misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fauatea .

Villa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fauatea is trying to get back to full guard.
Villa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fauatea reverses the position - he's now on top in Villa's guard.

Villa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Villa moves away from the strike by Fauatea .
Dominic Fauatea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fauatea .
Fauatea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fauatea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fauatea pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Villa back to the cage. Fauatea follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fauatea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fauatea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Fauatea clinches up against the cage.
Fauatea misses with a knee strike.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fauatea content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fauatea .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea looking to throw knees to the head but Villa is blocking nicely.
Villa is trying to drag Fauatea to the mat but Fauatea just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fauatea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fauatea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fauatea looking to stall.
Villa prevents a body shot from Fauatea .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Villa can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncho Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa tries for a takedown but Fauatea manages to get underhooks.
Fauatea controlling the action here for a moment.
Villa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fauatea smiles and moves away.
Villa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fauatea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fauatea thinking.
Fauatea lands a front kick.
Villa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fauatea . Fauatea obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Fauatea slams his shin into Villa's torso.

Fauatea moves into the clinch.
Fauatea lands a left hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea is looking to control Villa's arms but Villa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fauatea has his back to the cage.
Fauatea misses with some punches.
Fauatea scores a nice knee to the body.
Villa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fauatea lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Fauatea .
Fauatea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Fauatea .
Fauatea tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fauatea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fauatea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fauatea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fauatea lands a hook that snaps the head of Villa backwards.
Villa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fauatea smiles and moves away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea slips a jab from Villa.
Fauatea is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Villa misses the target.
Fauatea keeps Villa at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fauatea . Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fauatea cracks Villa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fauatea misses with a wild body shot.
Villa throws a jab when Fauatea was well out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
Villa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fauatea takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fauatea 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 Villa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Villa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fauatea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fauatea ducks right into an uppercut from Villa.
Fauatea throws a low kick but Villa avoids it.
Villa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fauatea .
Villa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fauatea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villa takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fauatea .
Villa throws a hook but Fauatea avoids it easily.
Fauatea misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fauatea wants to slow Villa down by chopping away at his legs.
Villa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fauatea throws a nice looking combination but Villa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Villa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Fauatea gets a clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Villa pulls guard effortlessly.
Fauatea wants to stand but Villa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fauatea is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fauatea wants to stand and escape but instead Villa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Villa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Fauatea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Villa scores with a sloppy right hand. Fauatea should have avoided that one.
Fauatea throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa lands a nice looking body kick.
Fauatea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Villa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fauatea slips under a jab from Villa.
Fauatea thuds a left hand into Villa's body.
Fauatea is looking to land body kicks.
Fauatea misses with a body kick.
Fauatea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fauatea lands with a kick to the temple. Villa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauatea moves to clinch but Villa breaks away
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Villa. Those never looked like landing.
Fauatea throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Fauatea down.
Fauatea lunges at Villa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villa's hand.
Fauatea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fauatea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Fauatea does it's job there.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fauatea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villa.
Well, if Villa 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.
Fauatea gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea wants to stand and escape but Villa is having none of it.
Villa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fauatea keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
Villa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Poncho Villa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fauatea scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries a low kick but Fauatea avoids it.
Fauatea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Villa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fauatea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Villa's head.
Villa scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fauatea under the eye.
Fauatea takes one on the button.
Fauatea takes one on the button.

That has opened up Dominic Fauatea 's cut even more.
Fauatea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Villa shoots in and drives through. Fauatea sprawls well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fauatea throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Villa throws a big shot that misses.
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fauatea at a distance.
Fauatea pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Villa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Villa trying to control the action but Fauatea is working from the bottom.

Villa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fauatea has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Villa but great work by Fauatea .

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Fauatea stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fauatea keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Villa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fauatea .
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!
Fauatea throws a push kick but Villa slaps the foot to one side.
Fauatea throws a body punch but Villa moves out of range.
Fauatea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villa swings for the body but Fauatea moves out of range.
Villa blocks a head kick by Fauatea .
Fauatea takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dominic Fauatea seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Villa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Villa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Villa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fauatea pushes Villa away with a front kick.
Villa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fauatea .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fauatea connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fauatea .
Fauatea connects with an inside leg kick.
Fauatea scores with a kick to the body.
Fauatea connects with the punch.
Villa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fauatea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fauatea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fauatea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fauatea connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fauatea , as that shot connected.
Poncho Villa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Villa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fauatea with a hook.
Fauatea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Villa throws an overhand right that lands on Fauatea 's shoulder, as Fauatea tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dominic Fauatea .
I think Fauatea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Dominic Fauatea !
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Dominic Fauatea !
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Dominic Fauatea !

Dominic Fauatea wins by unanimous decision!