PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the cage accompanied by In One Ear. Hug is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Andy Hug is a BEAST: Hug it out bitch!. Andy Hug told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Villa
vs
Hug

208 cm
30
300 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

176 cm
28
300 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Poncho Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug misses with a leg kick.
Villa throws a front kick aimed at Hug's knee but Hug avoids it well.
Hug keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Hug counter with a right hand.
Villa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Villa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Villa as he checks the leg kick.
Hug scores with the left hand. Villa knows he should have avoided that one.
Andy Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hug can pounce on him.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hug. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hug.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hug.
Villa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Villa throws a low kick but Hug moves out of range easily.
Villa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hug closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Villa blocks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Hug finds it's target.
Villa throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hug slips a jab from Villa.
Hug throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Villa misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug throws out a leg kick but Villa moves out of range and Hug only half commits.
Villa lands a glancing blow to the side of Hug's head.
Hug needs to keep his hands up - Villa had a free shot at his head there.
Hug jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Villa moves out of range as Hug strikes.
Nice jab there from Hug.
Hug motions for Villa to come forward. Hug throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Villa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hug doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villa throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Villa.
Villa slips a straight right by Hug.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug takes one on the button.
Andy Hug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hug throws a low kick but it's checked well by Villa.
Hug takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hug.
Hug uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villa.
Villa slips under a jab from Hug.

Hug clinches up against the cage.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Villa backwards.

Villa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hug regains guard immediately.
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!
Hug controlling Villa's posture.
Villa trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug managing to control the position.
Villa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hug swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Villa jumps guard but Hug turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Villa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hug walks away with a smile on his face. Villa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncho Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa misses with a body shot.
Hug connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. Villa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug tried to score with a low kick but Villa checks it.
Villa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hug misses with a kick to the body.
Hug thows a body shot but no joy.
Hug throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a nice leg kick.
Hug connects with an inside leg kick.
Villa checks a leg kick nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.

Hug moves into the clinch.
Villa is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Villa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hug just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hug missing with knees to the body.
Villa prevents a body shot from Hug.

Villa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hug is trying to get back to full guard.
Hug is looking to get back to full guard here but Villa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Villa taking a break here but Hug is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hug is trying to maintain the position but Villa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Villa trying to control the pace.
Hug gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Villa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hug is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Villa trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.
Villa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hug swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hug keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Hug was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Villa moved out of range nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Hug throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Hug throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a good low kick that Hug was not able to check.
Hug looks gassed!
Villa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa scores with a jab to the body.
Villa throws a right hand that Hug ducks under and follows up with a left that Hug also avoids with ease.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug looks for the body kick but Villa saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Hug is predictable there
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa with a jab.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Villa scores with a body shot.
Hug gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hug takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Villa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hug at a distance.
Villa lands a jab to the head.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hug ducks right into an uppercut from Villa.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa connects with a nice looking jab.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Hug misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hug is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Villa.
Nice uppercut there from Villa.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hug avoids the body shot from Villa.
Villa thuds a left hand into Hug's body.
Poncho Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa throws a solid leg kick but Hug takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Villa.
Jab from Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Villa.
Hug's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Hug's front leg but catches the back leg as Hug tries to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks the inside of Hug's front leg.
Villa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hug can do to turn this around?
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Villa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hug on the side of the head.
Villa lands a leg kick that knocks Hug off balance momentarily.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hug 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.

Villa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hug's guard.
Villa controlling from the top position.
Villa is looking to work some ground and pound but Hug has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villa.
Villa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hug being controlled here, momentarily.

Villa 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.
Villa trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa is really struggling to control Hug but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Poncho Villa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A clash of legs there as Villa blocks the low kick.
Villa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hug is out of range and Villa settles back down.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Hug misses with a leg kick
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Hug down.
Hug misses with a wild body shot.
Hug misses with a kick to the body.
Hug drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Hug throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Hug misses
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Villa throws a leg kick but Hug checks it.
Hug avoids the body shot from Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug drops his hands momentarily and Villa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hug swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hug takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Villa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug throws a leg kick that is checked
and Villa counters with a good, hard body kick but Hug shrugs it off.
Villa connects with a body shot that sends Hug's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Villa.
Villa shoots in for a double leg but Hug sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hug attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hug looks to clinch
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Hug misses the shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Villa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa thumps Hug with a low kick.
Villa cracks Hug with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Villa there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hug at a distance.
Villa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Villa lands a nice shot that snaps Hug's head back.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hug walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hug stuffs the takedown attempt from Villa. Villa gets slowly back to his feet.
Villa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hug.
Villa scores with a jab. Hug acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Villa throws a low kick but Hug moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hug.
A lazy body kick from Hug
and Villa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hug fakes the leg kick and cracks Villa in the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villa moves away from the strike by Hug.
Hug lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hug pivots, looking for a leg kick but Villa is out of range and Hug settles back down.
Villa checks a leg kick.
Hug takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hug sprawls well. Hug wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncho Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug leaves Villa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Villa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Villa fails with a takedown attempt.
Villa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hug misses with a left hand
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hug checks it well.
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Villa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hug was well out of range. Poor timing from Villa.
Villa cracks a nice hook into Hug's ribs.
Hug tests Villa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hug throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug loads up on a big right hand but Villa slips the punch.
Hug lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hug 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.
Hug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Villa checks it well.
Villa digs a good hook to Hug's body.
Hug turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hug connects with a leg kick. Villa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hug swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hug circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Poncho Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Villa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hug bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villa's head backwards.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Villa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hug throws a leg kick but Villa moved away.
Hug tries a low kick but Villa avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt.
Hug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hug fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hug fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Villa checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hug checks a leg kick.
Hug throws a leg kick but Villa checks it.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Hug there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug slips under a jab from Villa.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Villa.
Hug throws a hook but Villa blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hug.
Hug connects with a single shot there.
Hug tries to land a body kick
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hug thinking.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Hug throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Hug throws a solid leg kick but Villa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hug.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hug works the jab nicely.
Hug listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Villa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hug's head.
Hug misses with an uppercut
and Villa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Villa has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Villa misses its intended target.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Hug misses with a right hand
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Villa loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hug is predictable there
and Villa counters with a thumping low kick.
Villa tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa slips a jab from Hug.
Villa misses with a straight right.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Villa off balance momentarily.
Hug steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villa.
Hug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hug misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Villa if he has to take too many more of those.

Hug gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Villa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hug holds on and takes a little breather.
Hug is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Villa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Villa trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.

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.
Hug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villa has time to react.
Hug misses with a low kick as Villa jumps back.
Villa catches Hug with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa tries to land a front kick but Hug steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Villa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Villa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villa in side control, throwing shots but Hug defends.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Villa trying to control the position but Hug is working away.
Villa with the ground and pound but Hug regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Andy Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Villa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hug sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.

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 Poncho Villa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yamamoto scores the fight for Poncho Villa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Poncho Villa!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Poncho Villa!

Poncho Villa wins by unanimous decision!