PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Villegas
vs
Lorenzo

195 cm
24
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

191 cm
28
280 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jessie Villegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo slips a jab and a cross from Villegas.
A leg kick checked by Lorenzo.
Lorenzo lands a jab to Villegas's midsection.
Villegas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Villegas throws a hook to the side of Lorenzo's head but Lorenzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Villegas connects with an inside leg kick.
Villegas misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Villegas misses the target.
Villegas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lorenzo moves forwards but Villegas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Villegas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lorenzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villegas throws a hook but Lorenzo avoids it easily.
Villegas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Villegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lorenzo slips a jab from Villegas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Villegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lorenzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Villegas walks into a left hand.
Villegas misses with a looping right.
Lorenzo checks a leg kick.
Villegas misses with a straight left.
Villegas lands a leg kick that knocks Lorenzo off balance momentarily.
Villegas cracks Lorenzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lorenzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villegas missing with a left hand there. Lorenzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lorenzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lorenzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lorenzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villegas manages to avoid it.
Villegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Lorenzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lorenzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo walks into a jab.
Lorenzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Villegas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lorenzo. Villegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villegas throws a series of punches but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Villegas.
A head kick misses from Villegas.
Lorenzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Villegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lorenzo moves away from the strike by Villegas.
Villegas tries to score with a low kick but Lorenzo moves his leg out of the way.
Villegas misses with a low kick.
Jessie Villegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Lorenzo misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villegas throws a one two combo.
Villegas looks to land a right hand but Lorenzo moved out of range.
Lorenzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Villegas is just out of range.
Lorenzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lorenzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Villegas avoids the body shot from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo misses the jab.
Villegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lorenzo.
Lorenzo ducks under a wild hook from Villegas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenzo tests Villegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villegas ducks under a wild hook from Lorenzo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villegas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lorenzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Villegas's head.
A big left from Villegas misses.
Villegas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lorenzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Villegas misses its intended target.
Lorenzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villegas lands a jab to the head.
Villegas throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lorenzo lands a body shot.
Lorenzo throws a right hand that Villegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Villegas also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villegas jabs Lorenzo right on the nose. Lorenzo blinks but takes it well.
Villegas lands a nice shot that snaps Lorenzo's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villegas. Lorenzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Jessie Villegas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lorenzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villegas.
Lorenzo slips a jab from Villegas.
Lorenzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Villegas finds it's way round the side to connect with Lorenzo's head.
A slow jab from Lorenzo misses its intended target.
Lorenzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lorenzo.
Villegas misses with an uppercut. Lorenzo saw that one coming.
Jessie Villegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Villegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lorenzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villegas.
Villegas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lorenzo punishes Villegas's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lorenzo misses the target.
Villegas misses with a low kick.
Lorenzo works over Villegas's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lorenzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Villegas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorenzo misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Villegas.
Villegas loads up on a big right hand but Lorenzo slips the punch.
Lorenzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Villegas is predictable there
and Lorenzo counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lorenzo.
Villegas throws an off balance right hand

and Lorenzo counters with a left and a right that hurts Villegas! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lorenzo jumps into full mount!

It looks like Jessie Villegas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lorenzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lorenzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Villegas is really stuck here.

Villegas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lorenzo.

Lorenzo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Villegas is defending well though. Lorenzo let's go of the attempt for now.
Lorenzo gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villegas preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lorenzo.

Lorenzo working for the choke.
Lorenzo trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Villegas right now.
Lorenzo is riding his opponent, not letting Villegas buck him off.
Villegas trying to control the hands but Lorenzo won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lorenzo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Lorenzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jessie Villegas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Villegas. That's going to slow Lorenzo down.
Lorenzo misses with a body shot.
Villegas clobbers Lorenzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lorenzo lands with an overhand left.
Villegas throws a right and a left that Lorenzo avoids nicely.
Villegas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lorenzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villegas.
A telegraphed right hand from Villegas misses the target.
Lorenzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Villegas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lorenzo drops Villegas with a naaaaasty hook - Villegas is in real trouble here! Lorenzo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Lorenzo!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Lorenzo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.