PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cana Dollar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill comes to the cage accompanied by Chicken Huntin'. 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?

Bill
vs
Dollar

170 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cana Dollar!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar checks a leg kick.
Dollar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dollar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dollar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dollar defending against the ground and pound.
Bill working the ground and pound but Dollar is defending the strikes.
Dollar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bill wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dollar is letting Bill control him for a moment.

Bill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dollar struggling a bit here.
Bill is looking to take a break and control but Dollar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill lands a few punches from side control.

Bill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bill is trying to move to mount but Dollar reverses beautifully and ends up in Bill's guard.
Bill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Dollar stands up and waves to Bill to follow him.
Nice shot by Dollar.

Bill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill wants to control but Dollar is keeping him busy.
Dollar wants to improve his position but Bill is controlling well.
Dollar wants to get back to his feet.
Dollar looks gassed!
Bill trying to control the action but Dollar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dollar is trying to control but can't.

Bill is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dollar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dollar is looking to improve his position.
Bill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dollar throws a nice looking combination but Bill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Bill 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Bill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dollar, pushing him back against the cage.
Dollar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bill with that takedown attempt.
Bill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dollar throws a sloppy head kick and Bill moves out of range easily.
Bill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bill shoots in for a double leg but Dollar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Bill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bill preventing the sweep.
Bill with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dollar keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
Dollar wants to stand up but Bill is controlling him.
Bill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dollar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bill connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Dollar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Bill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dollar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bill tries for a kimura but Dollar is defending well.
Dollar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dollar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dollar misses with a series of wild punches.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dollar moves into the clinch.
Dollar throws an elbow that misses.
Dollar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Dollar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dollar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dollar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Billy Bill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dollar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bill backs up against the cage.
Bill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bill 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 Dollar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dollar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dollar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bill closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dollar circles away.
Dollar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill. That did some damage!

Dollar gets caught flat footed, as Bill shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bill tries to free his leg and advance position but Dollar is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dollar trying to keep a closed guard but Bill is proving a slippery customer.

Bill 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.

Bill drops back looking for a leg! Dollar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dollar manages to kick Bill off! Bill jumps back into Dollar's guard.
Dollar can't keep his opponent in guard - Bill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Bill is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Dollar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dollar trying to hold on to Bill's head to control him but Bill postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bill prevents Dollar from standing back up.
Bill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bill wants to pass the guard but Dollar is defending well.
Dollar wants to control but Bill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bill wants to control but Dollar is keeping him busy.
Dollar is trying to stand back up but Bill is controlling him
Dollar is staying active underneath Bill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dollar tries to clinch but Bill moves away

and Bill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dollar's guard now.
Bill wants to control from the top but Dollar keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bill's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dollar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bill is pushing down on Dollar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dollar is fighting to maintain full guard but Bill has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dollar wants to control but Bill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bill is looking to advance position but Dollar won't allow it.

Bill is looking for a kimura here.
Bill thows a huge punch but Dollar dodges it nicely.
Dollar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bill is looking to stall here but Dollar recovers full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dollar cracks Bill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dollar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Dollar. No joy for Bill on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dollar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dollar looks to clinch

and Bill counters with a single leg into guard. Dollar didn't expect that.
Bill postures up.
Bill trying to control but Dollar is working from the bottom.
Bill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dollar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Dollar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dollar moves into the clinch.
Dollar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bill blocks it with crossed arms.
Dollar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dollar stops a takedown attempt from Bill.
Dollar throws an elbow that misses.
Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but Bill blocks with his arms.
Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dollar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dollar manages to break the clinch.
Dollar throws a series of punches but Bill moves out of range.
Bill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dollar swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dollar throws a series of punches but Bill moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dollar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dollar as he jumps to the side.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dollar as he avoids it easily.
Bill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dollar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dollar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bill working some strikes from top position.
Dollar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dollar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dollar working a defensive guard here.
Bill passes Dollar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dollar's head.
Dollar is looking to escape.
Bill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dollar won't allow Bill to pass to mount.
Dollar is refusing to be controlled, as Bill sits in half guard.
Dollar is trying to stand up here but Bill is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dollar won't allow Bill to pass to mount.
Bill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bill fails with the takedown.
Bill throws a leg kick but Dollar checks it.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bill tries to work over Dollar's front leg with a kick but Dollar checks it.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt - Dollar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dollar throws an overhand right that lands on Bill's shoulder, as Bill tries to avoid the shot.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dollar clinches but Bill breaks the clinch

and Bill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill chips away with some ground and pound.
Dollar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bill prevents Dollar from getting back to his feet.
Bill stopping the sweep attempt from Dollar.
Dollar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dollar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dollar controls Bill momentarily but Bill frees himself.
Dollar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dollar misses the shot to the body.
Bill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dollar but Dollar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dollar is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Dollar circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dollar takes the fight into the clinch.
Dollar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bill wants a takedown.
Dollar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dollar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bill manages to break the clinch.
Bill shoots for a takedown but Dollar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dollar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bill fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bill shoots in looking for a takedown. Dollar tries to sprawl out of it but Bill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dollar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bill tries to bum rush Dollar with a series of wild strikes but Dollar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cana Dollar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bill shoots for a takedown but Dollar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bill fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bill, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bill!