PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Poncho Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villa
vs
Rees

208 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poncho Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rees!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees throws a head kick but Villa moves out of range.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Rees.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rees is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villa.
Rees tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
Rees thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Villa if he has to take too many more of those.
Rees blocks a head kick by Villa.
Rees tries a head kick but it misses.
Rees throws a shot from downtown. Villa moves away and avoids it.
Rees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rees takes a swing at Villa's ribcage but misses.
Villa avoids the head kick by Rees.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Villa connects with a single shot there.
Villa tries to bum rush Rees with a series of wild strikes but Rees uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rees misses with a looping right.
Rees is looking to clinch but Villa is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees shoots in looking for a takedown. Villa tries to sprawl out of it but Rees keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Villa.
Villa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rees on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyle Rees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees misses with a double jab
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Rees does no damage.
Rees misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rees throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villa moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Rees takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rees swings away with a body shot that misses
and Villa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa lands a two punch combo.
Poncho Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rees looks gassed!
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Rees looks for a takedown but Villa sprawls well.
Poncho Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Rees.
Villa's corner calls for a 1-2. Villa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Villa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rees.
Rees misses with a double jab
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rees thinking.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Rees.
Villa blocks a jab.
Villa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rees blocks a head kick by Villa.
Villa works over Rees's head and body with a nice combination.
Rees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rees throws a head kick that misses.
Rees falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Rees gets a clinch.
Villa has had enough of the clinch but Rees keeps him there for the moment.
Rees wants to get back to striking at distance but Villa won't allow it.

Rees breaks the clinch.
Rees should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Villa stuns Rees with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa cracks Rees with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rees takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rees swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Rees plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rees backs up against the cage.
Rees is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Villa rather than just go for the knockout.
Villa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rees.
Rees walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Villa tries to bum rush Rees with a series of wild strikes but Rees uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Villa.
Villa throws a combination that misses
and Rees counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poncho Villa dominated that round.
That's time! Villa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Some wild striking there from Villa.
Rees gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Villa.
Rees walks into a stiff left hand from Villa.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rees throws a hook but Villa blocks it.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Rees.
Poncho Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rees jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rees has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rees throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
Poncho Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rees throws a combination that misses
and Villa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Rees is rocked!
Rees is breathing heavily.
Villa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rees is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
Rees has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Villa throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Rees stumbling backwards into the cage! Rees bounces back off the cage towards Villa, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Villa lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Villa celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Poncho Villa!