PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Villanueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

White
vs
Villanueva

190 cm
17
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Villanueva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanueva slips under a jab.
Villanueva blocks a jab.
Villanueva shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Villanueva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from White does no damage.

Villanueva forces White back against the cage and clinches.
White is pressed up against the cage. Villanueva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Villanueva clinches up against the cage.
Villanueva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White takes a shot to the head.
Villanueva looking to stall.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villanueva has White pressed against the cage.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White takes a shot to the head.
Villanueva avoiding damage.
Villanueva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White blocks an uppercut.
White stalling in the clinch but Villanueva improves position.
Maybe White would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
White blocks an elbow strike from Villanueva.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Villanueva.
White lands a left hand.
Villanueva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White blocking some punches.
Villanueva blocking some punches.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with the head strike.
Villanueva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Villanueva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albert White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Villanueva.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Villanueva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villanueva moves away from the strike by White.
Villanueva slips a jab from White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villanueva.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
White clobbers Villanueva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Villanueva shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Villanueva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villanueva ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Villanueva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villanueva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a looping right.
White jabs at Villanueva's body.
Villanueva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut.
Villanueva avoids a punch combination nicely.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villanueva moves away.
Villanueva shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Villanueva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Villanueva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White misses with the head strike.
Villanueva digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Villanueva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot in the inside from Villanueva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanueva.

Villanueva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villanueva goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
A short left from Villanueva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White is trying to break the clinch but Villanueva has him pressed against the cage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villanueva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
Villanueva tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.

Villanueva decides to pull guard.

Villanueva has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villanueva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villanueva trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Austin Villanueva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Villanueva dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Villanueva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Villanueva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Villanueva wants a takedown but no success here.
Albert White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Villanueva.
Villanueva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Austin Villanueva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanueva.
Villanueva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Villanueva managing to block the knees to the body from White.

Villanueva breaks the clinch.
White misses with an uppercut. Villanueva saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villanueva shoots and misses
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.

White clinches up against the cage.
White misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villanueva as White tries to tie him up.
Villanueva misses with a short punch on the inside.

Villanueva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White clobbers Villanueva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin Villanueva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villanueva fails with a takedown attempt.

Villanueva rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Villanueva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villanueva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Villanueva darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Villanueva into the cage.
Villanueva is breathing heavily.
Villanueva swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villanueva.
Villanueva lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Villanueva misses with a knee to the head.
Villanueva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villanueva keeps control of White as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villanueva lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanueva.
Villanueva tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Villanueva controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.

Villanueva breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White misses with an uppercut.
Villanueva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Villanueva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White lands with a cross.
White dips to his left and cracks Villanueva with an uppercut!
Villanueva dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Villanueva's head and hops out.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Villanuevas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villanueva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Villanueva's head backwards.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Villanueva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Villanueva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
White connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Villanueva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villanueva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White lands a body shot.
Villanueva moves away from the strike by White.
Crunch! Villanueva slams his shin into White's torso.
White misses with a body shot.
Villanueva ducks under a wild hook from White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White throws a hook to the side of Villanueva's head but Villanueva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Villanueva takes one on the button.
Albert White is winning the standup battle so far.
White connects with a body shot.
White cracks Villanueva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert White dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

White has Villanueva up against the cage in a clinch.
Villanueva is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White misses with a punch on the inside.

Villanueva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

White drives through and clinches with Villanueva against the cage.
White lands with a right to the head.
White misses with the head strike.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Villanueva controls his hands.
Villanueva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Villanueva scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Villanueva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White lands a two punch combo.

Villanueva moves into range and clinches up with White.
A knee to the head by Villanueva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Villanueva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villanueva wants to take the fight to the mat but White manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Villanueva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Villanueva breaks the clinch.
White loads up on a big right hand but Villanueva slips the punch.
Villanueva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Villanueva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Villanueva or perhaps it was just good defense by White which made him look bad.
Albert White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Villanueva.
Villanueva slips a straight right by White.
Villanueva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villanueva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villanueva moves into range and clinches up with White.
Villanueva tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Villanueva drops back down to his feet.
White lands with a left to the head.
White misses with some punches.
Villanueva lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from White on the inside.
Villanueva letting White take a breather here.
White taking a breather.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to work over Villanueva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Villanueva.
Villanueva misses with an elbow strike.
Villanueva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villanueva lands on the inside with an uppercut.

White is rocked!
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White wants to stall.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Villanueva gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Villanueva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villanueva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Villanueva stalling in the clinch.

Villanueva breaks from the clinch.
Villanueva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villanueva.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Villanueva moves away.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from White.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villanueva dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Villanueva's head and hops out.
White wants to land a leg kick but Villanueva is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villanueva shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Villanueva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Villanueva's head.

Villanueva has taken the fight to the clinch.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villanueva as White tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villanueva.

Villanueva breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from White as Villanueva shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Villanueva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Villanueva 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!