PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Mcfarland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mcfarland
vs
Villa

181 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tanner Mcfarland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa throws a combination that misses
and Mcfarland counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Villa lands with a nice body punch.
Mcfarland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Villa gets tackled into the cage by Mcfarland. Mcfarland maintains the clinch.
Mcfarland has Villa pressed against the cage, preventing Villa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mcfarland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Villa tries to pull guard but Mcfarland won't allow it.
Villa is trying to force a seperation but Mcfarland has the dominant position.
Villa missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa is trying to break free.
Villa can't break the clinch.

Mcfarland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcfarland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcfarland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Villa.
Mcfarland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mcfarland drives through and clinches with Villa against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mcfarland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Villa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a light punch inside.
Villa is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcfarland has double underhooks.
Mcfarland is trying to push Villa away but Villa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcfarland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villa's efforts to push away.
Mcfarland keeps control of Villa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villa misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mcfarland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Villa jumps guard but Mcfarland turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanner Mcfarland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Villa.
Villa looking to slow down the pace here.
Villa has Mcfarland pressed against the cage.
Mcfarland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villa's efforts to push away.
Villa is trying to drag Mcfarland to the mat but Mcfarland just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Villa looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa is trying to force a seperation but Mcfarland has the dominant position.
Mcfarland wants to get back to striking at distance but Villa won't allow it.
Villa working hard to break the clinch.
Villa is trying to push Mcfarland away but Mcfarland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcfarland just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcfarland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcfarland is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mcfarland circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
Villa shoots in and drives through. Mcfarland sprawls well.
Mcfarland fails with the takedown.
Tanner Mcfarland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcfarland tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Villa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Villa. No joy for Mcfarland on that attempt.
Leo Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Villa is breathing heavily.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Mcfarland shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Mcfarland. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a jab to Mcfarland's midsection.
Mcfarland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villa lands a right hook to the body.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcfarland will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcfarland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcfarland tries to avoid it but Villa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcfarland to the ground. Mcfarland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mcfarland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Villa quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcfarland is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mcfarland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mcfarland is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Villa is trying to control but can't.

Mcfarland looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nice strikes from Mcfarland there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa is looking to improve his position.
Mcfarland lands with a punch from half guard.
Mcfarland with the ground and pound but Villa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mcfarland is looking to work some ground and pound but Villa has wrist control.
Mcfarland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Villa manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Villa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Villa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcfarland working hard to break the clinch.
Villa has Mcfarland pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tanner Mcfarland will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Villa tries to clinch but Mcfarland moves out of range.
Mcfarland tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
Villa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mcfarland defends it nicely.
Villa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Mcfarland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Villa misses.

Mcfarland darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mcfarland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Villa's head.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mcfarland connects with a nice short shot to Villa's temple.

Mcfarland is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mcfarland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like Mcfarland is going to stand back up.
Nice strikes from Mcfarland there.
Mcfarland thows a huge punch but Villa dodges it nicely.
Mcfarland throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Villa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Mcfarland is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mcfarland.
Villa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mcfarland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mcfarland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcfarland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcfarland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcfarland throwing strikes from guard but Villa blocks nicely.
Villa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcfarland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcfarland throwing strikes but missing.
Villa working a defensive guard here.
Villa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfarland distracts Villa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mcfarland wants to stand and escape but instead Villa has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Villa postures up.
Mcfarland has a closed guard, preventing Villa from standing up.
Villa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Mcfarland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Villa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Villa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcfarland wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Mcfarland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcfarland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tanner Mcfarland!