PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mimms Dragonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carrera Villamora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Villamora
vs
Dragonian

193 cm
22
240 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

225 cm
23
262 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mimms Dragonian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragonian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Villamora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragonian.
Dragonian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Villamora scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Mimms Dragonian has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dragonian has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dragonian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Villamora as he jumps to the side.
Jab from Villamora.
Dragonian slips a jab and a cross from Villamora.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonian misses.
Dragonian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Villamora swings for the body but Dragonian moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villamora scores with a jab. Dragonian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Dragonian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villamora throws a chopping leg kick but Dragonian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Villamora throws a body kick that misses.
Dragonian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dragonian moves into the clinch.
Villamora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragonian is looking to control Villamora's arms but Villamora gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dragonian has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Villamora.
Villamora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragonian backwards.
Villamora tries to work over Dragonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villamora tries to stall but Dragonian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Villamora looking to stall.
Villamora seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dragonian is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragonian as Villamora tries to tie him up.
Villamora tries to stall but Dragonian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Villamora would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Villamora tries to throw a body punch but Dragonian avoids it by throwing Villamora back against the ropes.
I was talking to Villamora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dragonian blocking some punches.

Villamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonian ducks under a wild hook from Villamora.
Villamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonian is just out of range.
Villamora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonian was well out of range. Poor timing from Villamora.
Dragonian moves to clinch but Villamora breaks away
and Villamora makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora thuds his right hand into Dragonian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Villamora throws the left hand but Dragonian avoids the punch easily.
Dragonian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villamora misses the shot to the body.

Dragonian forces Villamora back against the ropes and clinches.
Dragonian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragonian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Villamora fails to land.
Villamora can't find room to land a body shot as Dragonian controls the action.
Dragonian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Villamora scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragonian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Villamora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dragonian scores with a shot to the side of Villamora's head.
Dragonian lands a hook that snaps the head of Villamora backwards.
Villamora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Villamora - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Villamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragonian has double underhooks.
Villamora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragonian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Villamora.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Villamora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Villamora tries to stall but Dragonian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Villamora working hard to break the clinch.

Villamora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragonian avoids the body shot from Villamora.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villamora. Dragonian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villamora throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dragonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragonian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragonian misses with a takedown attempt - Villamora sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carrera Villamora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragonian is looking to clinch but Villamora is avoiding it.
Villamora just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonian.
Dragonian dodges the punch combination from Villamora.
Villamora feints and then cracks Dragonian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragonian down.
Villamora fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villamora throws a body punch but Dragonian moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonian misses.
Villamora scoring well with a low kick there.
Dragonian slips under a jab from Villamora.
Villamora looks to throw the jab but Dragonian is out of range.
Dragonian checks a leg kick.
Villamora connects with a body shot.
Villamora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villamora misses with a left hand
and Dragonian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villamora throws a hook but Dragonian avoids it easily.
Dragonian fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carrera Villamora dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Villamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonian.
It looked like Villamora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Villamora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Villamora misses with a body shot.
Dragonian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Villamora on the side of the head.
Dragonian tries to close the distance and clinch but Villamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villamora is looking to wear down Dragonian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villamora throws a lazy head kick
and Dragonian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragonian tries to clinch up but Villamora circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragonian tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Villamora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonian is looking to clinch but Villamora is avoiding it.
Villamora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Dragonian as he checks the leg kick.
Villamora with a hook.
A head kick by Villamora misses
and Dragonian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragonian wants to clinch up but Villamora keeps it at a distance.
Villamora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragonian can do to turn this around?
Dragonian throws a jab but it's blocked by Villamora.
Villamora lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villamora.
Villamora looks to throw the jab but Dragonian is out of range.

Dragonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dragonian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Villamora wants to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dragonian scores with a shoulder strike.
Dragonian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Villamora trying to stall but Dragonian improves his position.
Villamora cracks Dragonian with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Villamora.
Villamora leaning his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragonian.
Villamora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Villamora prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora prevents the takedown attempt.
Villamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Villamora working hard to break the clinch.
Dragonian tries to score a body lock takedown but Villamora shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carrera Villamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mimms Dragonian.
Dragonian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dragonian prevents a body shot from Villamora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragonian's elbow.
Dragonian prevents a body shot from Villamora.
Villamora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragonian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villamora.
Villamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragonian controls his hands.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
Dragonian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragonian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Villamora is trying to force a seperation but Dragonian has the dominant position.
Dragonian cracks Villamora with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Dragonian.
Villamora is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragonian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora misses with a punch to the body.
Dragonian tries a body shot but Villamora blocks it.
Villamora misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villamora.
Dragonian can't find room to land a body shot as Villamora controls the action.
Villamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragonian controls his hands.
Dragonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragonian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Villamora.
Dragonian lands an elbow just above Villamora 's eye.
Villamora lands with a right to the head.
Dragonian prevents a body shot from Villamora.
Villamora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragonian's elbow.
Villamora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dragonian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dragonian lands an elbow inside that Villamora shrugs off.

Carrera Villamora's cut is getting worse.
Villamora can't find room to land a body shot as Dragonian controls the action.
Villamora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonian looking to slow down the pace here.
Villamora lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragonian scores with a shot to the side of Villamora's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villamora prevents a body shot from Dragonian.
Villamora tries to throw a body punch but Dragonian avoids it by throwing Villamora back against the ropes.
Dragonian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mimms Dragonian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Villamora tries to work over Dragonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villamora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragonian pushes off an throws an elbow but Villamora leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Villamora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragonian prevents a body shot from Villamora.
Villamora lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Villamora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragonian lands a shoulder strike.
Dragonian looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Villamora pushes Dragonian back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mimms Dragonian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Villamora cracks Dragonian with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Villamora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Villamora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragonian.
Villamora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragonian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carrera Villamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villamora lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragonian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villamora takes a swing at Dragonian's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villamora throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dragonian to counter with a crisp jab.
Villamora cracks the inside of Dragonian's front leg.
Villamora paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Villamora throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragonian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villamora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villamora lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Dragonian sizes up Villamora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villamora, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora misses with a body shot.
Dragonian doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Villamora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carrera Villamora is winning the standup battle so far.
Villamora misses the shot to the body.
Dragonian avoids the body shot from Villamora.
A countering left hand to the body from Dragonian misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villamora.
Villamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonian is just out of range.
Villamora misses the jab.
Dragonian doesn't manage to clinch there - Villamora circles away.
Villamora cracks a nice hook into Dragonian's ribs.
Dragonian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Dragonian was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Dragonian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dragonian takes a shot to the head.
Villamora tries to work over Dragonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villamora blocks the elbow strike.
Dragonian blocks a body shot from Villamora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora dodges an elbow strike from Dragonian.
Villamora tries to work over Dragonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villamora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Villamora.

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

Dragonian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragonian looking to stall.
Dragonian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villamora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Villamora blocks an elbow strike.
Villamora tries to stall but Dragonian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Villamora scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villamora can't find room to land a body shot as Dragonian controls the action.
Dragonian has Villamora pressed against the ropes, preventing Villamora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villamora is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragonian blocks a body shot from Villamora.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villamora.
Villamora struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragonian controls his hands.
Dragonian misses with a body punch.
Villamora is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragonian gets an underhook and turns Villamora into the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dragonian throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mimms Dragonian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Villamora cracks Dragonian with a nice body shot.
Dragonian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragonian can't get the takedown.
Villamora pushes Dragonian back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Villamora stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Villamora softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Villamora pushes Dragonian back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Villamora is stalling here.
Villamora blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Villamora.
Villamora presses Dragonian against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Villamora as the two fighters clinch.
Villamora misses with a punch to the body.
Villamora lands a body shot.
Villamora wants to stall.
Villamora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Villamora lands a body shot.
Villamora lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Villamora.

Villamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villamora throws a front kick aimed at Dragonian's knee but Dragonian avoids it well.
Villamora throws a body punch but Dragonian moves out of range.
Dragonian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragonian is just out of range.
Dragonian misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carrera Villamora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villamora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Carrera Villamora!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Carrera Villamora!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Carrera Villamora!

Carrera Villamora wins by unanimous decision!
Carrera Villamora really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.