PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla comes to the ring accompanied by Sobota - Do góry łeb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Materla
vs
Villa

182 cm
32
193 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa lands a jab.
Materla fails with a takedown attempt.
Villa throws a body punch but Materla moves out of range.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Materla changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Villa misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Materla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materla feinted with a counter takedown.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Materla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villa.
Nice jab there from Villa.
Villa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materla shoots in but no luck this time.
Materla will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Materla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Villa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villa. Materla does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Villa misses with a wild combination.
Villa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Villa. No joy for Materla on that attempt.
Villa tries to clinch up.
Materla shoots in for a double leg but Villa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Villa moves in looking to clinch but Materla pushes him off.
Villa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Villa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Villa misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Materla.
Materla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Materla has his takedown stuffed
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Materla takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Villa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Materla doesn't seem phased though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Materla or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa, which made it look bad.
Villa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Materla in his tracks.
Materla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Leo Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa cracks Materla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Materla tries to score a power double leg takedown but Villa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Materla somewhat.
Villa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands a body shot.
Villa misses with a few strikes there.
Villa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Materla rather than just go for the knockout.
Villa throws a series of strikes that have Materla backpedaling.
Materla has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Materla there as he acknowledges the shot.
Villa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Villa digs a good hook to Materla's body.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Materla.
Materla with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa counters with a nice uppercut.

Michal Materla's cut is getting worse.
Materla dives in and grabs Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villa pushes down on Materla's head and hops out.
A countering left hand to the body from Villa misses.
Villa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Materla slips a jab and a cross from Villa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materla tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa swivels and escapes.
Villa throws a one two combo.
Materla is breathing heavily.
Villa lands with a big left! Materla is wobbled badly! Villa comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Materla to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leo Villa!