PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov has chosen Mamed - CoreMoon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villa
vs
Khalidov

175 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

182 cm
33
198 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa pinned against the ropes. Villa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Khalidov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Villa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov fails with the takedown
and Villa counters with a left and a right that stings Khalidov.
Villa tries to clinch up but Khalidov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa jabs at Khalidov's body.
Khalidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Khalidov fails with the takedown
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villa feints a jab promting Khalidov to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khalidov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khalidov slips a straight right by Villa.
Villa takes a swing at Khalidov's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa digs a good hook to Khalidov's body.
Khalidov with a poor takedown
and Khalidov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villa is looking to wear down Khalidov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villa stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalidov.
Villa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khalidov at a distance.
Leo Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalidov with the counter takedown but Villa avoids it easily.
Villa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalidov.
Villa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khalidov misses with a takedown
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Villa circles away easily
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa lands with a cross.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Villa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khalidov thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villa.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villa lands with a hook. Khalidov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Villa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Villa.
Villa throws a combination that misses

and Khalidov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidov wants to free his trapped foot but Villa is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Villa has one foot on Khalidov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Villa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Villa works over Khalidov's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Villa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Villa misses with the combination.
Leo Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Khalidov shoots in but Villa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leo Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khalidov or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa, which made it look bad.
Villa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidov circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khalidov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa pinned against the ropes. Villa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leo Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov dives in for a single leg takedown but Villa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
It looked like Villa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khalidov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villa's waist but Villa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khalidov off to one side.
Villa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalidov takes one to the side of the head.
Khalidov fails to land the takedown.
Mamed Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Villa.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khalidov can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov has a takedown stuffed.
Khalidov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalidov is just out of range.
Khalidov shoots for a takedown but Villa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Villa lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Villa both land. Nice combination.
Villa works over Khalidov's head and body with a nice combination.

Khalidov is rocked!
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Villa counters with a left to the body.
Khalidov is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidov seems to have recovered his senses.

Khalidov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Villa sprawls well initially but Khalidov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Villa is trying to escape back to his feet but Khalidov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Khalidov works to advance to full mount. Villa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to control but Villa wriggling away.
Villa has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Khalidov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Villa defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Khalidov's arms.
Villa can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Villa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Villa throws a predictable looking body shot

so Khalidov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Villa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khalidov is controlling him.
Villa is wriggling around but Khalidov manages to pass to half guard.
Villa tries to kick Khalidov off but Khalidov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khalidov wants to pass the guard but Villa is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khalidov controlling the action here.
Villa is not content to let Khalidov control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa is trying to stand.
Khalidov works his way into side control.
Villa pushes Khalidov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalidov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Khalidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Villa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mamed Khalidov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khalidov is looking to take a break and control but Villa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villa is looking to get back to his feet here but Khalidov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Villa's back.

Khalidov tightening his grip on Villa, looking for the choke.
Villa is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa wants to get back to his feet.

Khalidov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Villa trying to get back to his feet but Khalidov is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Villa tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Khalidov sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Villa to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mamed Khalidov!
Mamed Khalidov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.