PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Bizarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bizarria's choice of entrance music: Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

West
vs
Bizarria

192 cm
26
217 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
211 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luciano Bizarria!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a sloppy body shot

and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bizarria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bizarria scoring with some ground and pound.
Bizarria wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

West wants to control from the top but Bizarria keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws an elbow that misses. Bizarria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Bizarria!

West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Bizarria throws an elbow that misses. West uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bizarria's guard. Nice move by West!

West throwing strikes from guard but Bizarria blocks nicely.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
Bizarria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bizarria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bizarria has West pulled in close to control his posture.
West throws an elbow that misses. Bizarria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Bizarria!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
West is pulling down on Bizarria's head. It's preventing any offense from Bizarria, at least for the moment.
Bizarria tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bizarria manages to get himself to full guard.

Bizarria wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
Bizarria has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but West has passed into side control.
West creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bizarria sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
West throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bizarria works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West trying to control from half guard but Bizarria is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bizarria's head.
West throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from West there.
Bizarria avoiding damage under a succession of punches from West.
Bizarria keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
West working Bizarria over with strikes.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bizarria moves into full guard.
We've been hearing that West has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
West throws a strike but Bizarria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy West will probably get the nod.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bizarria stuffs the takedown.
Bizarria with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily.
West misses with a left hand

and Bizarria counters with a takedown into side control.
Bizarria looking to punish the body of his opponent here but West is avoiding damage well.
West avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bizarria.
West can't do much from the bottom here.
West is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bizarria is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is not content to let Bizarria control the position.
Bizarria throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria scoring with punches from side control.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
West can't do much from the bottom here.
Bizarria working the ground and pound from side control.
West taking punishment in the form of punches.
West is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bizarria's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria chips away with some ground and pound.
Bizarria in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West is pulling down on Bizarria's head to control his posture.
Bizarria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bizarria postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizarria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
West scores with a body shot.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
West works the jab nicely.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bizarria defends well and West ends up having to push Bizarria into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bizarria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bizarria as he jumps to the side.
West connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a double jab.
Bizarria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizarria was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
Bizarria with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily.
West thuds a left hand into Bizarria's body.
West connects with a body shot that sends Bizarria's belly button to the back.

West closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizarria takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
West passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bizarria!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West throws some wild stikes that Bizarria manages to avoid easily.
Bizarria is in all sorts of trouble here.
West looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy West dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

West works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bizarria as he jumps to the side.
West is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bizarria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
Bizarria is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Billy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
Bizarria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
West swings widly with a right hand

and Bizarria counters with a single leg into guard. West didn't expect that.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

West misses with a head shot. Bizarria uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bizarria working a defensive guard here.
Bizarria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bizarria is pulling down on West's head to control his posture.
West working some strikes from top position.
West wants to control from the top but Bizarria keeps moving.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bizarria controls West momentarily but West frees himself.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bizarria swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
West tries to free his leg and advance position but Bizarria is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

West shoots in and bounces Bizarria off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
West throws a strike but Bizarria rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luciano Bizarria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West looking to control.
West looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bizarria puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
West keeping control of the position.
Bizarria wants to take a breather but West is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West works his way to full guard. Good work.
West wants to sweep here but Bizarria controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy West!
An out of breath Billy West thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.