PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguilar comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy- Keep it Thoro. The key to victory for Joseph Aguilar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Aguilar
vs
Visa

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Fight 4 America

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Visa as Aguilar shoots in.
Aguilar misses with a takedown attempt - Visa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Aguilar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Visa trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visa throwing strikes but missing.
Aguilar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Visa trying to control but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Visa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aguilar's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aguilar trying to control but Visa postures up.
Visa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Visa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Visa throwing shots but Aguilar is blocking nicely.
Visa is trying to control the action in half guard but Aguilar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Visa content to control rather than advance.
Aguilar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Visa is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa tries to pass to full mount but Aguilar defends it.
Visa trying to control the action but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Aguilar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Visa on the ground.
Visa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aguilar wants to control but Visa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Aguilar taking some punishment here, with Visa in his half guard.
Aguilar is doing well to control the position and prevent Visa from advancing to side control.
Aguilar is looking to control Visa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aguilar avoid being mounted?
Visa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Visa thows a huge punch but Aguilar dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Visa.
Aguilar is trying to maintain the position but Visa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Visa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aguilar is staying active underneath Visa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aguilar is trying to control but can't.
Aguilar tries to roll over but Visa keeps him under control.
Aguilar is trying to control but can't.
Visa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Visa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Visa looks gassed!
Aguilar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Visa.
Visa is trying to control the action in half guard but Aguilar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aguilar scores with a spinning back kick!
Aguilar fails with the takedown

and Visa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aguilar's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Aguilar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguilar is trying to control the position but Visa postures up.
Aguilar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aguilar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aguilar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Visa is working Aguilar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Visa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguilar misses with a takedown

and Visa counters with a single leg into guard. Aguilar didn't expect that.
Aguilar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Visa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aguilar trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aguilar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aguilar controls Visa momentarily but Visa frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar can't keep his opponent in guard - Visa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aguilar wants to improve his position but Visa is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Visa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Visa avoids the attempt from Aguilar to control.
Aguilar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aguilar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Visa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Visa lands a nice shot to the head.
Visa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aguilar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aguilar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Visa.
Visa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Visa dominated that 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.

Aguilar shoots and misses

and Visa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aguilar is not content to let Visa control the position.
Aguilar wants to improve his position but Visa is controlling well.
Visa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aguilar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aguilar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Visa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aguilar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Aguilar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Visa manages to move to mount!
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilar?
Aguilar taking shots to the head.
Visa lands a big shot there that rocks Aguilar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aguilar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa landing punches.
Visa lands a big elbow.
Aguilar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilar?
Visa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aguilar's face.
Visa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aguilar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Visa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Visa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Visa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aguilar's face.
Visa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.
Visa landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aguilar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Visa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aguilar looks a forlorn figure.
Visa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aguilar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Visa landing punches.
Aguilar wants to control but Visa is having none of it.
Visa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aguilar tries to lock up and control but Visa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Visa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Visa breaks from Aguilar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is working hard here to advance position.
Visa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Visa raining down shots from the mount!
Visa landing shots from mount.
Visa unloads with some shots from mount but Aguilar bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Visa.
Aguilar is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Aguilar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Visa is landing with some decent strikes but Aguilar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Visa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aguilar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
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. Visa connects with a nice short shot to Aguilar's temple.
Visa working Aguilar over with strikes.
Aguilar wants to improve his position but Visa is controlling well.
Visa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Visa is keen to just control but Aguilar is a slippery customer.
Visa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Visa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Visa connects with a nice short shot to Aguilar's temple.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aguilar misses with a takedown attempt

and Visa counters with a single leg into guard. Aguilar didn't expect that.
Visa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aguilar wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Visa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Aguilar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Visa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aguilar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aguilar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Visa stopping the sweep attempt from Aguilar.
Visa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aguilar trying to control the position.
Visa advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Visa advances nicely into full mount.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilar?
Visa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aguilar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Visa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Visa with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Aguilar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Visa landing strikes from the mount.
Aguilar taking shots to the head.
Visa lands with some strikes.
Billy Visa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Visa landing strikes from the mount and Aguilar is in trouble!
Visa working Aguilar over with strikes here.
Visa unloading with bombs!
Visa landing strikes from the mount.
Visa controlling from the full mount.
Aguilar is looking to improve his position but Visa isn't that keen on the idea.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilar?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguilar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Visa lands a big elbow.
Visa unloading with bombs!
Visa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Visa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aguilar's face.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aguilar?
Visa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Visa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Visa prevents Aguilar from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Visa.
Aguilar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aguilar tries to lock up and control but Visa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Visa connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.
Visa working the ground and pound effectively.
Visa prevents Aguilar from getting the reversal.
Visa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Visa is landing with some decent strikes but Aguilar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Visa with a couple of short strikes.
Aguilar working to try and regain half guard.
Visa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aguilar tries to reverse the position but Visa maintains control.
Visa landing shots from mount.
Visa landing shots from mount.
Visa landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Visa scoring with strikes but Aguilar is staying in there.
Aguilar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Visa with the ground and pound from mount.
Visa unloading with bombs!
Aguilar is looking to improve his position but Visa isn't that keen on the idea.
Visa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aguilar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aguilar tries to hold on but Visa pushes him away.
Aguilar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Visa with shots to the head and body - Aguilar looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Visa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joseph Aguilar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Aguilar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Visa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Visa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Visa!