PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jabrenkinsol Williams (ranked 5368 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Villa Jr (ranked 5891 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Williams
vs
Villa Jr

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jabrenkinsol Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Villa Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams wants to clinch
and Villa Jr counters with a straight right hand.

Williams moves into the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Villa Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Villa Jr throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Villa Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Francisco Villa Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Villa Jr.
Williams tries to clinch there but Villa Jr circles away.
Good shot there by Villa Jr.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Villa Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jabrenkinsol Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Villa Jr.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villa Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Villa Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Villa Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Villa Jr misses.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Villa Jr counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa Jr sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams tries for a takedown but Villa Jr circles away easily
and Villa Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villa Jr cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Villa Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Villa Jr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Villa Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Villa Jr manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villa Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Villa Jr cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Villa Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villa Jr stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Villa Jr lands an overhand right.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Villa Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villa Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr lands with a right hand.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Villa Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams throws a lazy body kick
and Villa Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villa Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Villa Jr duly obliges.

Villa Jr forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.

Villa Jr manages to break the clinch.
Villa Jr lands a body shot.
Villa Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Villa Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Villa Jr.
As Villa Jr looks to move away, Williams throws a big counter combo but Villa Jr just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Villa Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Villa Jr closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.

Villa Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villa Jr misses with a straight right.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams moves to clinch but Villa Jr breaks away
and Villa Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villa Jr throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa Jr clinches with his opponent.

Villa Jr breaks from the clinch.
Villa Jr misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Villa Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jabrenkinsol Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Villa Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Villa Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Villa Jr falls off balance throwing a combination

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villa Jr breaks the clinch.
Villa Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Villa Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Villa Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villa Jr missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Villa Jr forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villa Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Williams. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Villa Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Villa Jr punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Villa Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa Jr throws a shot to the body.
Villa Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams misses with a combination
letting Villa Jr counter with a right hand.
Villa Jr scores with a body shot.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Villa Jr.
Villa Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

Villa Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.

Villa Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villa Jr misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Villa Jr tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Villa Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Villa Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Francisco Villa Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villa Jr clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Villa Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Villa Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Villa Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Villa Jr lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Villa Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Villa Jr smiles and moves away.
Williams looks to clinch
and Villa Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Villa Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Villa Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams looking to stall.

Villa Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Villa Jr counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jabrenkinsol Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Villa Jr blocks a head kick by Williams.
Villa Jr scores with a hook.
Villa Jr tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Villa Jr cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Villa Jr.
Villa Jr misses with a wild combination.

Villa Jr pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa Jr breaks from the clinch.
Villa Jr drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Villa Jr throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villa Jr connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villa Jr works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Villa Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Villa Jr lands with a good body shot.
Villa Jr with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Villa Jr - just one landing.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villa Jr works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams is looking to counter the offense by Villa Jr and move into the clinch.
Villa Jr connects with a single shot there.
Villa Jr cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Villa Jr misses with a hook.

Villa Jr clinches up against the cage.
Jabrenkinsol Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francisco Villa Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Villa Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Villa Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villa Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Villa Jr!