PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Emkimp (ranked 5272 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Villa Jr (ranked 4314 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Emkimp
vs
Villa Jr

180 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
161 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good 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, William Emkimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Villa Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emkimp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Villa Jr takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emkimp is defended easily by Villa Jr.
Villa Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emkimp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Villa Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Emkimp.
Villa Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Villa Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Emkimp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Villa Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Emkimp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emkimp tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emkimp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa Jr pinned against the cage. Villa Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emkimp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa Jr swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villa Jr circles away.
Villa Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Emkimp.
Emkimp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Villa Jr but Villa Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Villa Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Villa Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emkimp at a distance.
Emkimp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emkimp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Villa Jr gets a clinch.

Villa Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp misses with a takedown attempt
and Villa Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villa Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Emkimp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa Jr pinned against the cage. Villa Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emkimp is breathing heavily.
Villa Jr jabs at Emkimp's body.
Villa Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emkimp gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Villa Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Villa Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emkimp circles away quickly and effectively.
As Villa Jr tries to get set, Emkimp tries to push him back and clinch up but Villa Jr manages to avoid the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa Jr forces Emkimp back against the cage and clinches.
Emkimp wants a takedown but no success here.

Villa Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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

Villa Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emkimp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Villa Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Emkimp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Villa Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emkimp tries to clinch up.
Emkimp wants to clinch
and Villa Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villa Jr connects with a body shot that sends Emkimp's belly button to the back.
Villa Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emkimp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Villa Jr lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emkimp throws a sloppy head kick and Villa Jr moves out of range easily.
Villa Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emkimp wants to clinch but Villa Jr slips to the side
and Villa Jr counters with a series of strikes. Emkimp will be more careful next time no doubt.
Villa Jr connects with a single shot there.

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

Villa Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Villa Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Villa Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Emkimp shoots in looking for a takedown. Villa Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Emkimp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villa Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villa Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Villa Jr looks to land a combination. Emkimp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
William Emkimp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emkimp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa Jr tries to avoid it but Emkimp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa Jr to the ground. Villa Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emkimp tries to clinch but Villa Jr moves away
and Villa Jr counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for Villa Jr.
Villa Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emkimp on the side of the head.
Francisco Villa Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa Jr digs a good hook to Emkimp's body.
Villa Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emkimp backs up against the cage.
William Emkimp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Villa Jr.
Emkimp dodges the punch combination from Villa Jr.
Villa Jr catches Emkimp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Villa Jr cracks Emkimp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emkimp doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Villa Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Emkimp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Villa Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emkimp dives in for a single leg takedown but Villa Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Villa Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emkimp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Villa Jr.
Good standup being displayed there by Villa Jr as he connects with a hook.
Emkimp is looking to clinch.
Villa Jr lands with a nice body punch.
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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Emkimp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villa Jr sprawls well. Villa Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emkimp gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa Jr pinned against the cage. Villa Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emkimp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Villa Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Emkimp backing up. Emkimp nods at Villa Jr to acknowledge the strikes.

Villa Jr forces Emkimp back against the cage and clinches.
Emkimp fails to pull guard.

Villa Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villa Jr lands a head shot.
Villa Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emkimp's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villa Jr tries to avoid it but Emkimp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villa Jr to the ground. Villa Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Villa Jr finds it's way through Emkimp's defenses.
Villa Jr cracks Emkimp with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emkimp. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Villa Jr cracks Emkimp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Emkimp counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Villa Jr kicks off Emkimp and gets to his feet.
Emkimp shoots in but Villa Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emkimp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Villa Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Villa Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emkimp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Villa Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Villa Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa Jr wants to stand but Emkimp is controlling the position.
Emkimp lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villa Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Emkimp drops back looking for a leg! Villa Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Villa Jr manages to kick Emkimp off! Emkimp jumps back into Villa Jr's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Villa Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emkimp is defended easily by Villa Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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.
Emkimp doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Villa Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emkimp shoots and misses
enabling Villa Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Emkimp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Emkimp misses.
Villa Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Villa Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emkimp on the side of the head.
Villa Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Villa Jr.
Villa Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villa Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Villa Jr connects with a body shot.
Villa Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Villa Jr lunges at Emkimp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emkimp's hand.
Emkimp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Villa Jr connects with a body shot.
Emkimp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Emkimp is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Villa Jr there.
Oh Emkimp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villa Jr fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Emkimp to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Emkimp looks to clinch but Villa Jr throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Emkimp taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Francisco Villa Jr!