PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Habiki Gushiken (ranked 4113 p4p, 4498 weight class) and Alexandro Uson Villaruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gushiken
vs
Villaruz

183 cm
25
178
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
179
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

IC&E Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Habiki Gushiken !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandro Uson Villaruz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gushiken has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz looking for a takedown.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Villaruz looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Gushiken working Villaruz over with knees to the body.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Villaruz can't get the takedown.
Gushiken landing knees to the head.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gushiken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken working Villaruz over with knees to the body.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken landing knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken lands a nice knee to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .
A knee to the head by Gushiken .
Gushiken landing knees to the head.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gushiken working Villaruz over with knees to the body.
Gushiken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villaruz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gushiken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Habiki Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Uson Villaruz.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villaruz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gushiken avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Gushiken .
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
We've been informed that Villaruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken lands a knee to the body.
Villaruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .
Gushiken landing knees to the body.
Gushiken landing knees to the head.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villaruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gushiken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Gushiken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gushiken working Villaruz over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Villaruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villaruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushiken after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Habiki Gushiken dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Villaruz fails with a takedown attempt.

Gushiken drives through and clinches with Villaruz against the cage.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Gushiken lands a knee to the body.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .
Gushiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villaruz can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villaruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the body.
Villaruz can't get the takedown.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villaruz can't get the takedown.
Habiki Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Uson Villaruz.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Gushiken landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gushiken .
Gushiken trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villaruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gushiken pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gushiken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villaruz.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gushiken .
Gushiken lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Habiki Gushiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
Gushiken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Villaruz has Gushiken pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gushiken manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Gushiken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz is trying to drag Gushiken to the mat but Gushiken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz tries for a takedown but Gushiken manages to get underhooks.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the body.
Gushiken working Villaruz over with knees to the body.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is pressed up against the cage. Villaruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gushiken down to the mat. Gushiken avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gushiken closes the distance and clinches.
Gushiken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gushiken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
Villaruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gushiken landing knees to the body.
Gushiken prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Habiki Gushiken dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gushiken has closed the distance and engaged Villaruz in a clinch.
Villaruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gushiken is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Villaruz is looking for a takedown.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villaruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gushiken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Habiki Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandro Uson Villaruz.
Gushiken using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gushiken lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken lands a knee to the body.
Gushiken putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villaruz wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Gushiken .
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Villaruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Gushiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Villaruz is looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Gushiken .
Gushiken landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villaruz looking for a takedown.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
Villaruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gushiken after a bit of a struggle.
Villaruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Gushiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gushiken lands a good knee to the midsection. Villaruz won't want to take too many of those.
Gushiken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Villaruz tries for a takedown but Gushiken manages to get underhooks.
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gushiken landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gushiken landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villaruz is trying to drag Gushiken to the mat but Gushiken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villaruz has Gushiken pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gushiken manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Gushiken is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head.
Gushiken landing knees to the body.
Alexandro Uson Villaruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gushiken crunches a lovely knee into Villaruz's ribcage.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villaruz tries to score a body lock takedown but Gushiken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gushiken using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gushiken prevents the takedown attempt.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villaruz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gushiken scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gushiken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gushiken is pressed up against the cage. Villaruz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gushiken down to the mat. Gushiken avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gushiken blocks a jab.
Villaruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gushiken as he avoids it easily.

Gushiken gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gushiken obliges.
Villaruz tries for a takedown but Gushiken manages to get underhooks.
Gushiken with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gushiken connects with a knee to the head.
Gushiken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villaruz.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Habiki Gushiken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gushiken 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Habiki Gushiken !