PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 1277 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Allan John Villanil (ranked 102 p4p, 116 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bin-Semen
vs
Villanil

160 cm
23
145
8 - 2 - 0

165 cm
31
145
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Osama Bin-Semen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan John Villanil!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bin-Semen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Villanil sprawls well initially but Bin-Semen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Bin-Semen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bin-Semen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villanil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen trying to control from half guard but Villanil is working away.
Bin-Semen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Villanil's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bin-Semen tries to pass to full mount but Villanil defends it.
Bin-Semen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Bin-Semen connects with a nice short shot to Villanil's temple.
Bin-Semen lands with a punch from half guard.
Villanil wants to control but Bin-Semen is keeping busy.
Bin-Semen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Villanil defending well though.
Villanil wants to get back to full guard.
Bin-Semen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bin-Semen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bin-Semen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bin-Semen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Villanil's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanil is concentrating on defense, preventing Bin-Semen from advancing position.
Bin-Semen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villanil has his hands clasped together around Bin-Semen's back. He's all about the action.
Villanil tries to get to full guard but Bin-Semen has control of the leg.
Bin-Semen is looking to take a break and control but Villanil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villanil trying to control but Bin-Semen postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin-Semen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Villanil is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bin-Semen wants to pass the guard but Villanil is defending well.
Bin-Semen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Villanil is not content to let Bin-Semen control the position.

Villanil is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bin-Semen pulls his head out easily.

Bin-Semen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Villanil sees it coming and defends easily.
Bin-Semen controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bin-Semen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bin-Semen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Villanil actively working from the bottom here.
Bin-Semen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bin-Semen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bin-Semen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villanil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bin-Semen.
Bin-Semen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bin-Semen thows a huge punch but Villanil dodges it nicely.
Bin-Semen works his way into side control.
Bin-Semen taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen lands some shots froms side control.
Bin-Semen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Villanil's legs.
Villanil is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bin-Semen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Villanil has his hands clasped together around Bin-Semen's back. He's all about the action.
Villanil is looking for a sweep. Bin-Semen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bin-Semen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villanil can do to turn this around?
Bin-Semen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Villanil actively working from the bottom here.
Bin-Semen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bin-Semen in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bin-Semen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Osama Bin-Semen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villanil tries to get to full guard but Bin-Semen has control of the leg.
Villanil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bin-Semen is working away from the top position though.
Villanil desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bin-Semen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villanil keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Villanil looks for a takedown but Bin-Semen sprawls well.
Allan John Villanil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bin-Semen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Villanil is trying to defend but Bin-Semen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bin-Semen uses his free foot to push down on Villanil's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Villanil.
Bin-Semen throwing strikes here but Villanil is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bin-Semen working Villanil over with strikes here.
Villanil wants to hold on but Bin-Semen pushes him away.
Bin-Semen landing strikes from the mount.
Bin-Semen with the ground and pound from mount.
Villanil is trying desperately to improve position.
Bin-Semen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Villanil looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Bin-Semen.
The referee warns Villanil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bin-Semen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bin-Semen with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Villanil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Villanil sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bin-Semen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villanil is refusing to be controlled, as Bin-Semen sits in half guard.
Villanil wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Bin-Semen 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!

Villanil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bin-Semen looking to score a takedown here. Villanil is defending well but Bin-Semen drives through and ends up in Villanil's guard.

Villanil working for a triangle but Bin-Semen defends it easily.
Bin-Semen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bin-Semen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bin-Semen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin-Semen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bin-Semen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bin-Semen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villanil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Villanil is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen looking to sit in guard and control but Villanil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Villanil has gone for a leg lock! Bin-Semen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Villanil's guard.

Bin-Semen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bin-Semen working some strikes from top position.
Bin-Semen controlling from the top position.
Bin-Semen throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin-Semen controls the pace.

Villanil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Villanil is working from the bottom.
Bin-Semen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Osama Bin-Semen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villanil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bin-Semen controls the pace.
Bin-Semen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Villanil for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Villanil gets caught napping as Bin-Semen dives in and scores a takedown. Villanil manages to retain guard.
Bin-Semen stays in close to Villanil's body and controls the position.
Our spies down at at Death By Snu Snu inform us that Villanil has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bin-Semen tries to free his leg and advance position but Villanil is retaining full guard.
Bin-Semen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Allan John Villanil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin-Semen stopping the sweep attempt from Villanil.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bin-Semen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Bin-Semen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin-Semen 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Bin-Semen!
During a confident post fight interview, Osama Bin-Semen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.