PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Estrella (ranked 2530 p4p, 1837 weight class) and Gaetano Villacci (ranked 321 p4p, 250 weight class). Estrella has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Estrella
vs
Villacci

175 cm
25
170
3 - 9 - 0

178 cm
25
170
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Pablo Estrella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetano Villacci!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villacci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaetano Villacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Estrella clinches.

Estrella breaks the clinch.
Villacci works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Estrella is breathing heavily.
Villacci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Estrella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villacci misses with a hook
and Estrella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Estrella keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Estrella. No joy for Villacci on that attempt.
Villacci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estrella.
Estrella fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Villacci shoots in and drives through. Estrella sprawls well.
Juan Pablo Estrella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaetano Villacci.
Estrella connects with an inside leg kick.
Estrella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Estrella was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrella stuns Villacci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Estrella definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Estrella misses with an uppercut. Villacci saw that one coming.
Villacci shoots in and drives through. Estrella sprawls well.
Estrella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Villacci throws out the jab.
Estrella throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Villacci swings for the body but Estrella moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Estrella - that will leave a mark!
Estrella scores with a shot to the body.
Estrella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villacci.
Estrella lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Villacci scores with a sloppy right hand. Estrella should have avoided that one.
Villacci swings widly with a right hand
and Estrella counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Pablo Estrella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Estrella throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villacci punishes Estrella's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villacci connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Estrella momentarily.
Villacci misses with a looping left.
Villacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Villacci scores with a jab to the body.
Villacci throws a lazy right hand but Estrella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Villacci connects with a looping right hand.
Villacci misses with a hook.
Villacci looks to land a right hand but Estrella moved out of range.
Villacci slips under a jab.
Villacci tries to bum rush Estrella with a series of wild strikes but Estrella uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Estrella drops his hands momentarily and Villacci takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Villacci sizes up Estrella with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Estrella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villacci dives in and grabs Estrella's left leg, looking for a takedown. Estrella pushes down on Villacci's head and hops out.
Villacci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Estrella comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Estrella turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estrella.
Estrella throws a counter high kick but Villacci was just alert enough to avoid it.

Estrella clinches up against the cage.
Villacci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Villacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Villacci fails to land.
Estrella working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Estrella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villacci goes for a takedown in the clinch but Estrella prevents it.
Estrella cracks Villacci with a nice body shot.
Estrella makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Estrella.
Estrella gets through Villacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Estrella on the inside.
Villacci misses with a body punch.
Estrella pushes Villacci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Estrella stops a takedown attempt from Villacci.
Estrella lands a right hand.
Villacci misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Estrella.
Estrella gets through Villacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Villacci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Estrella lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Estrella.
Estrella lands an uppercut.
Estrella lands a left hand.
Estrella blocking some punches.
Estrella pushes Villacci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pablo Estrella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo Estrella's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Estrella with a jab.
Gaetano Villacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estrella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Villacci.
Estrella throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Estrella looks to land a combination but Villacci avoids it well.
Villacci misses with an uppercut. Estrella saw that one coming.
Estrella uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Villacci.
Villacci misses with a two punch combination.
Estrella slips a jab and a cross from Villacci.
Villacci misses with a jab to the body
and Estrella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Estrella misses.
Villacci misses with a looping left.
Estrella swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estrella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villacci.
Villacci throws out a loose jab but Estrella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villacci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villacci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Villacci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Estrella.
Villacci misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Villacci. Those never looked like landing.
Villacci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Villacci cracks a nice hook into Estrella's ribs.
Estrella throws a sloppy head kick and Villacci moves out of range easily.
Villacci misses with a two punch combination.
Estrella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Villacci.
Estrella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villacci.
Estrella fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Villacci on the side of the head.
Estrella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villacci can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villacci misses with a body shot.
Estrella avoids the body shot from Villacci.
Estrella is looking to counter punch.
Villacci takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Villacci misses with a jab, cross combination.

Estrella darts in and clinches Villacci up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Estrella.
Estrella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Villacci has had enough of the clinch but Estrella keeps him there for the moment.
Estrella blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Estrella creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Estrella breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrella's jab looks to have found its range, popping Villacci under the eye.
Villacci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villacci misses with a double jab.

Estrella clinches.
Estrella lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Estrella lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Villacci fails to land.
Villacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Estrella escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Estrella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villacci throws a one two combo.
Villacci swings widly with a right hand
and Estrella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estrella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villacci.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrella slips under a jab from Villacci.
The fighters circling - Villacci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estrella looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Estrella lands with a good body shot.
Estrella avoids the body shot from Villacci.
It looked like Estrella wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Villacci takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Villacci misses with a wild body shot.
Villacci misses with a hook.
Villacci misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Villacci.
Villacci throws a right hand that misses
and Estrella counters with a nice uppercut.
Estrella lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Pablo Estrella will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Pablo Estrella's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Villacci fails to land with a series of punches.
Villacci throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Estrella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villacci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Villacci throws an overhand right that lands on Estrella's shoulder, as Estrella tries to avoid the shot.
Villacci misses with a hook to the body
and Estrella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrella was well out of range. Poor timing from Villacci.
Estrella misses with a series of wild punches.
Villacci throws the left hand but Estrella avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Estrella - just one landing.
Villacci looks to land a left hand but Estrella moved out of range nicely.
Villacci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrella manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villacci throws a shot from downtown. Estrella moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villacci listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Estrella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Villacci.
Villacci takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Estrella scores with a hook to the body. Villacci takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Villacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrella moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Estrella - that will leave a mark!
Estrella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villacci throws a hook but Estrella avoids it easily.
Villacci swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Estrella counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Villacci feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Estrellas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Villacci changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Estrella tries to avoid it but Villacci manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Estrella to the ground. Estrella escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Estrella is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Villacci misses.
Juan Pablo Estrella is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estrella jabs Villacci right on the nose. Villacci blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villacci. Estrella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estrella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Estrella was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Villacci.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villacci takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juan Pablo Estrella is winning the standup battle so far.
Estrella steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Villacci.
Villacci throws a body punch but Estrella moves out of range.
Villacci has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Estrella scores with a crisp jab that stopped Villacci in his tracks.
Nice shot lands for Estrella.
Estrella lands with a cross.
Villacci misses with a two punch combination.
Estrella connects with a looping right hand.
Villacci swings for the body but Estrella moves out of range.
Estrella lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Villacci lands a nice shot to the body.
Estrella works the jab nicely.
Villacci misses with a body shot
and Estrella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villacci throws a hook but Estrella blocks it.
Estrella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villacci misses with a wild combination.
Estrella swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Villacci misses with a hook to the body
and Estrella counters with a straight right hand.
Estrella closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Villacci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Villacci swings for the body but Estrella moves out of range.
Estrella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrella with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrella moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Villacci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villacci misses with an uppercut.
Villacci walks into a stiff left hand from Estrella.
Sloppy strikes from Villacci. Those never looked like landing.
Estrella lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Villacci throws a right hand that misses
and Estrella counters with a straight right hand.
Villacci pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Estrella throws a head kick but Villacci moves out of range.
Villacci misses with a looping right.
Estrella went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Villacci throws an overhand right that lands on Estrella's shoulder, as Estrella tries to avoid the shot.
Villacci is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Estrella.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Pablo Estrella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Estrella 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Pablo Estrella!