PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McCarran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beautiful Lies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McCarran
vs
Villa

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 Rio de Janeiro, John McCarran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Villa!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarran moves in looking to clinch but Villa pushes him off.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCarran as he jumps to the side.

Villa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McCarran is not content to let Villa control the position.

McCarran kicks off Villa and gets to his feet.
Villa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCarran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarran wants to clinch.
Villa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCarran wants to stand up but Villa is controlling him.
McCarran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarran wants to stand up but Villa is controlling him.
Villa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Villa distracts McCarran with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarran wants to stand up but Villa is controlling him.
Villa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Villa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McCarran is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
McCarran is breathing heavily.
Villa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Villa scoring with strikes but McCarran is staying in there.
Villa is landing with some decent strikes but McCarran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Villa breaks from McCarran's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa working the ground and pound effectively.
Villa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCarran tries to buck Villa off but he can't manage it.
Villa landing shots from mount.
Villa raining down shots from the mount!
Villa landing shots from mount.
Villa controlling from mount.
Villa working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa looking to finish McCarran with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCarran!
Villa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Villa won't let McCarran get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Villa.
Villa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Villa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Villa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McCarran takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Villa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Villa as he connects with a hook.
Villa looks to land a left hand but McCarran moved out of range nicely.
Villa throws a hook but McCarran avoids it easily.
Villa lands a jab to the head.
McCarran looks to land a body kick but Villa moved away.
Villa swings for the body but McCarran moves out of range.

Villa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Villa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Villa stops McCarran from standing up.
Villa throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Villa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villa stops McCarran from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Villa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Villa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John McCarran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Villa scores with a jab to the head.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Villa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McCarran is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McCarran is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Villa is controlling him well.
Villa lands some shots froms side control.
McCarran takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McCarran wants to get back to his feet.
McCarran taking punishment in the form of punches.
Villa scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Villa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McCarran to see if he's OK.
Villa is working McCarran over with some ground and pound from side control.
Villa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Villa landing strikes.
Villa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Villa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McCarran taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four 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.
Villa working the ground and pound from side control.
Villa looks up at the clock and then as McCarran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Villa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Villa cracks McCarran with a big elbow.
Villa scoring with punches and elbows.
Villa working the head and body with strikes.
Villa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McCarran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Villa tries to score with some ground and pound. McCarran controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Villa landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Villa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarran wants to clinch up but Villa keeps it at a distance.
McCarran is looking to clinch.
McCarran throws a body kick that misses.
Villa thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarran throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
McCarran is looking to clinch but Villa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarran doesn't manage to clinch there - Villa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarran tries to clinch there but Villa circles away.
McCarran drops his hands momentarily and Villa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCarran fails in his attempt to clinch.
John McCarran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa throws a series of punches but McCarran avoids them all with ease.
McCarran misses the jab.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Villa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCarran tries to close the distance and clinch but Villa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Villa gets the takedown into side control.
Villa is chipping away with strikes.
McCarran prevents Villa from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarran dodges the ground and pound from Villa.
McCarran taking a bit of punishment here - Villa scoring with strikes.
Villa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McCarran takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Villa cracks McCarran with a big right hand but McCarran just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Villa landing a few strikes.
McCarran trying to remain calm as Villa controls from the top position.
McCarran pushes Villa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Villa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McCarran takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McCarran taking a bit of punishment here - Villa scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarran is pushing Villa's head away, looking to escape. Villa manages to hold on to the position though.
McCarran taking a bit of punishment here - Villa scoring with strikes.
Villa scoring with punches from side control.
Villa grinds an elbow into McCarran's temple.
Villa scoring with punches and elbows.
McCarran taking punishment in the form of punches.
Villa working the head with strikes.
Francisco Villa has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Villa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down McCarran's shoulder. That is not cool.
Villa wants to control but McCarran is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa controlling the position from side mount.
McCarran is not content to let Villa control the position.
Villa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
John McCarran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villa looks up at the clock and then as McCarran takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Villa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Villa lands some shots froms side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Villa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Villa 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

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