PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Villalobos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolo Pascual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Villalobos
vs
Pascual

190 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Villalobos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piolo Pascual!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascual looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Villalobos drives through and clinches with Pascual against the cage.
Villalobos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Villalobos tries to land a knee to the head but Pascual blocks with his arms.

Villalobos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pascual looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pascual wants to stand up but Villalobos is controlling the position.
Pascual trying to control from half guard but Villalobos is working away.
Pascual thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Villalobos to regain full guard.

Villalobos pushes Pascual off and scrambles back to his feet.

Villalobos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Villalobos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Villalobos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villalobos tries for a takedown but Pascual circles away easily

and Pascual counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Villalobos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pascual tries to free his leg and advance position but Villalobos is retaining full guard.

Pascual stands up from Villalobos's guard - Pascual perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pascual gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Villalobos.
Villalobos tries to clinch there but Pascual circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pascual.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Pascual as Villalobos shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Villalobos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pascual will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pascual tries to clinch but Villalobos moves away

and Villalobos counters with a single leg into guard. Pascual didn't expect that.
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!

Pascual looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Villalobos is defending well. Pascual quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Villalobos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pascual celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Piolo Pascual!