PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saddam Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villa
vs
Hussein

198 cm
21
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Villa!
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, Saddam Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein lands a two punch combo.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Villa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussein.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Villa as he avoids it easily.
Hussein shoots in but Villa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Villa is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonas Villa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saddam Hussein.

Villa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hussein tries to break the clinch but Villa is controlling the position.

Hussein manages to break the clinch.
Villa misses with a low kick.

Villa shoots in and bounces Hussein off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Hussein looks gassed!
Hussein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet but Villa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villa is standing up over Hussein. Hussein looks to escape but Villa dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Villa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hussein is in a horrible position here. Villa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Saddam Hussein has been cut.
Villa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hussein working to try and regain half guard.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein tries to hold on but Villa postures up.

Villa looking to secure an arm triangle but Hussein defends it well.
Hussein swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Villa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hussein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villa with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Villa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Villa controlling from the full mount.
Hussein tries to reverse the position but Villa maintains control.
Hussein is trying to stand up.
Hussein is trying desperately to improve position.
Villa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hussein tries to reverse the position but Villa maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saddam Hussein's cut.
That's time! Villa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Villa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Villa misses with the combination.
Hussein works over Villa's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa lands with a nice combination. Hussein backs away looking to recover.
Villa has a takedown stuffed.

Villa feints and as Hussein raises his hands in defense, Villa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hussein, not yet.
Villa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa stands and throws Hussein's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hussein is looking for a sweep.
Villa controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Hussein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Villa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hussein to his feet.
Hussein staying out of range there.

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.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown but Villa shows good takedown defense.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Villa dodges the punch combination from Hussein.
Villa throws an off balance right hand
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Villa misses with a left hand
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Hussein works over Villa's head and body with a nice combination.
Jonas Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussein misses with a double jab
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Hussein 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hussein counters with a left and a right that stings Villa.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussein tries to clinch but Villa moves out of range.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Villa as he jumps to the side.
Villa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa.
Hussein tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four 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.
Hussein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Villa doesn't seem bothered though.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villa.
Villa misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Hussein scores with a four punch combination!
Hussein jabs at Villa's body.
Hussein is looking to land body kicks.
Hussein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Villa drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Villa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saddam Hussein's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Villa misses with a left hand
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Villa lands a big shot that drops Hussein! Can he finish him?

Hussein is rocked!
Villa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hussein is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
Hussein looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Villa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hussein throws a strike from the bottom but Villa passes into side control!
Villa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hussein seems to have recovered his senses.
Villa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hussein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I would not like to be Hussein right now.
Hussein is taking damage to the body and head.

That's two 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.
Hussein manages to reverse the position and now he's in Villa's guard. Nice work there by Hussein.
Hussein throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussein throws a strike but Villa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hussein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Villa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hussein is wriggling around but Villa manages to pass to half guard.
Hussein looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hussein moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hussein looking to control but Villa passes into half guard.
Villa controlling the action here.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet.
Hussein is looking to get back to is feet but Villa passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Villa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussein keeps working.
Hussein is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Villa is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hussein tries to hold on but Villa postures up.
Villa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hussein hang on?
Villa is landing with some decent strikes but Hussein is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hussein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hussein is trying to stand up.
Jonas Villa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Villa controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villa 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

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