PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between john john avillanoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Buhawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). avillanoza comes to the cage accompanied by Metalica 1 . john john avillanoza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Buhawi's chin.

john avillanoza
vs
Buhawi

190 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, john john avillanoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Buhawi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhawi throws a head kick but avillanoza moves out of range.
avillanoza looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
avillanoza slips under a jab from Buhawi.
avillanoza throws a sloppy head kick

and Buhawi counters with a shoot takedown. avillanoza fights it but they end up in guard.
avillanoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Buhawi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buhawi landing with the ground and pound.
Buhawi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of avillanoza's head.
avillanoza trying to control the position here.
Buhawi chips away with some ground and pound.
Buhawi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

avillanoza is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buhawi lands a couple of elbows.
Oh avillanoza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buhawi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buhawi tries to free his leg and advance position but avillanoza is retaining full guard.
Buhawi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhawi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Buhawi thows a big elbow that misses.
Buhawi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with avillanoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buhawi is working avillanoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buhawi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Buhawi working some strikes from top position.
Buhawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buhawi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buhawi stands up over avillanoza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buhawi stands up over avillanoza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buhawi works over avillanoza with some ground and pound from guard.
Buhawi lands a couple of digs.
Buhawi connects with a couple of short punches.
Buhawi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhawi trying to control but avillanoza is working from the bottom.
Buhawi throwing strikes but missing.
avillanoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Buhawi is working avillanoza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buhawi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
avillanoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buhawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buhawi throwing strikes but missing.
Buhawi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
avillanoza keeping full guard, as Buhawi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buhawi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buhawi stands up over avillanoza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
avillanoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buhawi is looking to work some ground and pound but avillanoza has wrist control.
Buhawi lands a couple of elbows.
avillanoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buhawi.
Buhawi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buhawi works over avillanoza with some ground and pound from guard.
Buhawi with a nice head shot there.
avillanoza wants to sweep here but Buhawi controlling him for the moment.
Buhawi works over avillanoza with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhawi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of avillanoza's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buhawi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buhawi stops avillanoza from standing up.
Buhawi stands up over avillanoza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buhawi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buhawi tries to free his leg and advance position but avillanoza is retaining full guard.
avillanoza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buhawi is refusing to be controlled, as avillanoza sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buhawi is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Buhawi dominated that round.
That's time! avillanoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

avillanoza throws a half hearted mid kick.
avillanoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buhawi throws a sloppy head kick and avillanoza moves out of range easily.

Buhawi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buhawi lands a couple of elbows.
Buhawi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of avillanoza's head.
avillanoza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Buhawi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buhawi won't allow avillanoza to sweep him here.

avillanoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Buhawi throwing strikes but missing.
Buhawi preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
avillanoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buhawi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as avillanoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Buhawi has gone for a leg lock! avillanoza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Buhawi's guard.
Buhawi wants to sweep but no luck.
Buhawi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Buhawi wants to get back to his feet but avillanoza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Buhawi kicks avillanoza off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhawi throws a sloppy head kick and avillanoza moves out of range easily.
Buhawi tries a head kick but it misses.
Buhawi throws the kick towards the body but avillanoza avoids it.
avillanoza doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Buhawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
avillanoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
avillanoza wants to sweep here but Buhawi controlling him for the moment.
avillanoza is working hard here to advance position.
avillanoza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buhawi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
avillanoza controls Buhawi momentarily but Buhawi frees himself.
Buhawi postures up in avillanoza's guard and throws a big left but avillanoza blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Buhawi chips away with some ground and pound.
avillanoza trying to keep a closed guard but Buhawi is proving a slippery customer.
Buhawi thows a big elbow that misses.
avillanoza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buhawi is in close to avillanoza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buhawi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buhawi is in close to avillanoza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buhawi scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buhawi is looking to work some ground and pound but avillanoza has wrist control.
Buhawi throws a strike but avillanoza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
avillanoza stops Buhawi from standing up.
avillanoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Buhawi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
avillanoza is looking to stand up but Buhawi won't let him.
Buhawi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buhawi is looking to stand up but avillanoza isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
avillanoza forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Buhawi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

avillanoza shoots and misses

so Buhawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Buhawi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of avillanoza's head.
avillanoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buhawi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as avillanoza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
avillanoza looking for a sweep. Not yet avillanoza, not yet.
Buhawi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
avillanoza wants to stand but Buhawi is controlling the position.
avillanoza wants to sweep here but Buhawi controlling him for the moment.
Buhawi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buhawi connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhawi trying to control the position from guard on top but avillanoza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Buhawi throws a strike but avillanoza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
avillanoza has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buhawi is proving hard to escape from.
Buhawi has his hands on avillanoza's head, controlling the position.
avillanoza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pedro Buhawi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buhawi is looking to stand up but avillanoza isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
avillanoza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buhawi is refusing to be controlled, as avillanoza sits in half guard.
Buhawi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

avillanoza is trying for a kimura here. Buhawi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! avillanoza wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). john john avillanoza!