PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Villanueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Balls acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Villanueva
vs
Balls

194 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Villanueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Balls!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanueva tries a low kick but Balls avoids it.
Balls buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balls tries to clinch up

and Villanueva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Balls is pulling down on Villanueva's head. It's preventing any offense from Villanueva, at least for the moment.
Villanueva sitting in guard here, content to control.

Balls is working an open guard so Villanueva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Villanueva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Villanueva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Balls wants to control but Villanueva is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balls tries to roll over but Villanueva keeps him under control.

Villanueva escapes and gets back to his feet.
Balls with a poor takedown

and Villanueva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Villanueva wants to pass the guard but Balls is keeping the position.
Villanueva is breathing heavily.
Balls is controlling Villanueva's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva wants to pass the guard but Balls is keeping the position.
Villanueva stays in close to Balls's body and controls the position.
Villanueva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Villanueva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Villanueva shoots in and gets a takedown into Balls's guard.
Villanueva is stalling in the full guard.
Balls controls Villanueva momentarily but Villanueva frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Balls looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Villanueva has picked Balls up and slammed him! Balls can't keep hold of the triangle and Villanueva manages to pass to side control!
Balls struggling a bit here.
Balls gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villanueva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Villanueva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Villanueva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Villanueva controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villanueva is looking to take a break and control but Balls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Villanueva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Balls fails with the takedown

and Villanueva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Villanueva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villanueva is nestled in close to Balls, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Villanueva passes to side control.
Balls stops Villanueva from passing to mount.
Villanueva taking a break here but Balls is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Villanueva in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villanueva slips a nice elbow through Balls's hands, connecting with Balls's forehead.
Tyson Villanueva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villanueva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Villanueva in particular looking to stall.
Balls is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villanueva scores with a couple of nice shots.

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.

Balls pushes Villanueva off and gets back to his feet.
Balls tries to clinch

and Villanueva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Villanueva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Villanueva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Balls to get to his feet.

Villanueva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Villanueva working away.
Balls is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanueva controlling from side mount.
Villanueva working away.

Villanueva stands up and beckons Balls to his feet.
Villanueva tries for a takedown but Balls circles away easily
and Balls cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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.
Balls wants to clinch.
Balls keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villanueva blocks a head kick by Balls.

Villanueva feints and as Balls raises his hands in defense, Villanueva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balls looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Villanueva stands up from Balls's guard - Villanueva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tyson Villanueva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villanueva tries to clinch but Balls moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Villanueva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Balls. No joy for Villanueva on that attempt.
Villanueva moves in looking to clinch but Balls pushes him off.

Villanueva closes the distance and pushes Balls back into the cage.
Villanueva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Balls's efforts to push away.
Balls fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villanueva tries to pull guard but Balls holds him up against the cage and eventually Villanueva drops back down to his feet.
Villanueva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Balls's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Balls's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Villanueva shoots in and gets a takedown into Balls's guard.
Villanueva won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
Villanueva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva looking to sit in guard and control but Balls gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Villanueva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balls postures up and lands a big shot to Villanueva's brow.
Balls connects with a couple of short punches.
Balls preventing the sweep.
Balls in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Balls is pushing down on Villanueva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Villanueva is fighting to maintain full guard but Balls has managed to sneak the leg through.
Balls drops an elbow to the side of Villanueva's head.
Balls working the head and body with strikes.
Balls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Villanueva is trying to maintain the position but Balls is very close to passing his half guard.
Villanueva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Villanueva.
Villanueva wants to stand and escape but Balls is having none of it.
Villanueva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balls is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls pushing down on Villanueva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Villanueva is looking to control Balls's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villanueva avoid being mounted?
Villanueva tries to get to full guard but Balls has control of the leg.
Balls controlling the action here.
Villanueva gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Villanueva trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Villanueva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balls defends it easily.
Villanueva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villanueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jason Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Villanueva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balls must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Villanueva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Balls is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyson Villanueva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villanueva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Villanueva!