PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erick Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villar
vs
Mason

183 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villar misses with a wild body shot.
Villar ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Villar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Mason gets caught flat footed, as Villar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Villar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mason dives on top into guard.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Villar controlling the position.
Villar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mason throws a strike but Villar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar landing with the ground and pound.
Mason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mason is looking to stand up but Villar isn't so interested in that idea.

Mason has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Villar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Villar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Villar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Villar throwing strikes from guard but Mason blocks nicely.
Villar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar is looking to work some ground and pound but Mason has wrist control.
Villar forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Villar there.
Villar working over Mason with some ground and pound. Mason looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Villar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mason is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Villar passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Villar has an Americana. Mason didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Villar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Villar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Erick Villar!