PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avila comes into the arena with DMX - Ain't No Sunshine blaring out of the sound system. Fabio Villegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Avila
vs
Villegas

186 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Avila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villegas.
Avila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villegas.
Villegas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Villegas misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Villegas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Avila slips a jab and a cross from Villegas.

Villegas tries to keep at a distance but Avila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Villegas is working for takedown but Avila is calmly controlling the position for now.
Avila lands an uppercut.
Avila prevents the takedown attempt.
Avila lands with a light punch inside.
Avila lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Villegas tries to pull guard but Avila holds him up against the cage and eventually Villegas drops back down to his feet.
Eric Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Villegas.
Nice body punch from Avila - that landed with a thud.

Avila breaks the clinch.
Villegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Villegas.
A big right from Avila misses.
Avila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Avila pushes Villegas up against the cage in a clinch.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avila lands with a left to the head.
Avila slowing the pace effectively.
Villegas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Avila.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila scores with a hook to the body.
Villegas looks winded!
Avila stalling in the clinch.
Avila scores with a shoulder strike.
Avila lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Avila.
Avila is pushing Villegas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Avila lands a shoulder strike.
Avila stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Avila scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila is pushing Villegas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right handed body shot lands from Avila.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avila lands a body shot in the clinch.

Avila breaks from the clinch.
Villegas loads up on a big right hand but Avila slips the punch.

Avila moves into the clinch.
Avila lands with a left to the head.
Avila is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Avila.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Villegas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila avoiding damage.
Avila lands with a right to the head.
Villegas tries to pull guard but Avila forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Avila manages to break the clinch.

Avila gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Avila seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Avila gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Avila lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Avila breaks the clinch.
Villegas misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Avila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Avila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Villegas.
Villegas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Avila eats them both and turns towards Villegas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Avila throws a hook but Villegas avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villegas.

Avila is rocked!
Villegas lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Avila falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fabio Villegas!
Fabio Villegas is the new middleweight champion!