PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Villa
vs
Arroyo

194 cm
22
246 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Villa.

It looks like Pedro Arroyo has been cut.
Villa shoots for a double leg takedown but Arroyo sprawls well. He's pushed Villa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villa shoots for a double leg takedown but Arroyo sprawls well. He's pushed Villa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arroyo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Villa just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a combination that misses

so Villa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Villa isn't so interested in that idea.
Arroyo is wriggling around but Villa manages to pass to half guard.
Arroyo tries to kick Villa off but Villa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Villa is trying to control the action in half guard but Arroyo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arroyo wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Arroyo is trying to stand back up but Villa is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Villa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arroyo but Arroyo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Villa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Horrible takedown by Villa or perhaps it was just good defense by Arroyo which made him look bad.
Villa tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Villa or perhaps it was just good defense by Arroyo which made him look bad.
Arroyo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Villa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arroyo won't be happy with that.

Arroyo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Villa is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa shoots in but no luck this time.
Villa throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo throws a combination that misses
and Villa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo throws a combination that misses

and Villa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arroyo won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Arroyo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Villa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arroyo as he jumps to the side.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa is looking to clinch.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Villa has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arroyo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Villa counter with a right hand.
Arroyo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Villa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo is looking to stand up but Villa isn't so interested in that idea.
Villa trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Arroyo wants to stand up but Villa is controlling him.
Villa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arroyo's guard.
Arroyo is looking to get back to is feet but Villa passes into side control.
Arroyo is breathing heavily.
Villa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arroyo keeps working.
Villa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arroyo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arroyo is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is not content to let Villa control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Villa shoots in for a double leg but Arroyo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rafael Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Villa sends Arroyo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Villa is motioning to the referee to let Arroyo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Villa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Arroyo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arroyo misses with a combination
and Villa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arroyo but Arroyo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arroyo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Villa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arroyo tries to kick Villa off in order to stand up. Villa Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Villa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Villa trying to control the position but Arroyo is working away.
Arroyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Villa is controlling him well.
Arroyo is looking to get back to his feet here but Villa is keeping cool and he's managed to take Arroyo's back.
Arroyo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Villa.
Arroyo is trying to get back to his feet but Villa has full control of the position and if anything, Arroyo has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Arroyo tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Villa sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Arroyo to tap. Impressive finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Villa!