PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Private Eye as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villarreal
vs
White

179 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from White

and Villarreal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Villarreal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Villarreal wants to stand but White is controlling his posture from full guard.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Villarreal preventing the sweep.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Villarreal is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

White wriggles free and stands up.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villarreal changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Villarreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a nice looking combination but Villarreal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from White.
Villarreal throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villarreal.

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villarreal is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
Villarreal tries to buck White off but White is having none of it.
Villarreal struggling a bit here.
White controls the position.
Villarreal is trying to buck White off.
White controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but White has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
White trying to control the position but Villarreal is working away.
Villarreal manages to get back to half guard.

Villarreal has one foot on White's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
White throws a push kick but Villarreal slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Villarreal on that attempt.
White scores with a nice body kick.
Villarreal fails to land the takedown.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Villarreal checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Villarreal backs up against the cage.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Villarreal feinted with a counter takedown.
White misses with a low kick as Villarreal jumps back.
Villarreal tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White manages to circle out of the way.
Villarreal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Villarreal persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villarreal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villarreal gets slowly back to his feet.

White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villarreal is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Villarreal is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Villarreal's head.
White wants to take a breather but Villarreal is having none of it.
White is thwarting Villarreal's attempts to control the position.
White blocks the strikes from Villarreal.
Villarreal wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick by White misses

so Villarreal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Villarreal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as White holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Villarreal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White only half commits to the counter leg kick.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White lands a left hand.
Villarreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Villarreal being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White trying to stall but Villarreal improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villarreal.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee calls for White to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walter White.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Villarreal dodges the punch combination from White.
White throws a solid leg kick but Villarreal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Villarreal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villarreal tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Villarreal shoots in but no luck this time.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White looks to land a combination but Villarreal avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Rodney Villarreal has been cut.
White tries to clinch but Villarreal moves out of range.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Villarreal circles away.

White scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villarreal is pushing White's head away, looking to escape. White manages to hold on to the position though.
Villarreal regains half guard there - taking advantage of White's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Still in half guard, White seems content to control.
White stops Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
White content to control rather than advance.
Villarreal is trying to stand up here but White is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villarreal is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villarreal avoid being mounted?
White performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Villarreal fails with a takedown attempt.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villarreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Villarreal is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Villarreal is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to take a break and control but Villarreal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Villarreal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. White is working away from the top position though.
Villarreal is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
White throwing shots but Villarreal is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Villarreal is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villarreal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Villarreal moves out of range of the body kick.
Villarreal dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Villarreal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Villarreal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Villarreal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck for Villarreal with that takedown attempt.
Villarreal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Villarreal blocks the leg kick.
Villarreal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Villarreal is rocked!
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Villarreal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Villarreal collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Walter White!
Walter White decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.