PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Villarreal (ranked 24094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McGregor (ranked 5555 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Villarreal
vs
McGregor

187 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Villarreal scores with a takedown into McGregor's guard.
Villarreal throws a big elbow that misses.
McGregor trying to control the position.
McGregor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Villarreal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGregor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Villarreal has passed into side control.
McGregor trying to control but Villarreal flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Villarreal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McGregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McGregor trying to control the action but Villarreal just sinks the hooks in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to escape the position.
Villarreal lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Villarreal.
Villarreal lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Villarreal.
Villarreal 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.
Villarreal is trying to stick to McGregor's back but McGregor is turning into Villarreal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Villarreal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McGregor.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor is looking to stand up but Villarreal won't let him.
Villarreal working a defensive guard here.
McGregor is fighting to break Villarreal's control of his arms but Villarreal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Villarreal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Villarreal is keeping the position.
Villarreal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGregor is in close to Villarreal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGregor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that McGregor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Villarreal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Villarreal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McGregor moves to clinch but Villarreal breaks away

and Villarreal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McGregor!
McGregor wants to control but Villarreal postures up.

Villarreal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGregor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McGregor is looking for a sweep.
Villarreal wants to control but McGregor is keeping him busy.

Villarreal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is trying to improve his position.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
McGregor can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor pushes Villarreal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Villarreal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Villarreal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Villarreal circles away from the clinch attempt.

McGregor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villarreal managing to control the position.
Villarreal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villarreal is adopting a defensive guard.
Villarreal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villarreal is striking but McGregor is not phased and passes to half guard.
McGregor is thwarting Villarreal's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGregor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Villarreal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGregor pinned against the cage. McGregor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

McGregor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Villarreal throws McGregor to one side and escapes!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McGregor looking to score a takedown here. Villarreal is defending well but McGregor drives through and ends up in Villarreal's guard.

McGregor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.

McGregor dives in and scores a takedown into Villarreal's guard.
Villarreal pulls McGregor in to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villarreal keeping moving, preventing McGregor from controlling successfully.
Villarreal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

McGregor gets to his feet. Villarreal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

McGregor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Villarreal pushes McGregor off and gets back to his feet.

Villarreal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McGregor to score an easy takedown into full guard.

McGregor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Villarreal controlling McGregor's posture.
Villarreal working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal seems keen to control McGregor's posture.
McGregor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGregor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Villarreal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Villarreal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McGregor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from McGregor as Villarreal shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from McGregor as Villarreal shoots in.
McGregor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Villarreal's sensitive parts.

McGregor shoots in and bounces Villarreal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter Villarreal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villarreal is trying to hold McGregor in close to prevent damage but McGregor has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McGregor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal can't escape the position.

McGregor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGregor thowing shots but they're missing.
Villarreal tries to hold on but McGregor postures up.
McGregor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Villarreal tries to hold on but McGregor pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal manages to control the position for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGregor avoids the attempt from Villarreal to control.

McGregor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Villarreal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Villarreal throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Villarreal trying to control but McGregor flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Villarreal just trying to survive but McGregor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor has good solid back control here.
Villarreal trying to control the action but McGregor just sinks the hooks in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGregor is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Villarreal has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
McGregor is trying to stick to Villarreal's back but Villarreal is turning into McGregor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McGregor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Villarreal.
McGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet McGregor, not yet.
Villarreal wanted to stand there but McGregor had control of the position.
McGregor managing to control the position.
McGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet McGregor, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McGregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Villarreal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Villarreal being controlled here momentarily.
Villarreal trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villarreal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGregor's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGregor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor McGregor!