PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villa (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.

Wise
vs
Villa

187 cm
20
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
246 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Balco Boys - Hilo

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Villa blocks a jab.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Villa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villa misses with an uppercut. Wise saw that one coming.
Wise getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Rafael Villa has been cut.
Villa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wise.
A telegraphed right hand from Wise misses the target.
Villa slips under a jab.

Villa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wise!

Villa stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Villa.
Wise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Wise throws a looping overhand right but Villa ducks down to avoid it.
Wise misses with a straight left.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa connects with a jab.

It looks like Dennis Wise has been cut.
Wise throws a lazy right hand but Villa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Villa shoots in but no luck this time.
Villa slips a straight right by Wise.
Wise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villa was well out of range. Poor timing from Wise.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wise stuffs the takedown.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
A swing and a miss from Wise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wise but Wise pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
Wise swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wise sizes up Villa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Wise missing with a left hand there. Villa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wise throws out a leg kick but Villa moves out of range and Wise only half commits.
Wise throws a sloppy head kick and Villa moves out of range easily.
Villa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Villa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wise sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villa somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise misses with a hook.
Wise looks to score with a jab to the body but Villa is just out of range.
Wise moves away from the strike by Villa.
Villa moves away from the strike by Wise.
Wise throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Villa on the side of the head.
Wise slaps away a takedown attempt from Villa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Wise does it's job there.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wise throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise falls off balance throwing a combination

and Villa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Villa stands and steps away. Wise gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wise throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wise misses with a body shot
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Wise throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wise throws a hook but Villa avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wise misses with a hook.
Villa defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Villa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rafael Villa will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Wise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Villa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wise throws a predictable looking body shot
and Villa counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Villa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa shoots in for a takedown but Wise shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Wise 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Villa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wise is fending him off so far but Villa persists. Nope, Wise circles away and we're back to standing.
Wise throws out a loose jab but Villa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
Wise leaves Villa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Wise finds it's target.
Rafael Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villa.
Villa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wise scores with a hook to the body. Villa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Villa is breathing heavily.
Wise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Wise misses
and Villa counters with a stiff right hand.
Villa defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Villa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wise.
Wise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wise lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wise.
Wise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Villa in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa looks for a takedown but Wise sprawls well.
Wise loads up on a big right hand but Villa slips the punch.
Villa misses with the combination.
Wise drops his hands momentarily and Villa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa shoots in but no luck this time.
Wise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villa manages to avoid it.
Villa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Villa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wise's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa looking to pass the guard.

Wise wriggles free and stands up.
Wise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Wise. No joy for Villa on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely.
Wise throws an overhand right that lands on Villa's shoulder, as Villa tries to avoid the shot.
Wise misses with a jab to the body
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wise swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Wise falls off balance throwing a combination

and Villa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Villa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wise has his feet on Villa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Villa dives in and grabs Wise's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wise pushes down on Villa's head and hops out.
Wise scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wise throws a jab when Villa was well out of range.
Villa slips under a jab.
Villa throws a series of punches but Wise avoids them all with ease.
Wise displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villa.
Villa has a takedown stuffed.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Villa.
Villa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Villa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise misses with a hook. Villa ducked under it nicely.
Villa blocks a head kick by Wise.
Villa defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wise scores with a nice right hand.
Wise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wise misses with an uppercut. Villa saw that one coming.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Villa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
No luck for Villa with that takedown attempt.
Villa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Villa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wise connects with a single shot there.
Wise loads up on a big right hand but Villa slips the punch.
Villa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wise throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wise looks to land a right hand but Villa moved out of range.
Wise throws a hook to the side of Villa's head but Villa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wise throws a big shot that misses.
Villa fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise loads up on a big right hand but Villa slips the punch.
Villa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Wise misses with a shot to the body
and Wise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wise lands a jab.
Wise looks to land a left hand but Villa moved out of range nicely.
Wise swings for the body but Villa moves out of range.
Wise lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rafael Villa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dennis Wise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise tests Villa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wise misses with a low kick.
Villa slips a jab from Wise.
Nice defenses there by Villa.
Villa seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wise shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Villa is backing up but Wise catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Villa covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wise Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Wise!