PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Leno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leno's entrance music is My Monologue. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leno
vs
Villanova

175 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

StarDust. Cosmic Creations.
StarDust. Cosmic Creations.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Leno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Villanova!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leno connects with a right hand. Villanova shakes it off.
Villanova throws a series of punches but Leno avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Villanova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villanova takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leno works over Villanova's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Villanova misses.
Leno stuns Villanova with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Villanova tries to clinch there but Leno circles away.
Leno misses with a low kick.
Villanova throws a push kick but Leno slaps the foot to one side.

Leno scores with a takedown into Villanova's guard.
Villanova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leno.
Leno throwing strikes but missing.
Leno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leno with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Leno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leno looking to sit in guard and control but Villanova gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leno keeping moving, preventing Villanova from controlling successfully.
Villanova looks gassed!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leno drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Villanova is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Leno are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Leno cracks Villanova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Villanova taking a bit of punishment here - Leno scoring with strikes.
Villanova regains half guard, as Leno was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Villanova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leno scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leno working over Villanova with some ground and pound. Villanova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Leno not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leno working over Villanova with some ground and pound. Villanova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Villanova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leno.
Villanova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leno.
Leno thows a huge punch but Villanova dodges it nicely.
Leno controlling the pace.
Leno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Villanova is staying active underneath Leno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Villanova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leno stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Leno drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leno is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leno lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leno working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Villanova's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leno is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leno postures up in Villanova's guard and throws a big left but Villanova blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Leno dominated that round.
That's time! Leno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Leno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villanova at a distance.
Villanova tries to clinch up but Leno circles away and keeps his distance.
Villanova looks for the body kick but Leno saw that one coming.
Leno thuds a left hand into Villanova's body.

Leno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leno is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Leno is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villanova has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villanova trying to hold on to Leno's head to control him but Leno postures up.
Villanova is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leno throwing shots but Villanova is blocking nicely.
Leno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leno missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Leno is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Villanova doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leno.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leno misses with a body kick.
Villanova throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leno stalks Villanova and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Villanova's face. Villanova staggers backwards, shaken.
Leno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Villanova.

Leno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Leno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jay Leno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leno is looking to work some ground and pound but Villanova has wrist control.
Leno trying to control the position from guard on top but Villanova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Leno is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Leno throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leno throwing strikes from guard but Villanova blocks nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Villanova drops his hands momentarily and Leno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leno tests Villanova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leno lands a nice shot to the body.
Leno throws a chopping leg kick but Villanova manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Leno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Villanova dodges the ground and pound from Leno.
Sloppy strikes there by Leno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Leno's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Villanova avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Leno.
Villanova tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leno misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Villanova defending against the ground and pound.
Leno throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Leno throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Leno working the ground and pound but Villanova is defending the strikes.
Villanova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Leno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Leno tries to close the distance and clinch but Villanova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villanova swings for the body but Leno moves out of range.
Leno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Villanova at a distance.
Leno's corner calls for a 1-2. Leno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jay Leno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Villanova gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Leno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Villanova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leno wants to pass the guard but Villanova is keeping the position.
Villanova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Villanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leno sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leno throws and elbow that misses. Villanova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leno's guard. Nice move by Villanova!
Leno looking for a sweep. Not yet Leno, not yet.
Leno is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vincent Villanova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villanova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Leno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Villanova on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leno scores with a jab to the body.
Leno scores with a body shot.
Leno looks to throw a body kick

and Villanova counters by moving into the clinch.
Leno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leno misses with a body punch.
Leno swings wildly with an uppercut but Villanova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Leno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Villanova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leno's efforts to push away.
Leno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Villanova prevents Leno from breaking the clinch.
Leno is looking to break free of the clinch but Villanova has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villanova.
Leno is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Villanova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leno wants to get back to striking at distance but Villanova won't allow it.

Villanova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leno throws a low kick but Villanova avoids it.
Villanova takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leno throws out a leg kick but Villanova moves out of range and Leno only half commits.
Leno lands a slapping body shot.

Leno closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Villanova did well to prevent Leno getting side control.
Leno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Villanova is looking to control Leno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villanova avoid being mounted?
Leno sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Villanova defending well though.
Vincent Villanova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Villanova avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leno.
Villanova trying to control but Leno postures up.
Leno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leno throws a leg kick but Villanova checks it.
Leno throws a low kick, looking for Villanova's leg but Villanova calmly moves out of range.
Leno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leno throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Leno.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Leno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Leno!