PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Villa
vs
Sanders

194 cm
28
246 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
235 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Sanders!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa with a poor takedown
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Sanders misses
and Villa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sanders throws a lazy head kick
and Villa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders looks gassed!
Villa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Villa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Sanders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Villa lands with a nice body punch.
Villa lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Villa had a free shot at his head there.
Villa jabs Sanders right on the nose. Sanders blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Villa finds it's way through Sanders's defenses.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Villa.
Villa cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanders swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Villa counters with a flying knee that drops Sanders!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders can't keep his opponent in guard - Villa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Villa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Villa in particular looking to stall.
Villa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Villa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanders can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Villa has control of Sanders's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Villa content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villa fails to advance to Sanders's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Villa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sanders fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders walks into a straight right hand from Villa.
Rafael Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa misses with a jab to the body
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Villa fails with the takedown
and Sanders counters with a three punch combo that has Villa backing up. Villa nods at Sanders to acknowledge the strikes.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Villa.
Villa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanderss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Villa tries a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
Villa lands with a hook. Sanders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villa throws a shot to the body.
Sanders throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Villa fails with the takedown
and Sanders counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Villa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rafael Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa connects with a body shot that sends Sanders's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Sanders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Villa.
Villa scores with a body shot.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Villa.
Villa tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Villa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick that Sanders semi-blocks.
Villa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Villa lands a front kick.
Villa connects with a body shot.
Sanders throws a combination that misses
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
Sanders takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Villa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Villa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanders sprawls well. He's pushed Villa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa lands a jab to Sanders's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
Seth Sanders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa scores with a nice right hand.
Sanders throws a left and a right that both miss
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Villa connects with a high kick.
Villa lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Villa.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Villa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Villa scrambles back to his feet.
Sanders walks into a jab.
Sanders throws a lazy head kick
and Villa counters with a right hand to the body.
Villa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanders's head backwards.
Sanders takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Villa stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Villa.
Villa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanders as he avoids it easily.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Villa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Villa connects with a single shot there.
Sanders misses with a combination
enabling Villa to counter with a crisp jab.
Villa lands a nice hook to Sanders's body. Sanders takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Villa.
Villa thumps Sanders with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Villa. Beautiful body shot.
Villa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Villa cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Sanders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders ducks right into an uppercut from Villa.
Villa scores with a punch to the head.
Villa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Villa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanders doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Villa.

Villa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Villa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanders is just riding it out for now. Villa eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa stalling.
Seth Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Villa!