PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Marchegiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Villa
vs
Marchegiano

202 cm
20
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Balco Boys Battle Gear
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocco Marchegiano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa thows a body kick. Marchegiano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a head kick.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Villa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Villa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marchegiano!
Marchegiano misses with a lunging right hand
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Marchegiano looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa scores with a push kick.
Marchegiano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick there by Villa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Villa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marchegiano will feel that in the morning.
Villa thuds his shin into the meat of Marchegiano's side.
Villa connects with a high kick.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marchegiano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Villa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa throws a head kick that half lands.
Villa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marchegiano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Villa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marchegiano if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Villa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Villa.
Villa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villa lands a head kick. Marchegiano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Villa missing with a left hand there. Marchegiano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villa thows a body kick. Marchegiano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Villa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rocco Marchegiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa feints a jab promting Marchegiano to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marchegiano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Villa - that will leave a mark!
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Villa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villa misses with a body kick.
Villa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marchegiano takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villa fakes the leg kick and cracks Marchegiano in the body.
Villa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Villa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marchegiano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa feints a jab promting Marchegiano to slip. Villa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marchegiano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panch Villa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Villa misses with the combination.
Villa misses with a double jab
and Marchegiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marchegiano's knee momentarily.
Marchegiano is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marchegiano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Panch Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa scores with a push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villa, as that shot connected.
Villa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Marchegiano walks forward, straight into a front kick from Villa.
Panch Villa is winning the standup battle so far.
Villa throws a series of punches but Marchegiano avoids them all with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Villa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marchegiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Villa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice jab there from Villa.
Marchegiano takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Villa scores with a spinning back kick!
Villa delivers a nice body kick.
Villa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Villa lands a head kick!
Marchegiano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Villa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Villa.
Villa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villa scores with a nice body kick.
Villa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marchegiano can do to turn this around?
Villa scores with a head kick. Marchegiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa fails to land with a series of punches.
Villa throws a leg kick which misses Marchegiano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marchegiano tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panch Villa dominated that second round.
That's time! Villa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marchegiano really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Marchegiano misses
and Villa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marchegiano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villa counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Villa does no damage.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a low kick, right behind Marchegiano 's knee.
Marchegiano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marchegiano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Villa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Villa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Marchegiano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marchegiano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa lands with a slapping head kick.
Marchegiano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.
Villa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab lands there for Villa.
Villa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marchegiano on the side of the head.
Villa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut
and Villa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Villa connects with a solid leg kick.
Villa throws a combination. Marchegiano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rocco Marchegiano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Villa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marchegiano's hands.
Villa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Villa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body kick from Villa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa connects with a leg kick. Marchegiano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa lands with a nice combination. Marchegiano backs away looking to recover.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that misses
and Villa counters with a series of strikes. Marchegiano will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Villa. That's going to slow Marchegiano down.
Villa lands a high kick!
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.
Marchegiano misses with a hook to the body
and Villa counters with a one-two to the body.
Marchegiano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marchegiano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano looks to land a combination but Villa avoids it well.
Villa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Villa scores with a head kick. Marchegiano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a big head kick but Marchegiano shrugs it off.
Marchegiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Villa.
Villa lands a nice looking body kick.
Marchegiano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Panch Villa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick from Villa lands but Marchegiano takes it in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
Panch 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

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