PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reizander Villarauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by BLEED IT OUT. Reizander Villarauta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Villarauta
vs
Marshall

200 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reizander Villarauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall scores with a jab.
Villarauta feints a jab promting Marshall to slip. Villarauta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marshall slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Villarauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Villarauta misses with a hook.
Villarauta misses with a looping left.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villarauta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villarauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Villarauta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Villarauta pushes him off.
Villarauta swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Villarauta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villarauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Villarauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta scores with a nice strike.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Villarauta.
Nice uppercut there from Villarauta.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Villarauta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Villarauta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villarauta loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villarauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Villarauta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Villarauta circles away.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Villarauta misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall moves out of range of the strikes.
Villarauta throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Marshall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villarauta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villarauta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Villarauta keeps it at a distance.
Marshall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
Villarauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villarauta.
Marshall lands with a kick to the temple. Villarauta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Villarauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villarauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
A lazy body kick from Villarauta
and Marshall counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta slips a jab from Marshall.
Villarauta misses with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a head kick.
Marshall looks to clinch
and Villarauta counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villarauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villarauta swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall slips a jab from Villarauta.
Marshall tries to clinch but Villarauta moves out of range.
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villarauta circles away quickly and effectively.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Villarauta.
Marshall blocks a jab.
Villarauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice shot that snaps Villarauta's head back.
Villarauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Villarauta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Villarauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villarauta takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Villarauta takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Villarauta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villarauta swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall jabs Villarauta right on the nose. Villarauta blinks but takes it well.
Villarauta checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Villarauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Marshall forces Villarauta back against the cage and clinches.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villarauta blocks it with crossed arms.
Villarauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall pushes off an throws an elbow but Villarauta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marshall lands a damaging elbow.
Villarauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villarauta tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
Villarauta looking to stall.
Villarauta avoids the elbow strike from Marshall, against the cage.
Marshall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villarauta takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Villarauta tries to work over Marshall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Villarauta working aggressively here.
Villarauta avoids the elbow strike from Marshall, against the cage.
Villarauta takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Reizander Villarauta has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Villarauta is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Villarauta.
Marshall trying to land knees to the body.
Villarauta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Villarauta.
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.
Villarauta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villarauta tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshall throws an elbow but misses.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villarauta's defenses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marshall creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villarauta's defenses.
A body shot lands from Villarauta.
Villarauta takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villarauta lands a shoulder strike.
Marshall looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall stalling against the cage.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villarauta.
Villarauta wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Villarauta lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marshall prevents Villarauta from breaking the clinch.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Villarauta is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Villarauta as the two fighters clinch.
Villarauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Reizander Villarauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Villarauta avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Villarauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Marshall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villarauta can't break the clinch.
Marshall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Villarauta is defending well for now.
Villarauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Villarauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villarauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Marshall.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall lands a knee to the body.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villarauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Villarauta avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Villarauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villarauta.
Marshall stalling in the clinch but Villarauta improves position.
Villarauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villarauta cracks Marshall with a nice body shot.
Villarauta lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Villarauta as Marshall tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Villarauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Villarauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall has Villarauta pressed against the cage, preventing Villarauta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshall is trying to stall.
Villarauta can't find room to land a body shot as Marshall controls the action.
Villarauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villarauta lands an uppercut.

Villarauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Villarauta keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villarauta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Villarauta throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall moves out of range as Villarauta strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reizander Villarauta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reizander Villarauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marshall tries to clinch but Villarauta moves out of range.
Reizander Villarauta is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villarauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Villarauta throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Villarauta.
Villarauta swings widly with a right hand
and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Villarauta.
Villarauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marshall.
Villarauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villarauta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Marshall.
Villarauta misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Villarauta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Villarauta misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Villarauta.
Villarauta throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Villarauta.
Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Villarauta pushes him off.
Villarauta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Villarauta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Villarauta is out of range.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Villarauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall slips under a jab from Villarauta.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Villarauta swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch but Villarauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Marshall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Villarauta.
Marshall wants to clinch but Villarauta slips to the side
and Villarauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Villarauta misses the shot to the body.
Marshall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marshall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villarauta scores with a three punch combo!
Villarauta misses with a series of wild punches.

Villarauta gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Villarauta lands a hook that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.
Villarauta avoids a wild elbow strike from Marshall.
Villarauta presses Marshall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Villarauta in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta stalling the fight.
Marshall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villarauta blocks it with crossed arms.
Villarauta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Villarauta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Villarauta is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villarauta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reizander Villarauta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villarauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marshall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villarauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Villarauta.
Villarauta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrei Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarauta lands a body punch.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Marshall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villarauta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marshall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villarauta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reizander Villarauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Villarauta 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reizander Villarauta!