PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tetradze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boyani Villanueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tetradze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye Of The Tiger. Boyani Villanueva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tetradze
vs
Villanueva

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
252 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruslan Tetradze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyani Villanueva!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetradze throws out a loose jab but Villanueva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villanueva shoots for a double leg takedown but Tetradze sprawls well. He's pushed Villanueva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villanueva shoots in but no luck this time.
Villanueva shoots in for a takedown but Tetradze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruslan Tetradze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyani Villanueva.

Tetradze clinches up with Villanueva and pushes him back against the cage.
Villanueva tries to pull guard but Tetradze won't allow it.
Villanueva jumps guard but Tetradze turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Villanueva pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tetradze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Villanueva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tetradze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Villanueva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tetradze content to stall in guard here.
Tetradze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetradze wants to stand but Villanueva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tetradze trying to control but Villanueva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ruslan Tetradze.
Villanueva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Villanueva.
Villanueva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tetradze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyani Villanueva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tetradze stuffs the takedown.
Tetradze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villanueva looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tetradze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetradze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Tetradze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Villanueva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tetradze tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tetradze tries for a kimura but Villanueva is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Villanueva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Villanueva is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tetradze working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Villanueva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tetradze is controlling him well.
Tetradze is looking to take a break and control but Villanueva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villanueva is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Tetradze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tetradze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Villanueva is trying to maintain the position but Tetradze is very close to passing his half guard.

Tetradze is looking for a kimura but Villanueva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tetradze to get the leverage.
Villanueva is looking for a sweep. Tetradze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Villanueva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tetradze.
Tetradze is thwarting Villanueva's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetradze wants to control but Villanueva is keeping him busy.

Tetradze is working for a kimura but Villanueva is defending it quite comfortably.

Tetradze is trying to work for a kimura but Villanueva is defending well.
Tetradze is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze is pressing down on Villanueva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Villanueva is holding on for now.
Tetradze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villanueva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze prevents Villanueva from standing back up.
Villanueva trying to hold on to Tetradze's head to control him but Tetradze postures up.

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

Villanueva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tetradze's guard.
Ruslan Tetradze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villanueva postures up and lands a big shot to Tetradze's brow.
Villanueva looking to sit in guard and control but Tetradze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Villanueva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tetradze.
Villanueva is breathing heavily.
Tetradze's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Villanueva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tetradze gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tetradze trying to hold on to Villanueva's head to control him but Villanueva postures up.
Villanueva prevents Tetradze from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ruslan Tetradze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Villanueva fails with a takedown attempt.
Villanueva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tetradze pinned against the cage. Tetradze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Villanueva darts in trying to clinch
and Tetradze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tetradze tries to land a front kick but Villanueva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Villanueva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villanueva.
Ruslan Tetradze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boyani Villanueva.
Villanueva shoots and misses

and Tetradze counters by clinching up.

Tetradze manages to break the clinch.
Villanueva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tetradze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villanueva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tetradze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villanueva is fending him off so far but Tetradze persists. Nope, Villanueva circles away and we're back to standing.
Boyani Villanueva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tetradze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tetradze lands some shots froms side control.

Tetradze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Villanueva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tetradze takes a little break here. Villanueva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze trying to control the action but Villanueva is working from the bottom.
Tetradze wants to control for a moment but Villanueva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze with the ground and pound but Villanueva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tetradze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Villanueva's head.
Tetradze looking to pass the guard.
Tetradze trying to control the position from guard on top but Villanueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetradze won't allow Villanueva to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tetradze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Villanueva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Ruslan Tetradze wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tetradze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Villanueva with a poor takedown
and Tetradze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Villanueva's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tetradze shoots in and bounces Villanueva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villanueva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Tetradze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tetradze 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Tetradze!