PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Dump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar comes to the cage accompanied by The Prophet by Soulfly. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Villar
vs
Dump

190 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

182 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juliano Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Forrest Dump!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dump, as that shot connected.
Villar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Villar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dump circles away.
Villar takes one on the button.
Dump lands a nice shot that snaps Villar's head back.
Villar goes for a double leg but Dump avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dump continues to drive forward.
Villar wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dump misses with a knee strike.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Villar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dump is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Villar wants to control from the top but Dump keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dump keeping full guard, as Villar tries to pass.
Villar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dump is controlling Villar's posture.
Villar's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dump misses with an uppercut

and Villar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dump looking to control.
Dump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. Villar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dump slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dump postures up.
Dump trying to control but Villar is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dump must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dump has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Villar is proving hard to escape from.
Dump trying to control the position from guard on top but Villar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dump sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dump being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Villar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Forrest Dump will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Villar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Villar fails with a takedown attempt.
Dump cracks a nice hook into Villar's ribs.
A jab from Dump misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump throws a shot from downtown. Villar moves away and avoids it.
Dump looks to land a left hand but Villar moved out of range nicely.
Villar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dump as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villar goes for a double leg but Dump avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dump continues to drive forward.
Dump lands a left hand that snaps the head of Villar backwards.
Dump lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Villar backwards.
Dump gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villar.
Villar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Villar blocks a body shot from Dump.
Villar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dump smiles and moves away.
Dump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dump misses with a double jab.
Villar shoots for a takedown but Dump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dump stuffs the takedown.
Dump wants to clinch.
Dump throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villar fails with the takedown.
Villar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dump defends well and Villar ends up having to push Dump into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dump throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dump misses with the head strike.
Dump putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Dump breaks the clinch.
Villar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dump misses with a looping left.
Forrest Dump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Villar has his takedown stuffed
and Dump counters with a left to the body.
Dump misses with a looping left.
Forrest Dump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dump looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dump throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Villar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villar slips a jab from Dump.

Dump clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Dump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dump misses with a right hand

and Villar counters with a single leg into guard. Dump didn't expect that.
Villar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dump is keeping the position for now.
Dump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dump is looking to stand up but Villar isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dump has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Villar has passed into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dump tries to bench press Villar off him but Villar keeps the position.
Dump stops Villar from passing to mount.

Villar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dump has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dump has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dump is trying to improve his position.
Juliano Villar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Villar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dump has escaped the position, nice work there.
Forrest Dump is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dump can't do much from the bottom here.
Dump is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Villar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dump is trying to improve his position.
Villar trying to control the action but Dump is working from the bottom.
Dump is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dump throws a hook but Villar avoids it easily.
Dump stuffs the takedown attempt from Villar. Villar gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dump misses with some punches.

Dump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juliano Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villar connects with a single shot there.
Dump uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dump misses with a lunging right hand

and Villar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dump misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dump.
Dump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Villar's elbow.
Villar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Villar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dump lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dump gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juliano Villar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villar takes a shot to the head.
Villar can't get the takedown.
Dump lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Forrest Dump.
I've got Dump winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Dump!
A very excited looking Forrest Dump made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.