PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shikou Endou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endou comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of - Rage Against The Machine. Fabio Villegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Endou
vs
Villegas

187 cm
29
202 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

184 cm
29
192 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shikou Endou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Endou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Endou is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Endou seems content to control.
Villegas gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Villegas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Endou advances to half guard.
Villegas is looking for a sweep. Endou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Endou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Endou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Villegas is looking to improve his position.
Endou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Villegas is staying active underneath Endou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Endou works his foot free and advances to mount.
Endou lands with some strikes.
We've been hearing that Endou has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Endou landing strikes from the mount and Villegas is in trouble!
Villegas is squirming around, avoiding Endou's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villegas is looking to improve his position but Endou isn't that keen on the idea.
Endou controlling from mount.
Endou lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Villegas is squirming around, avoiding Endou's attempts to control the action.
Endou controlling from the full mount.
Endou with the ground and pound from mount.
Endou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Villegas is squirming around, avoiding Endou's attempts to control the action.

Endou is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Villegas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Villegas regains half guard.
Endou trying to control the action but Villegas is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endou passes to full mount!
Villegas is working to get back to half guard.

Endou with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Villegas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Endou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Endou wants to control the pace but Villegas is squirming around nicely.
Villegas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Villegas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Endou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Endou tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Villegas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Endou is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Villegas is surviving well by controlling Endou's body position as best he can.
Endou controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villegas is looking to improve his position but Endou isn't that keen on the idea.
Endou with a couple of short strikes.
Villegas is trying to escape the mount.
Endou controlling from mount.
Villegas really wants to buck Endou off and get back to his feet.
Villegas is looking to improve his position but Endou isn't that keen on the idea.
Endou lands with some strikes.
Endou prevents Villegas from getting the reversal.
Endou is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Villegas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Endou with shots to the head and body - Villegas looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Endou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Villegas is rocked!
Endou tries to control but Villegas wriggling away.
Villegas is still in real trouble! Can Endou finish him?
Endou landing shots from mount.

Endou looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Villegas is looking to get to half guard.
Endou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Villegas seems to have recovered his senses.
Endou controlling the pace for now.
Villegas is trying desperately to improve position.
Villegas wants to get back to his feet.

Endou looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Endou looking to control but Villegas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shikou Endou 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.

Endou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villegas manages to avoid it.
Villegas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Endou doesn't seem bothered though.

Endou has taken the fight to the clinch.

Endou manages to pull guard.
Villegas postures up.
Endou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Villegas is one step ahead there.
Endou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Villegas's guard.

Villegas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Endou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Endou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Endou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shikou Endou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villegas tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Endou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Endou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Endou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Villegas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Villegas is looking for a sweep. Endou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Endou wants to pass the guard but Villegas is defending well.

Endou seems to be looking for submissions.
Endou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Villegas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Endou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villegas can do to turn this around?
Villegas is trying to stand back up but Endou is controlling him

Endou is looking for a kimura but Villegas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Endou to get the leverage.

Endou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Villegas has managed to free his arm - good work.

Villegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Endou is looking to advance position but Villegas won't allow it.
Endou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Villegas keeps working.
Endou winds up and cracks Villegas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Endou trying to pass the guard but Villegas defending well.

Villegas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Endou pulls his head out easily.

Endou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Villegas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Endou scores with a couple of nice shots.
Endou wants to pass to mount but Villegas is defending the position.
Endou perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Villegas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Endou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Villegas is just riding it out for now. Endou eventually gives up the hold.
Endou moves into full mount! Villegas won't be happy about that!
Villegas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Endou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Villegas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Endou lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Villegas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Endou putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Endou looking for a guillotine from mount but Villegas is having none of it.
Endou with good strikes from the mount here!
Endou cracks Villegas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Endou controlling his opponent.
Endou lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Endou working Villegas over with strikes here.
Endou controlling from the full mount.
Endou unloading with bombs!
Villegas is trying to escape the mount.
A big strike lands for Endou! That's really hurt Villegas and he's turned his back - Endou keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Endou jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shikou Endou!
After the big win, Shikou Endou made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.