PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billie Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Henderviluchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderviluchi has chosen Italy - Road Rash 3 OST as his entrance music. Mark Henderviluchi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Downs
vs
Henderviluchi

223 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Billie Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Henderviluchi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Downs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henderviluchi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Downs looking for a sweep. Not yet Downs, not yet.
Downs throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Downs is trying to keep Henderviluchi in close.
Downs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderviluchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Downs is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downs wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderviluchi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Downs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Downs keeping moving, preventing Henderviluchi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderviluchi's guard.

Henderviluchi wants to sweep here but Downs controlling him for the moment.
Downs connects with a couple of short punches.
Downs distracts Henderviluchi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Downs postures up and lands a big shot to Henderviluchi's brow.
Henderviluchi looks winded!

Henderviluchi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Downs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Downs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Downs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderviluchi is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downs working some strikes from top position.
Downs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Henderviluchi's guard.
Henderviluchi trying to keep a closed guard but Downs is proving a slippery customer.
Downs slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Henderviluchi.

Downs is trying to work for a kimura but Henderviluchi is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Downs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henderviluchi is just riding it out for now. Downs eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Downs seems to be looking for submissions.

Downs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henderviluchi wants to improve his position but Downs is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Henderviluchi feints and as Downs raises his hands in defense, Henderviluchi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Downs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Downs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Downs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Downs pulls Henderviluchi in close to prevent any damage.
Downs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderviluchi manages to get himself to full guard.

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 Billie Downs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Downs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Henderviluchi defends well and Downs ends up having to push Henderviluchi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Henderviluchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Downs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Downs throws a head kick but Henderviluchi moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Henderviluchi. No joy for Downs on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Downs.
Henderviluchi swinging wildly here.
Downs looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Downs.
Henderviluchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Henderviluchi tries to keep at a distance but Downs has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderviluchi is pressed up against the cage. Downs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderviluchi down to the mat. Henderviluchi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billie Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderviluchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderviluchi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Downs defends it well.

Henderviluchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Downs is trying to defend but Henderviluchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Henderviluchi prevents Downs from improving his position.

Henderviluchi seems to be working for a kimura but Downs defends the submission attempt.
Henderviluchi trying to control from half guard but Downs is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderviluchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Downs wants to control but Henderviluchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Downs is pressing down on Henderviluchi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Downs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Henderviluchi preventing the sweep.
Downs pulls Henderviluchi in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Downs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Downs is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderviluchi sees it coming and defends easily.
Billie Downs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Downs stands up from half guard.
Downs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Henderviluchi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Downs wants to control but Henderviluchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Downs wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downs gets full guard.
Downs throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderviluchi's guard.

Henderviluchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Downs's guard.

Downs tries to strike from the bottom.
Henderviluchi postures up.
Henderviluchi trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom.
Downs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Downs throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Downs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderviluchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henderviluchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Downs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderviluchi manages to get himself to full guard.

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 Billie Downs will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Downs gets tackled into the cage by Henderviluchi. Henderviluchi maintains the clinch.
Downs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderviluchi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Henderviluchi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Henderviluchi wants to control but Downs is keeping him busy.
Downs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Downs manages to get to full guard.
Downs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderviluchi manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henderviluchi is proving hard to escape from.
Henderviluchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderviluchi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Downs is now in half guard.

Downs seems to be looking for submissions.

Downs seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henderviluchi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Henderviluchi looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderviluchi, not yet.
Downs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Downs stopping the sweep attempt from Henderviluchi.
Downs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henderviluchi is wriggling around but Downs manages to pass to half guard.

Downs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Henderviluchi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Downs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Henderviluchi tries to roll over but Downs keeps him under control.

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.
Downs slips a nice elbow through Henderviluchi's hands, connecting with Henderviluchi's forehead.
Downs content to control rather than advance.

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

Henderviluchi gets caught flat footed, as Downs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Downs works over Henderviluchi with some ground and pound from guard.
Downs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billie Downs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Downs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billie Downs!