PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danillo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santos Villavera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferreira
vs
Villavera

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danillo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Villavera!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferreira.

Ferreira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villavera tries to strike from the bottom.
Villavera 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.
Villavera trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Villavera.
Villavera thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Villavera is looking to sweep but instead, Ferreira has passed into half guard.
Ferreira lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira prevents Villavera from improving his position.
Villavera missing with punches from the bottom.
Ferreira is keen to just control but Villavera is a slippery customer.
Ferreira tries to pass to full mount but Villavera defends it.
Villavera misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Villavera wants to improve his position but Ferreira is controlling well.
Ferreira blocks the strikes from Villavera.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferreira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villavera circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferreira shoots in but Villavera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ferreira fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danillo Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira misses with a takedown attempt - Villavera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.
Ferreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Villavera.
Ferreira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villavera pinned against the cage. Villavera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Villavera gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villavera looks up at the clock and then as Ferreira takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Villavera smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Villavera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Villavera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Villavera scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ferreira to see if he's OK.
Villavera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ferreira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ferreira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Villavera connects with a decent elbow.

Ferreira is rocked!
Villavera is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Ferreira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Villavera cracks Ferreira with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Villavera immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Ferreira is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Villavera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santos Villavera!