PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Van Der Villar (ranked 5041 p4p, 3202 weight class) and Ian Gary Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Der Villar
vs
Gary Iii

172 cm
18
166
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fiyero Van Der Villar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Gary Iii!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gary Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Der Villar throws a push kick but Gary Iii slaps the foot to one side.
Van Der Villar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar is looking to slow Gary Iii down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Villar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary Iii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gary Iii looks winded!
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gary Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Der Villar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fiyero Van Der Villar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Villar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Der Villar. Gary Iii shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Villar scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Der Villar fakes the leg kick and cracks Gary Iii in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Gary Iii down.
Gary Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Der Villar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Van Der Villar keeps Gary Iii at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.
Gary Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Der Villar. Van Der Villar obviously looking to wear him down.
Gary Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Der Villar can pounce on him.
Van Der Villar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar thumps Gary Iii with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar throws a chopping leg kick but Gary Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Gary Iii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar is looking to land body kicks.
Gary Iii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Villar misses with a low kick as Gary Iii jumps back.
Van Der Villar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Der Villar moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGary Iii.
A clash of legs there as Gary Iii blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gary Iii misses.
Gary Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gary Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Der Villar with a body shot.
Van Der Villar with a nice calf kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gary Iii. That did some damage!
Van Der Villar is looking to slow Gary Iii down with leg kicks.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gary Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar wants to slow Gary Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Gary Iii raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Der Villar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gary Iii misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Villar pushes Gary Iii away with a front kick.
Gary Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fiyero Van Der Villar 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.

Van Der Villar fakes the leg kick and cracks Gary Iii in the body.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Der Villar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gary Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar scores with a push kick.
Van Der Villar fakes the leg kick and cracks Gary Iii in the body.
Gary Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gary Iii is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gary Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar scores with a nice body kick.
Van Der Villar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Villar throws a front kick that sends Gary Iii stumbling back into the cage.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Villar pushes Gary Iii away with a front kick.
Van Der Villar lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Der Villar thumps Gary Iii with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Der Villar!
Van Der Villar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gary Iii will feel that in the morning.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Der Villar scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Villar connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Villar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Der Villar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Der Villar scores with a leg kick.
You can see that Gary Iii has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gary Iii might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Der Villar has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Der Villar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gary Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick from Van Der Villar, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar misses with a body kick.
Gary Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gary Iii.
Gary Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick that knocks Gary Iii off balance momentarily.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Van Der Villar tenderised Gary Iii's leg. Gary Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Der Villar tries to land a front kick but Gary Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gary Iii checks a leg kick.
Gary Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Villar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Der Villar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Der Villar with the inside leg kick.
Gary Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Der Villar misses with a low kick.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gary Iii.
Van Der Villar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gary Iii can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Gary Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gary Iii appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gary Iii takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fiyero Van Der Villar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Van Der Villar scores with a kick to the body.
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gary Iii.
Van Der Villar keeps Gary Iii at a distance using the push kick.
That kick from Van Der Villar tenderised Gary Iii's leg. Gary Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fiyero Van Der Villar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gary Iii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gary Iii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Der Villar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Der Villar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gary Iii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Villar scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gary Iii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Villar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Van Der Villar tenderised Gary Iii's leg. Gary Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gary Iii takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Van Der Villar scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Der Villar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gary Iii.
Van Der Villar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Der Villar tries a low kick but Gary Iii avoids it.
Van Der Villar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gary Iii shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar throws a leg kick that misses.
Gary Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Der Villar with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Der Villar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Der Villar fakes the leg kick and cracks Gary Iii in the body.
Gary Iii blocks the body kick.
Gary Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
A clash of legs there as Gary Iii blocks the low kick.
Gary Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Der Villar is looking to chop away at Gary Iii's legs.
Van Der Villar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar connects with a solid leg kick.
Gary Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar misses with a body kick.
Gary Iii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Van Der Villar thows a body kick. Gary Iii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good work by Gary Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Gary Iii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Der Villar with a body shot.
Fiyero Van Der Villar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gary Iii tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Der Villar.
Gary Iii walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar misses with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gary Iii in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Der Villar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gary Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Villar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gary Iii. That did some damage!
Gary Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Der Villar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Der Villar. That's going to slow Gary Iii down.
Gary Iii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Der Villar rather than just go for the knockout.
Gary Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Gary Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Der Villar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Villar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gary Iii checks it well.
Van Der Villar connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Van Der Villar.
A low kick from Van Der Villar is predictable there
and Gary Iii counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Der Villar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Villar.
Van Der Villar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ian Gary Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Villar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gary Iii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Van Der Villar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Der Villar 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Van Der Villar!
Fiyero Van Der Villar thanked the fans post fight for their support.