PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandro Uson Villaruz (ranked 4783 p4p, 2569 weight class) and Taisto Thai (ranked 473 p4p, 323 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Villaruz
vs
Thai

184 cm
19
179
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
177
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

IC&E Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandro Uson Villaruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Thai!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thai moves into the clinch.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Villaruz tries for a takedown but Thai manages to get underhooks.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villaruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Villaruzs head.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villaruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villaruz looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Thai.

It looks like Alexandro Uson Villaruz has been cut.
Villaruz is breathing heavily.
Thai lands an elbow just above Villaruz 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villaruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandro Uson Villaruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Villaruz tries to keep at a distance but Thai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai lands a shot to the body.
Villaruz wants a takedown.
Villaruz takes a knee to the side of the body.

Thai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thai drops Villaruz with a beautiful combination! Villaruz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thai is looking for the KO!
Villaruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice sprawl there from Thai as Villaruz shoots in.
Villaruz gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thai gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Villaruz is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Thai!
Post fight, Taisto Thai took to the microphone: 'Drinks on me! '.