PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between pet willans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Di BOXE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pet willans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

willans
vs
BOXE

194 cm
22
237 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers ground

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, pet willans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Di BOXE!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
willans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Di BOXE seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
willans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BOXE tries to clinch there but willans circles away.
BOXE tries to close the distance and clinch but willans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BOXE is looking to clinch but willans is avoiding it.
BOXE tries to clinch but willans is having none of it.
BOXE wants to clinch up but willans keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from willans misses its intended target.
BOXE is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
willans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
BOXE takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
willans misses with a looping right.
BOXE should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
willans lands with a straight right. BOXE didn't see that one coming.
willans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed BOXE momentarily.
BOXE tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - BOXE looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
willans misses with a two punch combination.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
willans is trying to control the action in half guard but BOXE is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
willans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
willans tries to pass the half guard into mount. BOXE knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

willans is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, BOXE has managed to free his arm - good work.

willans is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so BOXE is just riding it out for now. willans eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
willans wants to lay and pray for a moment but BOXE keeps working.

willans seems to be working for a kimura but BOXE defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

willans is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
willans is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
willans is keen to just control but BOXE is a slippery customer.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
willans is trying to work for a kimura but BOXE is defending well.
BOXE is looking to escape.
willans controlling the action here.

willans is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and BOXE defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOXE keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

willans is looking for a kimura but BOXE is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for willans to get the leverage.
BOXE pushes willans off looking to stand but willans dives back in and keeps control.
willans is keen to just control but BOXE is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

pet willans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

BOXE tries to clinch but willans is having none of it.

willans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than willans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
willans throwing strikes here but BOXE is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
willans tries to control but BOXE wriggling away.
willans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOXE is squirming around, avoiding willans's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice elbow there by willans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOXE is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

willans is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! willans extends the arm and BOXE is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). pet willans!