PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Vezina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Villela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Vezina
vs
Villela

190 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Vezina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rafael Villela!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vezina just misses with a punch to the body.
Vezina throws a sloppy head kick and Villela moves out of range easily.
Villela misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Vezina misses
and Villela counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vezina's knee momentarily.
Villela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vezina. That did some damage!
Jason Vezina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villela lands a head kick. Vezina smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vezina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villela jabs at Vezina's body.
A swing and a miss from Vezina.
Vezina throws a lazy uppercut
and Villela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Vezina drives through and clinches with Villela against the ropes.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Villela is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vezina lands a nice knee to the body.
Vezina keeps control of Villela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villela is trying to force a seperation but Vezina has the dominant position.
Vezina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villela's defenses.
Vezina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Villela working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vezina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vezina stalling against the ropes.
Vezina lands a nice uppercut.
Vezina lands a nice elbow.
Vezina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vezina lands an elbow inside.
Vezina prevents Villela from breaking the clinch.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Villela is trying to push Vezina away but Vezina has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Vezina.

It looks like Rafael Villela has been cut.
Villela looks winded!
Villela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vezina lands a knee to the head.
Vezina lands an elbow just above Villela 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vezina landing knees to the head.
Vezina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Villela takes an elbow to the forehead.

Villela is rocked!
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Villela blocks with his arms.
Villela is still on wobbly legs! Can Vezina finish him?
Vezina working aggressively here.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Villela is blocking nicely.
Villela avoids the elbow strike from Vezina, against the ropes.
Vezina has a couple of punches blocked by Villela.
Villela avoids a wild elbow strike from Vezina.
Villela avoids a wild elbow strike from Vezina.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vezina pushes off an throws an elbow but Villela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vezina misses with an elbow over the top.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina looking to throw knees to the head but Villela is blocking nicely.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but Villela blocks with his arms.
Villela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vezina misses with a knee strike.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villela wants to break free but Vezina has control.
Vezina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vezina prevents Villela from breaking the clinch.
Villela seems to have recovered his senses.
Villela has had enough of the clinch but Vezina keeps him there for the moment.
Vezina misses with a knee to the head.
Vezina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vezina connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villela tries to circle away but Vezina has him pinned against the ropes.
Vezina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Villela is trying to force a seperation but Vezina has the dominant position.
Villela tries to break the clinch but Vezina is controlling the position.
Vezina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villela's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vezina takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vezina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vezina trying to land knees to the body.
Villela lands a good knee to the midsection. Vezina won't want to take too many of those.
Villela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Villela has had enough of the clinch but Vezina keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vezina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Vezina throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vezina.
Villela wants to stall.
Vezina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villela's efforts to push away.
Villela tries to break free but Vezina pushes him back against the ropes.
Vezina crunches a lovely knee into Villela's ribcage.
Villela has had enough of the clinch but Vezina keeps him there for the moment.
Vezina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vezina content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vezina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Villela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Villela is trying to force a seperation but Vezina has the dominant position.
Villela is trying to stall.
Vezina working the clinch nicely. Villela is working for position but Vezina cracks him with a big knee to the head! Villela crumples up against the ropes and Vezina lands two more shots before the ref can save Villela! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jason Vezina!