PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Escobar (ranked 3221 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai (ranked 3184 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Carlos Escobar
vs
Aumkatongchiangmai

183 cm
27
159 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

173 cm
27
157 lbs
9 - 6 - 4

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 4, fighting out of New York, Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai has been cut.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar swinging wildly here.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Aumkatongchiangmai.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.

Aumkatongchiangmai closes the distance and clinches.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Aumkatongchiangmai avoids them all with ease.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Aumkatongchiangmai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Aumkatongchiangmai. Those never looked like landing.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Aumkatongchiangmai.
Escobar throws a right hand that Aumkatongchiangmai ducks under and follows up with a left that Aumkatongchiangmai also avoids with ease.
Aumkatongchiangmai walks into a jab.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aumkatongchiangmai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking for the big counter here.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Aumkatongchiangmai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a head kick that half lands.
Aumkatongchiangmai slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aumkatongchiangmai lands a head kick!

Escobar is rocked!
Aumkatongchiangmai looks winded!
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Aumkatongchiangmai ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aumkatongchiangmai moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
It looked like Escobar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aumkatongchiangmai moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Aumkatongchiangmai.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Aumkatongchiangmai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Aumkatongchiangmai doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Aumkatongchiangmai lands a head kick!
Escobar thuds his right hand into Aumkatongchiangmai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aumkatongchiangmai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Aumkatongchiangmai moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar. That snapped Aumkatongchiangmai's head back.
Escobar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aumkatongchiangmai lands a big head kick that sends Escobar to the canvas! Aumkatongchiangmai follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai!