PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricco McGregor (ranked 2615 p4p, 1046 weight class) and Claudio Escorre (ranked 122 p4p, 46 weight class). Escorre has chosen Chico Science & Nação Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos as his entrance music. Ricco McGregor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McGregor
vs
Escorre

212 cm
25
300
23 - 9 - 0

150 cm
22
300
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Claudio Escorre!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escorre's head.
Escorre throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.
McGregor throws a body punch but Escorre moves out of range.
McGregor connects with a right hand. Escorre shakes it off.
Jab from McGregor.
Escorre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGregor jabs Escorre to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escorre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
Ricco McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
Escorre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor lands with a hook. Escorre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McGregor lands with an uppercut that bounces Escorre off the cage and back into range.
McGregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escorre has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escorre there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escorre misses with a body shot.
McGregor avoids the body shot from Escorre.
McGregor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escorre lands a nice looking body shot.
Escorre dodges the punch combination from McGregor.
A countering left hand to the body from Escorre misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Escorre. Those never looked like landing.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escorre. Escorre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGregor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGregor throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escorre doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Escorre does no damage.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escorre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
Escorre unleashes a big counter combination but McGregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escorre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Escorre's shoulder, as Escorre tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGregor wants to land a leg kick but Escorre is out of range.
McGregor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escorre is looking to clinch.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
Escorre stuffs the takedown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Escorre enables McGregor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Escorre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

McGregor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Escorre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Escorre has escaped and now he's on top!

Escorre prevents McGregor from getting back to his feet.

Escorre stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escorre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGregor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McGregor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escorre is looking for the big counter here.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escorre.
Escorre throws a right hand that McGregor ducks under and follows up with a left that McGregor also avoids with ease.

McGregor closes the distance and clinches.
McGregor looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricco McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Escorre breaks from the clinch.
Escorre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for McGregor. That snapped Escorre's head back.
Escorre misses with the combination.
Escorre tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
McGregor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by McGregor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McGregor.
Escorre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escorre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escorre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGregor rather than just go for the knockout.
McGregor throws out a loose jab but Escorre uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Escorre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escorre's head.
McGregor scores with a jab to the head.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Escorre pushes him off.
McGregor lands with a straight right. Escorre didn't see that one coming.
Claudio Escorre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escorre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Despite the aggression on Escorre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escorre walks forward, straight into a front kick from McGregor.
McGregor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escorre under the eye.
Escorre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGregor clobbers Escorre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escorre misses with a looping left.
McGregor scoring well with a low kick there.
McGregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escorre's waist but Escorre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGregor off to one side.
McGregor has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Escorre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricco McGregor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Escorre throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escorre ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor.
Escorre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escorre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
Claudio Escorre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Escorre.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Escorre slips the punch.
McGregor throws a good cross that connects.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor shoots in for a double leg but Escorre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Escorre checks the leg kick.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escorre looks to land a left hand but McGregor moved out of range nicely.
Escorre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Escorre misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escorre.
McGregor catches Escorre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escorre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses
and Escorre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escorre.
Escorre misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Escorre misses with a wild body shot.
Escorre swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
Escorre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escorre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Escorre.
An attempted straight right counter from McGregor misses the target.
Ricco McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from McGregor. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from McGregor misses.

Escorre lands a left and a right that send McGregor crashing to the mat, dazed. Escorre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Ricco McGregor has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGregor thuds his right hand into Escorre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escorre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGregor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Escorre. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McGregor closes the distance and pushes Escorre back into the cage.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Escorre has double underhooks.
Escorre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGregor's elbow.

Escorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from McGregor misses.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Escorre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricco McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor throws the left hand but Escorre avoids the punch easily.
Escorre lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escorre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGregor.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escorre manages to avoid it.

Escorre lands a left and a right that send McGregor crashing to the mat, dazed. Escorre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Escorre moves away and avoids it.
Escorre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by McGregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Escorre, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGregor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escorre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escorre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Escorre swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
Escorre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
Escorre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Escorre knows he should have avoided that one.
Escorre misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escorre misses with a few strikes there.
McGregor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGregor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escorre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGregor moves to clinch but Escorre breaks away
and Escorre counters with a stiff right hand.
McGregor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escorre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGregor fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escorre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGregor at a distance.
McGregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escorre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escorre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice body punch from Escorre.
Escorre swings for the body but McGregor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Escorre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricco McGregor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McGregor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escorre.
Escorre throws a body shot but no joy.
McGregor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escorre misses with the combination.
It looked like McGregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escorre swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escorre doesn't seem phased though.
Escorre takes one on the button.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escorre has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor scores with a three punch combo!
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Escorre is out of range.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGregor throws out a powerful jab.
McGregor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escorre's waist but Escorre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGregor off to one side.
Despite the aggression on Escorre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGregor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escorre sprawls well. Escorre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escorre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escorre throws a body punch but McGregor moves out of range.
McGregor moves in looking to clinch but Escorre pushes him off.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escorre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Escorre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
Escorre looks to score with a jab to the body but McGregor is just out of range.
McGregor misses with a combination

and Escorre counters with a crisp one two that drops McGregor! Escorre thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McGregor to his feet! McGregor is in big trouble!
Escorre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGregor.
McGregor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGregor throws a right hand that Escorre ducks under and follows up with a left that Escorre also avoids with ease.
Escorre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escorre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Escorre is out of range.
Escorre blocks a head kick by McGregor.
Escorre lands a slapping body shot.
Escorre scores with a jab to the body.
Escorre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGregor was well out of range. Poor timing from Escorre.
Sloppy strikes from Escorre. Those never looked like landing.
Escorre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGregor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escorre is fending him off so far but McGregor persists. Nope, Escorre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricco McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escorre slips a jab from McGregor.
A big left from McGregor misses.
McGregor throws the left hand but Escorre avoids the punch easily.
McGregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escorre defends well and McGregor ends up having to push Escorre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escorre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGregor misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre is looking to clinch.
Escorre misses with a double jab.
Escorre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
A clash of legs there as Escorre blocks the low kick.
Escorre misses with the combination.

Escorre lands a left and a right that send McGregor crashing to the mat, dazed. Escorre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ricco McGregor's cut is getting worse.
Escorre lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks McGregor out cold! McGregor is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Claudio Escorre!
A victorious Claudio Escorre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.