PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Antonio (ranked 6288 p4p, 5054 weight class) and Victor Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Antonio
vs
Escobar

179 cm
18
171
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Pit Bull Development

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio scores with a body shot.
Antonio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antonio connects with a solid leg kick.
Antonio throws a wild body kick that Escobar sees coming a mile off.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Antonio.
We've been told by Antonio's head coaches at Xtramarital Floating Shingles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Antonio was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Escobar pushes Antonio up against the cage in a clinch.
Antonio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries to stall but Escobar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Escobar jumps guard but Antonio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antonio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Antonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Escobar.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Antonio as he connects with a hook.
Antonio tries a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Antonio tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Antonio throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Antonio connects with a leg kick.
Antonio misses with a body kick.
Antonio slaps away a takedown attempt from Escobar, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
William Antonio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
William Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antonio pinned against the cage. Antonio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobar checks a low kick from Antonio.
Despite the aggression on Escobar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Antonio throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Antonio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Antonio cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antonio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Antonio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonio scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonio. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Antonio lands a body shot.
Antonio keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the body from Antonio misses

and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antonio to keep the fight standing.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Antonio manages to get underhooks.
Escobar lands an elbow inside that Antonio shrugs off.
Escobar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antonio prevents it.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Antonio scores with a push kick.
Antonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
A head kick misses from Antonio.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Antonio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antonio. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Antonio avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Antonio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antonio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar shoots in and drives through. Antonio sprawls well.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar shoots in but Antonio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escobar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonio as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Antonio dominated that round.
That's time! Antonio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Antonio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Antonio.
Victor Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antonio.
Antonio is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Antonio throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Antonio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Antonio.
Antonio throws a front kick that sends Escobar stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antonio.
Antonio throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a takedown
and Antonio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Antonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Antonio tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Antonio wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Antonio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antonio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick lands for Antonio.
Escobar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Antonio.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Antonio.
Antonio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Antonio throws a head kick that misses.
Antonio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
William Antonio is winning the standup battle so far.
Antonio tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Antonio lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antonio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antonio throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar throws a counter combo.
Escobar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Antonio.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Antonio.
Antonio tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar counters with a body kick.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antonio pinned against the cage. Antonio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
William Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Escobar.
Escobar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antonio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Antonio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.

Escobar gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Antonio, against the cage.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Antonio walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Antonio feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
Escobar tries to clinch but Antonio moves out of range.
Escobar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Antonio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Escobar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Antonio. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antonio tries a head kick but it misses.
As Antonio backs off Escobar throws a huge counter combo but Antonio manages to avoid it all.
Antonio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Antonio.
Nice sprawl there from Antonio as Escobar shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Antonio.
Escobar tries to clinch but Antonio is having none of it.

Escobar clinches up with Antonio and pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Antonio letting Escobar take a breather here.
Antonio stalling in the clinch but Escobar improves position.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antonio to keep the fight standing.
Antonio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Antonio dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Antonio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antonio has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar shoots for a takedown but Antonio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Escobar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Antonio sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antonio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonio lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Antonio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Escobar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
William Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Escobar.
Antonio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Antonio lands but Escobar takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Antonio throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Antonio throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Antonio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antonio.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio scores with a shot to the body.
Antonio lands a head kick!
Escobar wants to clinch.
Antonio misses with a head kick.
Escobar with the counter takedown but Antonio avoids it easily.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Antonio cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Good leg kick by Antonio.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown but Antonio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Escobar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Antonio lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Antonio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Escobar somewhat.
Escobar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Escobar rushes Antonio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antonio stalling in the clinch but Escobar improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar has Antonio pressed against the cage.

Escobar successfully pulls guard.
Escobar being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobar controlling the position.
Antonio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Escobar is trying to keep Antonio in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
William Antonio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Antonio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antonio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Antonio!
William Antonio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.