PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escudero
vs
Jones

172 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Escudero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a low kick but Escudero avoids it.
Escudero closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Escudero does no damage.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Escudero swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Escudero.

It looks like Pedro Jones has been cut.
Escudero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jones clinches.
Escudero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escudero lands with a left to the head.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Escudero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escudero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Escudero takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones pushes Escudero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escudero is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Escudero wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Escudero misses with an elbow strike.
Escudero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Escudero manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Escudero moves out of range easily.
Jones tries for a takedown but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Escudero tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

Escudero takes the fight into the clinch.

Escudero breaks the clinch.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones missing with knees to the body.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Escudero darts in trying to clinch

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Escudero manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Jones rushes Escudero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Escudero keeps him there for the moment.

Escudero manages to break the clinch.

Jones rushes Escudero and presses him up against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escudero.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Escudero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Escudero lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Escudero is controlling him.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Escudero manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escudero is breathing heavily.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escudero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escudero wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escudero is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Escudero controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Escudero striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Escudero has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Escudero is striking from the bottom but Jones uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Jones decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Escudero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escudero misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Escudero counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Escudero saw it coming and moves away.
Escudero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escudero looks to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is leaning against Escudero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Jones wants the takedown. Escudero is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Escudero's guard against the cage.

Jones gets to his feet - Escudero follows without any prompting.
Escudero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escudero moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Escudero.

Escudero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escudero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Escudero coming out on top.
Jones slips a jab from Escudero.
Escudero closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Escudero manages to break the clinch.

Jones clinches up with Escudero and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Escudero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Escudero keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escudero breaks the clinch.

Escudero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Escudero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Escudero is controlling the position.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escudero has him pressed against the cage.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escudero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Jones lands but Escudero takes it in his stride.
Escudero closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Escudero!
Escudero regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Escudero kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.

Escudero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escudero blocks a body shot from Jones.

Escudero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escudero just misses with a punch to the body.
Escudero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escudero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Escudero's head.
Escudero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Jones tries to move into full mount but can't pass Escudero's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Escudero is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones working away.
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.

Escudero bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Escudero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Escudero thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Escudero moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones slips a jab from Escudero.
Jones cracks Escudero with a good jab.

Escudero takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Escudero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Escudero falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Escudero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escudero clinches but Jones breaks the clinch

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escudero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Escudero has him pressed against the cage.
Escudero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escudero can't break the clinch.
Jones keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escudero lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Escudero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escudero tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escudero's brow.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses.
Jones with a hook.
Frankie Escudero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escudero counters with a one-two to the body.
Escudero tries to clinch up

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Escudero is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escudero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a jab to the body

and Escudero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escudero tries to clinch

and Jones moves into the clinch.

Escudero breaks from the clinch.

Jones drives through and clinches with Escudero against the cage.
Escudero wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Escudero breaks from the clinch.
Jones looks to land a combination but Escudero avoids it well.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escudero gets a clinch.
Escudero blocks a body shot from Jones.
Escudero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escudero misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones wants to break free but Escudero has control.
Escudero has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

Escudero breaks from the clinch.
Escudero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escudero misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Escudero counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Escudero to acknowledge the strikes.
Escudero throws a one two combo.
Escudero closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four 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.
Escudero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Escudero won't allow it.

Escudero breaks the clinch.
Jones lands with a hook. Escudero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escudero.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Jones rushes Escudero and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones can't break the clinch.

Escudero manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Escudero moves out of range.

Jones rushes Escudero and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Jones really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones avoids the head kick by Escudero.
Escudero wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones stalks Escudero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escudero's face. Escudero staggers backwards, shaken.
Escudero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escudero blocks a head kick by Jones.
Escudero is looking to clinch.
Escudero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.

Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Escudero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Escudero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Escudero is trying to escape the mount.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Pedro Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones tries to control but Escudero wriggling away.
Escudero is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two 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.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Escudero is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Escudero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones avoids the attempt from Escudero to control.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Escudero regains half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to take a breather but Escudero is having none of it.
Escudero is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him

Escudero has one foot on Jones's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Escudero sprawls well.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escudero takes the fight into the clinch.
Escudero lands a damaging elbow.
Escudero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escudero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Escudero moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones is trying to break free.
Escudero lands a knee to the head.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escudero.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Escudero keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is trying to break free.
Escudero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escudero scores with a knee to the head.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Escudero's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Escudero misses.
Escudero avoids a kick to the body.
Escudero throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Escudero closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Escudero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escudero misses with a head kick.
Escudero walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Nice body kick there by Jones.

Jones darts in and clinches Escudero up against the cage.
Escudero scores with a shoulder strike.
Escudero keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Escudero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Pedro Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones stalks Escudero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escudero's face. Escudero staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice uppercut lands for Escudero. That snapped Jones's head back.
Escudero tries to clinch

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Escudero.

Escudero breaks the clinch.
Escudero scores with a leg kick.
Escudero darts in trying to clinch

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones tries to work over Escudero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escudero is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.

Escudero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escudero, pushing him back against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch on the inside from Escudero fails to land.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Escudero has double underhooks.
Escudero pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones works on Escudero's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Escudero on the inside.
Escudero can't break the clinch.
Jones wants to break free but Escudero has control.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escudero closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escudero wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Escudero shrugs off.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Escudero backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escudero's brow.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escudero with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

Escudero manages to break the clinch.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escudero sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick by Escudero misses
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Escudero.
Escudero throws a body kick that misses.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Escudero tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Escudero scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escudero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Escudero breaks the clinch.
Frankie Escudero is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.
Escudero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escudero scoring well with a low kick there.

Escudero moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escudero backwards.
Jones keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escudero has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escudero misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escudero lands a body shot.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Escudero keeps him there for the moment.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Escudero won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escudero.

Escudero breaks the clinch.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Escudero in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.

Escudero moves into the clinch.

Escudero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escudero looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Escudero back into the cage.
Jones keeps control of Escudero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escudero.
A left hand lands to the body for Escudero.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Jones.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Pedro Jones!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Pedro Jones!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Pedro Jones!

Pedro Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Pedro Jones is the new featherweight champion!