PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slawek Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Daniel Escudero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Tall
vs
Daniel Escudero

175 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slawek Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escudero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tall on the side of the head.
Escudero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escudero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tall tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escudero misses with a double jab.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escudero moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escudero throws out the jab.
Escudero throws the left hand but Tall avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escudero misses the jab.
Escudero works over Tall's head and body with a nice combination.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tall misses with a double jab
and Escudero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tall misses with a series of wild punches.

Tall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escudero wants to get back to his feet but Tall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tall throws a big right hand that misses.
Escudero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tall wants to control from the top but Escudero keeps moving.
Tall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slawek Tall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escudero manages to avoid it.
Escudero throws a combination that misses
and Tall counters with an outside leg kick.
Escudero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tall tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escudero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Tall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Escudero sprawls well initially but Tall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Tall stands up from half guard.
Escudero keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tall wants to clinch.
Tall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tall moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Tall misses with a body shot
enabling Escudero to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slawek Tall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tall is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slawek Tall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escudero keeps the fight on the outside.
Tall is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Tall moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.
Escudero swats away the attempt to clinch by Tall.
Tall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escudero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escudero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escudero lands with a cross.
Tall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Escudero circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall is looking to clinch.
Escudero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tall throws out a loose jab but Escudero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escudero slips a jab from Tall.
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Tall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escudero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tall tries for a takedown but Escudero circles away easily
and Escudero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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.
Escudero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Escudero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tall darts in trying to clinch
and Escudero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escudero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Escudero blocks a jab.
Tall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tall lands with a hook. Escudero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Escudero as Tall shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slawek Tall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tall wants to clinch.
Tall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tall misses with a double jab
and Escudero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tall tries to clinch up
letting Escudero counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Escudero.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Escudero throws a nice looking combination but Tall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escudero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tall counters with a leg kick.
Tall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tall misses with a body punch
and Tall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escudero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Slawek Tall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Escudero misses with a two punch combination.
Tall wants to clinch.
Tall misses with a body shot
and Escudero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escudero misses with a series of wild punches.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tall wants to clinch up but Escudero keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Escudero sprawls well initially but Tall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tall moves into full mount! Escudero won't be happy about that!
Tall trying to control but Escudero is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tall misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero taking shots to the head.

Tall moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Escudero has worked his arm free - good work by Escudero!
Tall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escudero wants to get back to his feet.

Tall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escudero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Tall tries for a kimura but Escudero is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero is not content to let Tall control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escudero can do anything to dispel that myth.
The strikes coming from Tall are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

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.
Tall working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tall misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Tall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tall tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slawek Tall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escudero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tall. Tall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slawek Tall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tall, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slawek Tall!