PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Wechsel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wechsel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Faith No More - The Morning After. 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.

Daniel Escudero
vs
Wechsel

193 cm
25
196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
24
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Bling Bling

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Wechsel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wechsel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Escudero.
Wechsel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escudero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wechsel scores with a hook.
Escudero slips under a jab.
Wechsel throws a leg kick that misses.
Wechsel tries to land a leg kick but Escudero saw it coming and moves away.
Wechsel tries to land a leg kick but Escudero saw it coming and moves away.
Escudero checks a leg kick nicely.
Wechsel throws a solid leg kick but Escudero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wechsel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wechsel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escudero.
Escudero misses with the combination.
Escudero checks a leg kick.
Wechsel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wechsel throws a solid leg kick but Escudero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wechsel.
Escudero checks a low kick from Wechsel.
Wechsel tries to score with a low kick but Escudero moves his leg out of the way.
Wally Wechsel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.
Wechsel throws out a leg kick but Escudero moves out of range and Wechsel only half commits.
Wechsel throws a low kick, looking for Escudero's leg but Escudero calmly moves out of range.
Escudero slips a jab from Wechsel.
Wechsel misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escudero checks a leg kick.
Wechsel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wechsel tries to work over Escudero's front leg with a kick but Escudero checks it.
Wechsel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Escudero if he has to take too many more of those.
Escudero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a front kick aimed at Escudero's knee but Escudero avoids it well.
Wechsel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wechsel motions for Escudero to come forward. Wechsel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wechsel.
Escudero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wechsel misses the body punch
and Escudero counters with a one-two to the body.
Escudero avoids a kick to the body.
Escudero throws a series of punches but Wechsel moves out of range.
Escudero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wechsel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero blocks the body kick.
Wechsel throws a sloppy head kick and Escudero moves out of range easily.
Wechsel throws a solid leg kick but Escudero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wechsel.
Wechsel misses with a leg kick
and Escudero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wechsel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wechsel throws a low kick but Escudero avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wechsel throws a head kick that misses.
Wechsel misses with a leg kick
and Escudero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Wechsel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Escudero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wechsel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wechsel throws and low kick but Escudero moves out of range easily.
Escudero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wechsel.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wechsel throws a leg kick
and Escudero counters with a one-two to the body.
Wechsel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wechsel tries to work over Escudero's front leg with a kick but Escudero checks it.
Wechsel connects with the punch.
Wechsel throws a shot from downtown. Escudero moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escudero slips a jab from Wechsel.
Wechsel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escudero is out of range and Wechsel settles back down.
Escudero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wechsel.
Wechsel delivers a nice body kick.
Escudero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wechsel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escudero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escudero checks a low kick from Wechsel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wechsel.
Wechsel misses with a low kick.
Wechsel throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wechsel.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wechsel, right into the meat.
Wechsel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escudero's calf.
A low kick from Wechsel is predictable there
and Escudero counters with a left to the body.
Wally Wechsel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wechsel misses with a low kick.
Wechsel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a big shot that misses.
Wechsel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wechsel connects with a solid leg kick.
Escudero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wechsel.
Escudero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Escudero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Escudero checks a leg kick nicely.
Wechsel throws a low kick, looking for Escudero's leg but Escudero calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wechsel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escudero's head.
Wechsel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escudero checks it well.
Wechsel misses with an uppercut.
Wechsel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wechsel lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wechsel.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Wechsel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wechsel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Wechsel.
Wechsel throws a body kick that misses.
Wechsel throws a leg kick that misses.
Wechsel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wechsel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wechsel works the jab nicely.
Escudero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wechsel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a leg kick which misses Escudero's front leg but catches the back leg as Escudero tries to avoid it.
Wechsel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Escudero.
Wechsel is looking to slow Escudero down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Escudero blocks the low kick.
Wechsel connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wechsel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escudero checks the leg kick.
Escudero checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
Wechsel scoring well with a low kick there.
Wechsel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wechsel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escudero's sensitive parts.
Wechsel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wechsel wants to slow Escudero down by chopping away at his legs.
Wechsel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escudero.
Wechsel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel clobbers Escudero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escudero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wechsel.
Escudero checks a leg kick.
Wechsel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escudero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wechsel.
Wechsel thumps Escudero with a low kick.
Wechsel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wechsel wants to land a leg kick but Escudero is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a jab but it's blocked by Escudero.
Wechsel throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wechsel throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wechsel scores with a leg kick.
Wechsel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wechsel throws a leg kick which misses Escudero's front leg but catches the back leg as Escudero tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wechsel tried to score with a low kick but Escudero checks it.
Wechsel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Wechsel really 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.

Wechsel lands a nice looking body kick.
Wechsel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escudero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wechsel. Wechsel obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wechsel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Escudero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Escudero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escudero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wechsel.
An inside leg kick lands from Wechsel.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wechsel. That's going to slow Escudero down.
Wechsel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wechsel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wechsel can pounce on him.
Wechsel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wechsel throws a front kick aimed at Escudero's knee but Escudero avoids it well.
Wechsel misses with a low kick.
Escudero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wechsel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escudero blocks a leg kick.
Wechsel throws a big shot that misses.

That's two 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.
Wechsel connects with a solid leg kick.
Escudero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wechsel. Wechsel obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wechsel.
Wechsel throws a body kick that misses.
Wechsel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wechsel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escudero manages to avoid it.
Wechsel throws a low kick, looking for Escudero's leg but Escudero calmly moves out of range.
Escudero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel sizes up Escudero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wechsel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escudero is out of range and Wechsel settles back down.
Wechsel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escudero.
Wechsel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wechsel scoring well with a low kick there.
Wechsel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wechsel throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Escudero.
Wechsel throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wechsel tries to land a leg kick but Escudero saw it coming and moves away.
Wechsel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escudero.
Escudero moves out of range of the body kick.
Wechsel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escudero is able to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escudero blocks a jab.
Wechsel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escudero's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Wechsel dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wechsel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escudero's sensitive parts.
Escudero blocks a head kick by Wechsel.
A bone on bone clash there as Escudero blocks the leg kick.
Escudero throws a jab when Wechsel was well out of range.
Escudero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Wechsel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wechsel.
Escudero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wechsel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wechsel throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and moves out of range.
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.
Wechsel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
Escudero misses with a few strikes there.
Wechsel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wechsel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wechsel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wechsel misses with a leg kick.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel works the jab nicely.
Wechsel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wechsel scores with a push kick.
Wechsel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wechsel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wechsel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escudero checks it well.
Both fighters circling a little - Wechsel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wechsel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wechsel.
Wechsel scores with a push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wechsel.
Wechsel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escudero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Escudero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wechsel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wechsel looks to land a right hand but Escudero moved out of range.
Wechsel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Wechsel.
A swing and a miss from Wechsel.
Wechsel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wechsel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wechsel feints and then cracks Escudero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escudero down.
Wechsel feints and then cracks Escudero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escudero down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Wechsel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wechsel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 41:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 41:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 41:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Wechsel!
Wally Wechsel is the new middleweight champion!