PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bart
vs
Escobar

198 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kim Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bart looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Escobar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bart has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Escobar but great work by Bart.
Bart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Escobar regains half guard.
Bart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Escobar pushes Bart off and gets back to his feet.

Bart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bart showed some decent athleticism there.
Bart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Bart in his half guard.
Bart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.
Escobar wants to control but Bart is keeping busy.
Bart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bart wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar is trying to get back to full guard.
Bart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar tries to roll over but Bart keeps him under control.
Escobar looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar taking shots to the head.
Bart throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Escobar hang on?
Bart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bart punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Bart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bart with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bart breaks from Escobar's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bart looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bart connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bart working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Escobar looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Bart! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kim Bart!