PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pablo
vs
Egans

170 cm
25
159 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egans misses with a few strikes there.
Pablo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egans circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Egans.

Egans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pablo is trying to defend but Egans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pablo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pablo manages to get to full guard.
Egans throwing strikes from guard but Pablo blocks nicely.
Egans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pablo keeping moving, preventing Egans from controlling successfully.
Egans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pablo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Egans is looking to work some ground and pound but Pablo has wrist control.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet but Egans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Egans is looking to work some ground and pound but Pablo has wrist control.

Egans has gone for a leg lock! Pablo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Egans's guard.
Egans controlling Pablo's posture.
Pablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Egans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pablo is one step ahead there.

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.

Pablo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pablo wants to stand but Egans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Pablo gets to his feet. Egans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Egans avoids the head kick by Pablo.
Egans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egans shoots in for a takedown but Pablo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Egans is defended easily by Pablo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Egans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juan Pablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Egans.
Pablo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pablo thows a body shot but no joy.
Pablo moves in looking to clinch but Egans pushes him off.
Pablo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pablo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Egans counters with a single leg into guard. Pablo didn't expect that.
Egans is fighting to break Pablo's control of his arms but Pablo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egans trying to control but Pablo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pablo has his feet on Egans's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Egans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Egans.
Juan Pablo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pablo shoots in and drives through. Egans sprawls well.
Egans doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pablo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Egans looking for submissions off his back.
Pablo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gerald Egans will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pablo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Pablo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for Egans with that takedown attempt.
Pablo with a poor takedown

and Egans counters by moving into the clinch.

Egans jumps into guard, dragging Pablo to the mat.
Pablo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pablo wants to stand but Egans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pablo preventing the sweep.

Egans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pablo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pablo trying to control but Egans is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Egans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Egans is breathing heavily.
Pablo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pablo gets to his feet. Egans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Juan Pablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egans tries to clinch up

and Pablo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pablo.
Egans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Pablo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Egans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Pablo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Egans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pablo defends it nicely.
Pablo lands a jab-cross combination.

Pablo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pablo is trying for a kimura here. Egans looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Pablo wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Pablo!