PBP Commentary

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

Fujimoto
vs
Escobar

180 cm
21
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronin Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Escudero Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.

Fujimoto clinches.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling him.
Fujimoto is struggling to control the position.
Fujimoto stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Fujimoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fujimoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Fujimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Ronin Fujimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escudero Escobar.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto stalling in the clinch.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Fujimoto won't allow it.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Escobar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Escobar looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the body.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Fujimoto.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fujimoto stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fujimoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the body.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow strike.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fujimoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Escobar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fujimoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fujimoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Escobar jumps guard but Fujimoto stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Escobar can't get the takedown.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Escobar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fujimoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto connects with a knee to the head.
Escobar fails to pull guard.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Fujimoto manages to get underhooks.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto scores with a knee to the head.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Escobar can't get the takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fujimoto landing knees to the body.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
Fujimoto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.
Fujimoto lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Fujimoto, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronin Fujimoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fujimoto moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar lands a head kick. Fujimoto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fujimoto moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Fujimoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Fujimoto wants to clinch.
Fujimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.

Fujimoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto gets underhooks to prevent Escobar's takedown attempt.
Fujimoto landing knees to the head.
Fujimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Escobar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ronin Fujimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escudero Escobar.
Fujimoto prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fujimoto.
Fujimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Fujimoto working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Fujimoto with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Escobar fails to pull guard.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the body.
Fujimoto is trying to stall.
Ronin Fujimoto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Fujimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Escobar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fujimoto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Escobar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Fujimoto holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Fujimoto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fujimoto gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escobar is defending well for now.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar jumps guard but Fujimoto stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fujimoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Fujimoto stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fujimoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fujimoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
Fujimoto prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escobar's brow.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escobar is defending well for now.
Escobar looking for a takedown.
Escobar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fujimoto prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Stalling in the clinch from Fujimoto.

Escobar is trying to trip Fujimoto. He has hold of a leg but Fujimoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Escobar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fujimoto is on top in guard.
Fujimoto forces his way into half guard.

Fujimoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Escobar defends it well.
Fujimoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Fujimoto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Escobar is just riding it out for now. Fujimoto eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Fujimoto in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escobar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Escobar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujimoto.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
Fujimoto 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.

Fujimoto is working for a kimura but Escobar is defending it quite comfortably.
Fujimoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar wants to control the action here but instead Fujimoto manages to pass to full mount!

Fujimoto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Escobar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fujimoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronin Fujimoto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujimoto.
Escobar tries to bum rush Fujimoto with a series of wild strikes but Fujimoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Fujimoto avoids nicely.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Fujimoto keeps it at a distance.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto slips a jab from Escobar.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fujimoto has Escobar up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries to break free but Fujimoto pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fujimoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fujimoto rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Escobar.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Escobar tries to circle away but Fujimoto has him pinned against the cage.
Fujimoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Escobar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ronin Fujimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Escudero Escobar.
Fujimoto lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.
Escobar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fujimoto obliges.
Fujimoto crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Fujimoto lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Escobar being controlled against the cage.
Fujimoto misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Escobar goes for a takedown attempt but Fujimoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Fujimoto lands a nice elbow.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Fujimoto won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fujimoto.
Escobar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fujimoto is pressed up against the cage. Escobar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fujimoto down to the mat. Fujimoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Fujimoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimoto looks to clinch

and Escobar counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujimoto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Escobar off and has taken his back!

Fujimoto looking for the RNC.
Fujimoto is striking from the back but Escobar escapes and manages to recover to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Escobar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fujimoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Escobar has hold of Fujimoto's hands but Fujimoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fujimoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Fujimoto is controlling well.
Escobar trying to hold on to Fujimoto's head to control him but Fujimoto postures up.

Fujimoto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escobar missing with punches from the bottom.
Escudero Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Fujimoto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fujimoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.
Fujimoto is trying to control. Escobar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Fujimoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Fujimoto has control of the leg.
Fujimoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ronin Fujimoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Fujimoto seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronin Fujimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fujimoto, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Ronin Fujimoto!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Ronin Fujimoto!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ronin Fujimoto!

Ronin Fujimoto wins by unanimous decision!