PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dr. Kitch. The crowd seem to be enjoying Irons's choice of entrance music: Get On Your Knees - Age Against the Machine. Pablo Escobar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Escobar
vs
Irons

175 cm
23
166 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Irons!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Irons actively working from the bottom here.
Irons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Escobar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Irons is looking to control Escobar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Irons avoid being mounted?
Escobar not doing much here.

Escobar is looking for a kimura but Irons is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Escobar to get the leverage.
Escobar winds up and cracks Irons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Escobar wants to work for an arm triangle but Irons is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Irons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Escobar pulls his head out easily.
Escobar slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar working Irons over with strikes.

Escobar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escobar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Escobar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Irons is looking to improve his position but Escobar isn't that keen on the idea.
Irons tries to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
Escobar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Irons looks a forlorn figure.
Escobar looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Irons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Escobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Escobar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Irons's face.
Escobar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Escobar raining down shots from the mount!
Escobar controlling from the full mount.
Escobar landing strikes from the mount and Irons is in trouble!
Escobar lands with some strikes.
Escobar controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons wants to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
The referee warns Irons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Irons is trying desperately to improve position.
Escobar with shots to the head and body - Irons looks very uncomfortable down there.
Escobar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Irons hang on?
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Escobar prevents Irons from getting the reversal.
Escobar 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.
Irons tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
Escobar controlling from mount.
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar breaks from Irons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Escobar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Escobar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Irons hang on?

Irons is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Escobar looking to secure an arm triangle but Irons defends it well.
Escobar controlling from mount.
Escobar working Irons over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Irons misses with a lunging right hand

and Escobar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Irons is still in real trouble! Can Escobar finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irons trying to hold on to Escobar's head to control him but Escobar postures up.
Escobar controlling the action here.
Irons seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irons keeps working.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pablo Escobar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Irons misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irons misses with a body shot.
Escobar lands a nice looking body kick.
Irons is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escobar.
Irons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar thumps Irons with a low kick.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Escobar drops Irons with a left and a right! Oh, Irons is hurt - Escobar dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Frank Irons has been cut.
Escobar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Irons!
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Irons tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Escobar landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar controlling from mount.
Escobar landing shots from mount.
Escobar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irons?
Escobar cracks Irons with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escobar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Irons is bucking up trying to escape but Escobar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar controlling from the full mount.
Escobar with good strikes from the mount here!
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Escobar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Escobar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Irons looks a forlorn figure.
Irons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar controlling his opponent.

Escobar has hold of Irons's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Irons manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar unloading with bombs!
Escobar lands a nice shot to the head.
Escobar controlling his opponent.
Escobar lands a heavy elbow.
Escobar looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Irons covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!