PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Marzapane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigorio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marzapane comes to the cage accompanied by Survivor - Eye of the Tiger . 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.

Marzapane
vs
Escobar

176 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

225 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luigi Marzapane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigorio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marzapane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marzapane just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marzapane connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luigi Marzapane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marzapane staying out of range there.
Marzapane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marzapane connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Marzapane looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Marzapane misses with a body shot.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marzapane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marzapane throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marzapane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marzapane looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Marzapane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marzapane lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marzapane doesn't seem phased though.
Marzapane lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar looks gassed!
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marzapane throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marzapane is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Marzapane.
Marzapane throws a sloppy body shot
and Escobar counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzapane scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marzapane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marzapane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Marzapane misses with a head kick.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Marzapane.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marzapane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marzapane dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Marzapane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marzapane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marzapane.

Marzapane lands a big head kick that sends Escobar tumbling to the mat! Marzapane takes a step backwards and waves Escobar back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Escobar is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Marzapane throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Escobar is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luigi Marzapane!