PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up. 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.

Mahoney
vs
Escobar

180 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kris Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Mahoney dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Escobar avoids the head kick by Mahoney.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a leg kick.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Escobar defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Mahoney avoids a kick to the body.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney connects with a body shot.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahoney to score with a decent uppercut.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahoney scores with a leg kick.
Mahoney lands a head kick!

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.

Oooooh!!! Mahoney has knocked Escobar down with a huge combo! Mahoney steps away and waves a wobbly Escobar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Escobar is rocked!
Kris Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney scores with a body shot.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahoney finish him?
Escobar looks gassed!
Mahoney misses with a wild combination.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahoney misses the jab.
Mahoney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Mahoney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar. Mahoney shrugs it off though.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahoney tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar is looking to slow Mahoney down with leg kicks.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahoney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Oooooh!!! Mahoney has knocked Escobar down with a huge combo! Mahoney steps away and waves a wobbly Escobar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Escobar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mahoney gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kris Mahoney!
After winning the bout, Kris Mahoney thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.