PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dupuis
vs
Escalante

191 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Escalante!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Dupuis. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Dupuis.
Escalante wants to clinch
and Dupuis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dupuis misses the jab.
Dupuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escalante.
Dupuis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupuis throws a series of strikes that have Escalante backpedaling.
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Escalante avoids them all with ease.
Escalante dodges the punch combination from Dupuis.
Escalante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escalante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dupuis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dupuis tries to bum rush Escalante with a series of wild strikes but Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escalante tries to clinch up
and Dupuis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.
Escalante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dupuis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dupuis tries to keep at a distance but Escalante has taken the fight into the clinch.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
Dupuis misses with a two punch combination.
Escalante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escalante darts in trying to clinch
and Dupuis counters with a two punch combo.
Dupuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dupuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dupuis misses with the combination.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dupuis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Dupuis pushes him off.
Dupuis looks to score with a jab to the body but Escalante is just out of range.
Escalante closes the distance but Dupuis moves to the side
and Dupuis counters with a left and a right that stings Escalante.
Sloppy strikes from Dupuis. Those never looked like landing.
Escalante tries to clinch up but Dupuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Escalante slips a jab and a cross from Dupuis.
Garry Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante wants to clinch but Dupuis slips to the side
and Dupuis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dupuis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Dupuis throws a right and a left that Escalante avoids nicely.
Dupuis looks to land a combination but Escalante avoids it well.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupuis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escalante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dupuis is looking to break free of the clinch but Escalante has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Dupuis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dupuis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escalante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dupuis's efforts to push away.
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.
Escalante missing with knees to the body.
Dupuis blocks an elbow strike.
Dupuis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dupuis throws a head punch that misses.

Escalante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupuis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Dupuis circles away.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Dupuis misses.
Escalante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dupuis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Dupuis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Dupuis misses.
A punch combination from Dupuis misses.
Escalante tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range.
Escalante wants to clinch up but Dupuis keeps it at a distance.
Dupuis fails to land with a series of punches.

Escalante instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dupuis tries to circle away but Escalante has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupuis is trying to force a seperation but Escalante has the dominant position.
Dupuis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escalante lands an elbow inside.
Dupuis tries to break free but Escalante pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garry Dupuis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Dupuis does no damage.
Dupuis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Dupuis pushes him off.

Escalante rushes Dupuis and presses him up against the cage.

Dupuis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dupuis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupuis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Escalante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupuis.
Dupuis misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range.
Dupuis misses with a few strikes there.
Escalante slips a jab and a cross from Dupuis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante dodges the punch combination from Dupuis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escalante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dupuis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupuis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante tries to clinch up but Dupuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Escalante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escalante wants to clinch but Dupuis slips to the side
and Dupuis counters with a series of strikes. Escalante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garry Dupuis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Dupuis fails to land with a series of punches.
Escalante wants to clinch up but Dupuis keeps it at a distance.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Dupuis pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
Dupuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escalante circles away quickly and effectively.
Dupuis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escalante was well out of range. Poor timing from Dupuis.
Dupuis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupuis circles away.
Dupuis misses with a hook. Escalante ducked under it nicely.
Dupuis missing with a left hand there. Escalante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dupuis counters with a two punch combo.
Escalante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupuis circles away.
Dupuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escalante circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Dupuis.
No joy there for Dupuis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Dupuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dupuis throws a series of punches but Escalante avoids them all with ease.
Dupuis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dupuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
Dupuis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escalante.

Escalante moves into the clinch successfully.
Dupuis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dupuis.
Dupuis throws a head punch that misses.
Dupuis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dupuis misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante lands an elbow just above Dupuis 's eye.

It looks like Garry Dupuis has been cut.
Escalante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dupuis tries to break free but Escalante pushes him back against the cage.

Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dupuis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escalante tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range.
Dupuis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dupuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dupuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dupuis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Dupuis circles away.
Dupuis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escalante tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Escalante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garry Dupuis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dupuis misses with a two punch combination.
Dupuis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escalante.
Dupuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escalante moves away.
Dupuis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dupuis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escalante circles away quickly and effectively.
Dupuis tries to bum rush Escalante with a series of wild strikes but Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupuis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dupuis swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Dupuis is looking to wear down Escalante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escalante closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dupuis counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Dupuis to acknowledge the strikes.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Dupuis pushes him off.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dupuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Escalante rushes Dupuis and presses him up against the cage.
Dupuis avoids a wild elbow strike from Escalante.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dupuis is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escalante breaks from the clinch.

Escalante drives through and clinches with Dupuis against the cage.
Dupuis is looking to break free of the clinch but Escalante has double underhooks.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dupuis avoids it.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dupuis's defenses.
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.
Dupuis is trying to break free.
Dupuis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dupuis is trying to break the clinch but Escalante is controlling him.
Escalante gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dupuis avoids the elbow strike from Escalante, against the cage.
Escalante lands an elbow just above Dupuis 's eye.
Escalante prevents Dupuis from breaking the clinch.
Escalante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dupuis tries to break free but Escalante pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis working hard to break the clinch.
Escalante lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Escalante breaks the clinch.
Dupuis misses the jab.
Escalante tries to clinch up
and Dupuis counters with a one-two to the body.
Dupuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Garry Dupuis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dupuis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupuis looks to land a combination but Escalante avoids it well.
Escalante wants to clinch but Dupuis slips to the side
and Dupuis counters with a series of strikes. Escalante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Dupuis circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante tries to clinch but Dupuis is having none of it.
Escalante tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dupuis counters with a series of strikes. Escalante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escalante is looking to clinch but Dupuis is avoiding it.
Dupuis swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.
Escalante tries to clinch up but Dupuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Escalante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupuis circles away.
Escalante wants to clinch.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Dupuis circles away.

Escalante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Dupuis circles away.
Dupuis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dupuis throws a right hand that Escalante ducks under and follows up with a left that Escalante also avoids with ease.
Escalante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante moves to clinch but Dupuis breaks away
and Dupuis counters with a nice uppercut.
Dupuis misses with a looping left.
Dupuis misses with the combination.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupuis circles away.
Escalante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dupuis throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Dupuis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupuis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Escalante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escalante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Escalante!
Don Escalante took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.