PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troy Lee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Troy Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Escalante
vs
Lee

180 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a head kick but Escalante moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Escalante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.

Escalante clinches with his opponent.
Lee misses with a knee strike.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Escalante blocks a low kick nicely.
Troy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escalante.
Lee shoots and misses
and Escalante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escalante throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Escalante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Escalante circles away.
Escalante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Escalante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escalante.
Escalante connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escalante.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escalante can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Escalante.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.
Escalante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Escalante throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escalante. That's going to slow Lee down.
Don Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escalante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.

Escalante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Escalante avoids the damage to the body.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escalante connects with a solid leg kick.

Escalante closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat.
Escalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Escalante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Escalante closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Escalante trying to land knees to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Escalante.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Escalante looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.

Escalante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escalante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escalante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escalante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.

Escalante has taken the fight to the 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!
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escalante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escalante is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escalante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escalante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Escalante is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escalante - that will leave a mark!
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escalante.
Escalante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Escalante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escalante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Escalante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Escalante avoids the head kick by Lee.

Escalante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Escalante misses with an elbow strike.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Escalante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Escalante blocks with his arms.
Escalante creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Escalante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Escalante tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Escalante.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escalante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Escalante circles away.
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee tries to clinch but Escalante moves away

and Escalante counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Escalante blocks with his arms.
Escalante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.

Escalante breaks the clinch.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escalante.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Escalante clinches with his opponent.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
Escalante throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Escalante connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Don Escalante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Escalante closes the distance and clinches.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
Escalante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escalante. That's going to slow Lee down.
Escalante lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
Escalante cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Escalante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escalante lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.

Escalante forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.

Escalante breaks from the clinch.
Escalante connects with an inside leg kick.

Escalante rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Escalante.

Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escalante can pounce on him.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escalante. Escalante obviously looking to wear him down.
Don Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Escalante scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escalante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escalante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.

Escalante gets a clinch.

Escalante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escalante. That's going to slow Lee down.

Escalante moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Escalante tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
Escalante stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Escalante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escalante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escalante connects with an inside leg kick.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escalante.

Escalante darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Escalante 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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Escalante lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Escalante circles away and keeps his distance.

Escalante moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escalante avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Escalante avoids the damage to the body.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Escalante.
Escalante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Escalante throws an elbow that misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Escalante blocks an uppercut.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee working Escalante over with knees to the body.
Escalante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Don Escalante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escalante tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.

Escalante closes the distance and clinches.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Escalante smiles and moves away.
Escalante throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escalante. That's going to slow Lee down.
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Escalante moves into the clinch.
Escalante missing with knees to the body.

Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee is looking to clinch.

Escalante moves into the clinch successfully.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escalante moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Escalante moves into the clinch.
Escalante lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Escalante throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Escalante.

Escalante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Escalante.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Escalante takes the fight into the clinch.

Escalante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escalante.

Escalante has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escalante lands a nice elbow.
Escalante lands a damaging elbow.
Don Escalante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Escalante.
Escalante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.

Escalante breaks the clinch.
Escalante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escalante is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Escalante rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Escalante improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalante lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Lee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Escalante has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Escalante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escalante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Escalante!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Don Escalante made sure he mentioned 1337 ANZAC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.