PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feel Happiness. 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.

Escobar
vs
Branco

172 cm
24
142 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tycho Branco!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Branco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Branco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Escobar takes a swing at Branco's ribcage but misses.
Branco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar throws a combination that misses
and Branco counters with an outside leg kick.
Branco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar throws a good cross that connects.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Tycho Branco has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco connects with a solid leg kick.
Branco fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branco can pounce on him.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Branco avoids them all with ease.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Branco counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands with a nice body kick.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!

Escobar gets tackled into the cage by Branco. Branco maintains the clinch.
Escobar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Branco prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar wants to break free but Branco has control.

Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Branco ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar throws a right hand that Branco ducks under and follows up with a left that Branco also avoids with ease.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Branco moves out of range easily.
Branco takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Branco slips a straight right by Escobar.
Branco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Branco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Escobar both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Escobar. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Branco.

Branco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Branco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
A hook to the body from Branco.
Escobar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco is controlling him.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco has him pressed against the cage.
Branco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Branco lands a left hand.
Branco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Branco is controlling the position.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike.
Escobar is looking to break free of the clinch but Branco has double underhooks.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco is controlling him.
Branco has Escobar pressed against the cage, preventing Escobar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar tries to circle away but Branco has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Branco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Escobar is defending well.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tycho Branco.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco is controlling him.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Branco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Branco.

Branco lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Escobar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Branco in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Branco is taking a breather. Escobar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Escobar looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tycho Branco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
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.

Branco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Branco moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Branco. Escobar shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Branco scores with a decent looking hook.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Branco avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Branco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Branco.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Branco saw that one coming.
Escobar misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar's head back.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Branco forces Escobar back against the cage and clinches.
Branco scores a nice knee to the body.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Branco scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Branco.
Branco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Branco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Tycho Branco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Branco lands a damaging elbow.
Escobar letting Branco take a breather here.
Escobar wants to get back to striking at distance but Branco won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Branco works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Branco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar takes a swing at Branco's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Branco.
Branco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Branco clinches up against the cage.
Escobar tries to circle away but Branco has him pinned against the cage.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobar is trying to push Branco away but Branco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Escobar tries to break free but Branco pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Branco throws an elbow but it misses.
Escobar tries to circle away but Branco has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco lands a nice elbow.
Escobar is trying to force a seperation but Branco has the dominant position.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Branco is controlling the position.
Escobar wants to break free but Branco has control.
Branco digs a right hand underneath Escobar's ribcage. Escobar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Branco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Branco lands a knee to the body.
Branco misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar wants to get back to striking at distance but Branco won't allow it.
Escobar can't break the clinch.
Branco controlling the action here for a moment.
Branco with a knee to the head.
Escobar wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Branco is controlling the position.
Escobar wants to break free but Branco has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Branco.
Branco lands a nice uppercut.
Branco digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branco obliges.
Branco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Branco prevents Escobar from breaking the clinch.
Branco lands a nice elbow.
Escobar letting Branco take a breather here.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tycho Branco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Branco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar on the side of the head.
Branco keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
Branco cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tycho Branco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branco wants to clinch.
Escobar throws a combination that misses
and Branco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Branco moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Branco takes one on the button.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Branco wants to clinch.
Branco dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Branco lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Branco slips the punch.
Branco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Nice jab there from Branco.

Branco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Escobar is trying to force a seperation but Branco has the dominant position.
Branco misses with a knee to the head.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Branco keeps him there for the moment.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Branco has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Branco to work.
Nice elbow from Branco.
Branco connects with a knee to the head.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Branco.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branco obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Branco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Branco - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Branco.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Branco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Branco is controlling the position.
Branco lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Branco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Branco scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escobar is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Branco.
Branco lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Branco.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Branco.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escobar avoids it.
Branco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escobar after a bit of a struggle.
Escobar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Branco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.

Escobar is rocked!
Branco lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branco lands a nice knee to the body.
Branco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Branco lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Branco creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Escobar with a big uppercut! Escobar tries to clinch up but Branco pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Escobar to the mat! Escobar covers up and Branco unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tycho Branco!
Tycho Branco decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.