PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bb Esko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Tiger
vs
Esko

190 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
203 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bb Esko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esko tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esko.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt.
Esko throws a combination that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Esko's knee momentarily.
Esko lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Esko.
Esko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger blocks the body kick.
Esko avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Esko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Esko misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Esko.
Esko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esko misses with a looping left.
Tiger throws a head kick but Esko moves out of range.
Esko takes a swing at Tiger's ribcage but misses.

Tiger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tiger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Esko is not content to let Tiger control the position.
Tiger not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esko is refusing to be controlled, as Tiger sits in half guard.
Esko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Esko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tiger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Esko is trying to stand back up but Tiger is controlling him
Esko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tiger.
Tiger trying to control the action but Esko is working from the bottom.
Tiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Esko reverses the position - he's now on top in Tiger's guard.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Esko is having none of it.
Tiger wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Esko manages to pass to side control.

Tiger has one foot on Esko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tiger connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Tiger or perhaps it was just good defense by Esko which made him look bad.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Esko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Esko looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
A combination from Esko does no damage.
Esko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esko throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Esko misses with a kick to the body
and Esko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esko slaps away a takedown attempt from Tiger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Tiger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Esko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiger as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esko. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Esko throws a lazy head kick
and Tiger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Esko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Esko misses

and Tiger counters with a single leg into guard. Esko didn't expect that.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Esko is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger prevents Esko from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger wants to pass the guard but Esko is keeping the position.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiger passes into half guard.
Esko is trying to stand up here but Tiger is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esko keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Esko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Esko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
Tiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tiger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Esko wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tiger working the ground and pound effectively.
Tony Tiger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Esko because Tiger loaded up on that one.
Tiger throwing strikes here but Esko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tiger scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Esko is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a big shot to the head and Esko winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Tiger!