PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. 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
Anderson

187 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Anderson lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Escobar throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes one on the button.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Escobar feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Escobar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Escobar blocks nicely.
Escobar seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Escobar wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Escobar moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reggie Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson'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.

Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Escobar is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson prevents Escobar from improving his position.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escobar is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson is thwarting Escobar's attempts to control the position.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobar defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Escobar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Escobar is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escobar desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Escobar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Escobar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Escobar postures up.
Escobar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Escobar is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reggie Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Escobar lands a jab to the head.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Escobar.
Escobar stuffs the takedown.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Escobar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escobar backs up against the cage.
Escobar slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Escobar throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson cracks Escobar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson dives in and grabs Escobar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.

That has opened up Reggie Anderson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Escobar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escobar wants it to stay on the feet.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Anderson.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Escobar counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Escobar misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Anderson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Reggie Anderson waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans's logo in front of the cameras.