PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Learned Astronomer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Astronomer
vs
Escobar

189 cm
25
188 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Learned Astronomer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Astronomer moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Astronomer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobar to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Learned Astronomer has been cut.
Astronomer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Astronomer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Astronomer settles back down.

Escobar pushes Astronomer up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Astronomer blocking some punches.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Astronomer is working for takedown but Escobar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Astronomer wants a takedown.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Astronomer struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Astronomer works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Astronomer tries to score a body lock takedown but Escobar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Learned Astronomer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Astronomer.
Astronomer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astronomer has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Astronomer misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Escobar pushes Astronomer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Escobar controlling the action here for a moment.
Astronomer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astronomer tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Astronomer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astronomer can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Astronomer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Astronomer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astronomer working aggressively here.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Astronomer misses with the head strike.
Astronomer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Astronomer blocking some punches.
Astronomer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astronomer.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Astronomer.
Astronomer can't break the clinch.
Escobar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Astronomer misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astronomer working aggressively here.
Astronomer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Escobar just leaning against Astronomer, taking a breather.
Astronomer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
Astronomer misses with a body punch.
Astronomer misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Astronomer - that landed with a thud.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Astronomer backwards.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Astronomer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Astronomer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Astronomer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Escobar is defending well.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Astronomer lands with a right to the head.
Astronomer misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar taking a breather.
Astronomer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Astronomer.
Astronomer tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Astronomer back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Astronomer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Astronomer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Learned Astronomer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Astronomer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Astronomer coming out on top.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Astronomer circles away.
Astronomer connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Astronomer as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Astronomer.
Jab by Astronomer.
Astronomer shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Astronomer 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.
Astronomer thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Astronomer. Those never looked like landing.
Astronomer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Astronomer. Astronomer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Astronomer looks to throw a body kick
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Astronomer misses the jab.
Astronomer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Astronomer was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Nice defenses there by Astronomer.
Astronomer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Astronomer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut

and Astronomer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Escobar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Astronomer lands a body shot.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Astronomer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Astronomer thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.
Astronomer blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer connects with an inside leg kick.
Astronomer scores with a nice strike.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astronomer.
Escobar tries to work over Astronomer's front leg with a kick but Astronomer checks it.
Astronomer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Astronomer cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Astronomer back to the cage. Escobar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astronomer. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer tries a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Astronomer throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Astronomer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Astronomer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a right hand.
Astronomer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Astronomer avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Astronomer is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astronomer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Astronomer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar stalling in the clinch but Astronomer improves position.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Learned Astronomer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Learned Astronomer'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!

Escobar misses with a body shot.
Astronomer thows a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands with a hook. Astronomer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar slips a jab from Astronomer.
Astronomer throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Escobar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Astronomer checks it.
Escobar lands with a hook. Astronomer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar checks a low kick from Astronomer.
Astronomer cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Astronomer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Astronomer lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astronomer throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Astronomer throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Astronomer misses with a body shot.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
Astronomer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Astronomer wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Astronomer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar throws a push kick but Astronomer slaps the foot to one side.
Astronomer throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Astronomer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Astronomer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Astronomer on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astronomer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Astronomer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Astronomer misses with the body kick

and Escobar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Escobar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astronomer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astronomer misses with the head strike.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Astronomer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Astronomer is trying to drag Escobar to the mat but Escobar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Astronomer can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Astronomer has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Astronomer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Escobar after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Astronomer - that landed with a thud.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astronomer lands with a short shot to the head.
Astronomer swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to work over Astronomer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Astronomer has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astronomer tries for a takedown but Escobar manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Learned Astronomer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Escobar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Astronomer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Astronomer wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Astronomer fails to land.
Escobar stops a takedown attempt from Astronomer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar thanked the fans post fight for their support.