PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erki Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Turk
vs
Escobar

190 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Escobar misses with an uppercut

and Turk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turk.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turk manages to get himself to full guard.

Turk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Escobar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Escobar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turk trying to control the position.

Turk has an active guard here but Escobar has managed to pass into half guard.
Escobar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk punching from the bottom.
Turk gets full guard.
Escobar passes Turk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.

Escobar seems to be looking for submissions.
Turk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Escobar trying to control the action but Turk is working from the bottom.
Escobar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Turk tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk trying to control from the bottom.
Turk wants to get back to full guard but Escobar has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turk is working to get back to half guard.
Escobar tries to control but Turk wriggling away.
Turk tries to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
Turk is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control the pace but Turk is squirming around nicely.
Turk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turk regains half guard.
Turk moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Escobar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erki Turk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Turk moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Escobar gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar works to advance to full mount. Turk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Escobar trying to control but Turk is having none of it.
Erki Turk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Turk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Turk is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escobar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk wants to control but Escobar is having none of it.
Turk can't escape the position.
Turk is working hard here to advance position.
Escobar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Sanok Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Turk is looking to get to half guard.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turk is looking to escape.
Escobar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Turk is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Escobar scores with a takedown into Turk's guard.
Turk controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
Turk looking for a sweep. Not yet Turk, not yet.

Turk working for submissions but it's allowed Escobar to get to half guard.
Escobar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turk is looking to escape.
Turk is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar moves nicely into side control.
Turk is trying to work for a sweep but Escobar has mounted him!
Escobar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Turk slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Escobar wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.

Escobar moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Turk.
Escobar working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Turk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turk tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turk is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
Escobar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Turk!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Escobar.
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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
A very excited looking Ryan Escobar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.