PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beijer comes to the cage accompanied by David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Escobar has chosen Big Pun - Brave in The Heart as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Beijer
vs
Escobar

198 cm
29
275 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar 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.

It looks like Hans Beijer has been cut.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beijer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar lands with an overhand left.
Beijer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Beijer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beijer tries for a takedown but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a jab when Beijer was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Beijer blocks the low kick.

Beijer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beijer 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.
Beijer trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Beijer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Beijer from controlling successfully.
Beijer throws a big elbow that misses.
Beijer postures up.
Beijer looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Escobar controlling from the top position.
Beijer has his hands on Escobar's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beijer keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beijer wants to get back to his feet but Escobar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Beijer is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beijer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Hans Beijer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beijer's sensitive parts.
Beijer moves forwards but Escobar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escobar stuffs the takedown attempt from Beijer. Beijer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Beijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beijer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beijer looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
A jab from Beijer finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar throws a right hand that Beijer ducks under and follows up with a left that Beijer also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Beijer's shoulder, as Beijer tries to avoid the shot.
Beijer checks a leg kick nicely.

Escobar gets caught napping as Beijer dives in and scores a takedown. Escobar manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beijer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beijer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beijer looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Beijer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beijer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beijer checks a leg kick.
Beijer shoots in looking for a takedown but Escobar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beijer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beijer misses with a takedown attempt
and Escobar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Beijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beijer looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Beijer misses with a kick to the body.
Beijer tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Beijer is out of range.
Beijer throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beijer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escobar defends well and Beijer ends up having to push Escobar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.

Hans Beijer's cut is getting worse.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Escobar. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Beijer moves out of range easily.
Beijer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Escobar to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar throws a jab when Beijer was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beijer.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beijer.
Beijer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hans Beijer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beijer slips a straight right by Escobar.

Beijer lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Escobar sprawling to the canvas. Beijer follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Escobar hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Beijer is controlling well.

Beijer is looking for a kimura here.
Hans Beijer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beijer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beijer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beijer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beijer trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Beijer throws a big elbow that misses.
Beijer wants to pass the guard but Escobar is keeping the position.
Beijer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escobar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beijer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beijer misses with a hook.
Beijer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Beijer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Escobar.
Beijer misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Beijer misses with a head kick.
Beijer's corner calls for a 1-2. Beijer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Beijer.
Beijer slips under a jab.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Escobar misses.
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 Hans Beijer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Beijer's cut.
That's time! Beijer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beijer.
Beijer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beijer. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beijer.
Beijer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beijer's hands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Beijer!
Beijer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Beijer scrambles back to his feet.

Jeez, Hans Beijer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beijer closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Beijer pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Escobar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beijer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escobar defends well and Beijer ends up having to push Escobar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Escobar raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Beijer checks it.
Beijer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Beijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar moves out of range as Beijer throws a body kick.
Escobar slips a straight right by Beijer.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar clobbers Beijer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Beijer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pablo Escobar!
After the fight, Pablo Escobar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.