PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mclean
vs
Escobar

174 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicolas Escobar !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mclean tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Escobar is in Mclean's guard.
Mclean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Escobar is trying to get back to full guard.
Mclean passes into side control, despite Escobar 's attempt to control the position.
Escobar wants to control but Mclean postures up.
Mclean really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
Mclean lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar struggling a bit here.
Mclean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Escobar can't do much from the bottom here.
Mclean scores with punches from side control.
Mclean lands a nice forearm strike.
Escobar looks to move to half guard but instead Mclean has passed into mount! Damn!
Mclean punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mclean has control of Escobar 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Escobar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Escobar tries to hold on but Mclean pushes him away.
Mclean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Escobar hang on?
Escobar is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to lock up and control but Mclean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Escobar taking shots to the head.
Mclean with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar tries to reverse the position but Mclean maintains control.
Escobar looks winded!
Mclean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Escobar is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Escobar tries to hold on but Mclean pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Escobar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mclean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mclean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Mclean with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mclean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mclean lands a big shot there that rocks Escobar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mclean 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.
Mclean lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Mclean dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Escobar throws a combination that misses

and Mclean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mclean.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclean chips away with some ground and pound.
Roger Mclean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclean won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Escobar has momentary wrist control but Mclean slips an elbow through the middle.
Mclean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Escobar is trying to hold Mclean in close to prevent damage but Mclean has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Mclean in his half guard.
Mclean 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mclean prevents Escobar from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Mclean.
Mclean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Escobar is looking to improve his position.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Mclean prevents Escobar from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mclean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Escobar sees it coming and defends easily.
Mclean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escobar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control but Mclean postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Escobar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mclean stands up over Escobar , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mclean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean is working Escobar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mclean lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mclean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Escobar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Escobar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mclean wants to control but Escobar postures up.
Mclean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar in the domination position with Mclean hanging on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mclean keeps working.
Mclean tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
Mclean sneaks back into half guard.
Mclean is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Escobar 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Escobar 's back!

Escobar is trying to defend against the choke here but Mclean has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mclean Tightens the hold and Escobar taps out furiously! Mclean displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roger Mclean!