PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Francisco Escobar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Francisco Escobar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Escobar
vs
Turner

185 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
213 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Escobar catches Turner right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Malik Turner has been cut.
Escobar slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar staying out of range there.
A big right from Turner misses.
Escobar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Escobar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Turner throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar tries to move into range but Turner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Escobar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That has opened up Malik Turner'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!
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Decent striking displayed by Escobar there.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Escobar and Turner goes tumbling to the canvas! Escobar follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Escobar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turner has managed to free his arm - good work.

Escobar is working for a kimura but Turner is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobar looking for a submission but Turner manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turner keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Escobar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Turner dives on top into guard.

Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Turner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Francisco Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malik Turner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Escobar misses with a combination

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.

Turner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Turner.
Turner misses with a hook.

Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escobar tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
A short right from Turner on the inside.
We've been informed that Turner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
A short right from Turner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Turner tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Escobar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner catches Escobar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Escobar tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Turner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Turner circles away.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Turner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Malik Turner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.

Escobar is rocked!
Turner throws an overhand right that drops Escobar like a sack of potatoes! Turner dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malik Turner!