PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Kid has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Pablo Escobar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Escobar
vs
Kid

160 cm
33
142 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

173 cm
31
145 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kid replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Escobar blocks it well.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Kid moved out of range.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kid.
Escobar tests Kid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar lands a two punch combo.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Kid counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Kid lands a lovely overhand right.

Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escobar showed some decent athleticism there.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kid is trying to stand up here but Escobar is controlling him well.
Escobar is trying to control. Kid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kid is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Escobar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escobar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Escobar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escobar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Escobar throwing shots but Kid is blocking nicely.
Escobar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Escobar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kid is looking to escape.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kid makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kid. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kid slips a jab from Escobar.
Kid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
A countering left hand to the body from Kid misses.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Kid is out of range.
Kid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kid staying out of range there.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kid connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Escobar tries to move into range but Kid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kid slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Kid thumps Escobar with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar dives in and grabs Kid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kid pushes down on Escobar's head and hops out.
Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.

Escobar shoots in and bounces Kid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kid is looking to stand up but Escobar isn't so interested in that idea.

Kid is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Escobar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
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 Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kid throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Kid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Kid.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Kid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Kid.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Kid wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Kid throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kid's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Escobar shoots in and bounces Kid off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kid is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Escobar is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar working some strikes from top position.
Escobar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Escobar pushing down on Kid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Escobar prevents Kid from standing back up.
Kid tries to kick Escobar off in order to stand up. Escobar Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Escobar tries to score with some ground and pound. Kid controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kid tries to escape but Escobar is in control.
Kid takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar cracks Kid with a big right hand but Kid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar working the ground and pound.
Kid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Escobar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Escobar in side control, throwing shots but Kid defends.
Kid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Escobar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Escobar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kid is pushing Escobar's head away, looking to escape. Escobar manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Escobar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to escape but Escobar is in control.
Escobar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kid defending against the ground and pound.
Kid avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Escobar.
A lull in the action here.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four 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.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid slips under a jab from Escobar.
Kid misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Kid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Kid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Kid moved out of range nicely.
Escobar checks a low kick from Kid.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Kid saw that one coming.
Kid motions for Escobar to come forward. Kid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar misses with a body punch
enabling Kid to counter with a crisp jab.
Kid moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Kid feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Kid throws a leg kick but Escobar moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kid throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Kid counters with a leg kick.
Kid misses with a shot to the body
enabling Escobar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escobar is defended easily by Kid.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kid can do to turn this around?
Kid throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Kid.
Kid swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar with a poor takedown
and Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Kid ducked under it nicely.
Escobar shoots in but Kid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar with a nice cross.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Kid's head but Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good work by Escobar as he checks the leg kick.
Kid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Kid flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar steps away.
Kid throws a shot to the body.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kid's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid slips a jab from Escobar.
Kid staying out of range there.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Kid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kid throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.

Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kid to the ground. Escobar is now in Kid's guard.
Escobar won't allow Kid to get back to his feet.
Karate Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Escobar won't allow Kid to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Escobar defending well as Kid loads up on a big left hand.
Kid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
A low kick from Kid is predictable there
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Kid avoids them all with ease.
Kid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Kid counters with a straight right hand.
Kid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Kid ducks down to avoid it.
Kid needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Escobar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kid wants to get back to his feet.
Kid trying to remain calm as Escobar controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
A victorious Pablo Escobar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.