PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Russian Zombie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Escobar
vs
Zombie

160 cm
34
142 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

167 cm
29
158 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Zombie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zombie.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Zombie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Zombie moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Escobar misses.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Zombie moved out of range.
Zombie is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie cracks Escobar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Zombie avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escobar tests Zombie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zombie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zombie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Zombie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escobar tries to move into range but Zombie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zombie throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zombie's head.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Zombie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Zombie does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Zombie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Zombie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Zombie.
Zombie takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Zombie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Zombie looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Zombie's ribs.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Zombie throws a counter combo.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombie was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zombie! But no joy.
Zombie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Zombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zombie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombie.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zombie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Zombie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar is looking for a counter combo.
Russian Zombie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zombie on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zombie. Zombie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zombie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zombie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zombie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zombie as he avoids it easily.
Escobar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Zombie avoids them all with ease.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Zombie avoids the body shot from Escobar.
The fighters circling - Zombie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombie throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Zombie counters with a two punch combo.
Zombie moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Zombie counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Zombie.
Zombie throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses the body punch
and Zombie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar lands a two punch combo.
Zombie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Escobar.
We've been hearing that Escobar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Escobar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zombie misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Zombie.
Zombie misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zombie throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches up with Zombie, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes Zombie against the cage but Zombie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zombie.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Zombie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Escobar misses its target.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
Zombie takes one to the chin there.
Escobar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar misses the body punch
enabling Zombie to counter with a crisp jab.

Escobar 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 cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar won't allow Zombie to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie is controlling Escobar's posture.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Zombie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zombie is pulling down on Escobar's head. It's preventing any offense from Escobar, at least for the moment.
Zombie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Escobar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zombie pulls Escobar in close to his closed guard and prevents Escobar from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Zombie pulls Escobar in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zombie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Zombie avoids it easily.
Zombie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar cracks Zombie with a good jab.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Zombie ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Zombie's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a double jab.
Zombie takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Zombie misses its intended target.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie misses the jab.
Escobar is looking to counter punch.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zombie.
An attempted straight right counter from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zombie ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombie.
Zombie slips under a jab.
Zombie feints a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands a jab to the head.

Escobar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zombie's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar won't allow Zombie to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Zombie is working from the bottom.
Zombie wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Escobar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Escobar 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.
Escobar throws a big elbow that misses.
Escobar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Escobar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zombie's head.
Zombie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zombie can do to turn this around?
Zombie throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar staying out of range there.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Zombie scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zombie's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zombie.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Zombie moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zombie throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zombie.
Zombie throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Zombie throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Zombie misses.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zombie moves away.
Zombie throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Zombie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Zombie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zombie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Escobar throws the left hand but Zombie avoids the punch easily.
Zombie tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escobar is defended easily by Zombie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Zombie ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Zombie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zombie jabs at Escobar's body.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Zombie should have avoided that one.
Zombie misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Zombie there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
A countering left hand to the body from Zombie misses.
Zombie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escobar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Zombie defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zombie manages to avoid it.
Escobar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zombie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and Zombie counters with a left to the body.
Zombie misses with a hook.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zombie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar checks a low kick from Zombie.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Zombie's shoulder, as Zombie tries to avoid the shot.
Zombie misses the shot to the body.
Zombie throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Zombie's belly button to the back.
Russian Zombie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zombie moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Zombie moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zombie! But no joy.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zombie.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zombie doesn't seem phased though.
Zombie misses with the combination.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Escobar has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Escobar.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.