PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Escargesa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Vasilyevich's chin.

Escargesa
vs
Vasilyevich

189 cm
35
197 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

183 cm
32
196 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Vasilyevich!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escargesa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vasilyevich to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Escargesa pushes Vasilyevich off and scrambles back to his feet.
Escargesa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich feints the counter takedown.
Vasilyevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasilyevich changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Escargesa clinches with his opponent.
Escargesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escargesa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vasilyevich's elbow.
Escargesa stalling the fight.
Vasilyevich tries for a takedown but Escargesa manages to get underhooks.
Escargesa lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasilyevich.
Come on Escargesa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Escargesa misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escargesa fails to land.
Escargesa working aggressively here.
Escargesa working aggressively here.
Escargesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escargesa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasilyevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escargesa looking to slow down the pace here.

Vasilyevich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Escargesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escargesa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Netherlands Top Team & KT that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Vasilyevich is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escargesa is looking to control Vasilyevich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Escargesa avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escargesa wants to get back to full guard.
Escargesa is working hard here to advance position.

Vasilyevich seems to be working for a kimura but Escargesa defends the submission attempt.
Escargesa tries to get to full guard but Vasilyevich has control of the leg.
Vasilyevich tries to pass to full mount but Escargesa defends it.
Vasilyevich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escargesa actively working from the bottom here.
Vasilyevich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich winds up and cracks Escargesa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escargesa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escargesa is looking to improve his position.
Vasilyevich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escargesa is trying to control but can't.
Escargesa is not content to let Vasilyevich control the position.

Vasilyevich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vasilyevich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Escargesa is staying active underneath Vasilyevich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Escargesa wants to improve his position but Vasilyevich is controlling well.
Vasilyevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escargesa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasilyevich trying to pass the guard but Escargesa defending well.
Escargesa is trying to stand back up but Vasilyevich is controlling him
Vasilyevich is trying to control. Escargesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vasilyevich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Escargesa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vasilyevich lands a nice short elbow.
Vasilyevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escargesa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Vasilyevich will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vasilyevich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vasilyevich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escargesa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Escargesa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasilyevich off and has taken his back!
Vasilyevich manages to reverse the position and now he's in Escargesa's guard. Nice work there by Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich passes into half guard.
Ivan Vasilyevich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa is trying to get back to full guard.
Vasilyevich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasilyevich passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasilyevich cracks Escargesa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vasilyevich scoring with strikes but Escargesa is staying in there.
Vasilyevich is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Escargesa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vasilyevich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Escargesa is rocked!
Escargesa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Escargesa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasilyevich landing strikes from the mount.
Escargesa is looking to get to half guard.
Vasilyevich postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Escargesa out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Vasilyevich goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Vasilyevich!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Vasilyevich gave a big smile as he said 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors, my opponent put up a hell of a fight but confidence was the key.'.