PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shezzo Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wicked has chosen Takin U' High by Greyhoundz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Vega
vs
Wicked

192 cm
37
230 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

185 cm
29
240 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shezzo Wicked!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wicked throws a jab when De Vega was well out of range.
De Vega throws a head kick but Wicked moves out of range.
De Vega scores with a nice right hand.

Wicked closes the distance and pushes De Vega back into the cage.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Wicked avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
Wicked throws an elbow that misses.
De Vega wants to get back to striking at distance but Wicked won't allow it.
De Vega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wicked struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vega controls his hands.
De Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wicked throws a head punch that misses.
Wicked working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wicked.

De Vega gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vega wants to take a breather but Wicked is having none of it.
Wicked is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wicked wants to control but De Vega passes into side.
De Vega moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
De Vega trying to control the position but Wicked is working away.
Wicked looking for a sweep but De Vega has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Vega putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wicked sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
De Vega stalling.
Wicked is looking to improve his position.
De Vega working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Vega drops an elbow to the side of Wicked's head.
De Vega seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wicked works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Wicked keeps moving.
Wicked is looking to sweep but instead, De Vega has passed into half guard.
De Vega takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
De Vega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wicked wants to improve his position but De Vega is controlling well.
De Vega drops an elbow to the side of Wicked's head.
De Vega prevents Wicked from improving his position.
De Vega lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wicked trying to control but De Vega postures up.
De Vega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Vega lands with a punch from half guard.
Wicked wants to get back to his feet.
Wicked wants to get back to full guard.
Wicked is trying to defend against the ground and pound but De Vega scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Vega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wicked's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Escobar De Vega dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab from De Vega.
De Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wicked. De Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Vega misses with a jab to the body
and Wicked counters with a left and a right that stings De Vega.
Wicked throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Vega counters with a right hand to the body.
Wicked throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Vega connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wicked with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Vega to score with a decent uppercut.
De Vega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wicked on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wicked misses with an uppercut.
De Vega avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Vega throws a good cross that connects.
Wicked tries to clinch
letting De Vega counter with a right hand.
De Vega missing with a left hand there. Wicked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wicked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Vega stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wicked misses with the combination.
Wicked avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wicked misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from De Vega.
Wicked takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Vega just misses with a punch to the body.
Wicked wants to counter the offense by De Vega and move into the clinch position.
De Vega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wicked can do to turn this around?
De Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wicked scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab by Wicked.
Wicked tries to close the distance and clinch but De Vega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wicked tries to clinch up but De Vega circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from De Vega misses the target.
De Vega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wicked gets a clinch.
Wicked stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wicked scores with a hook to the body.
De Vega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wicked gets through De Vega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vega misses with the head strike.
De Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wicked.
Wicked lands an uppercut.
De Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Wicked controls the action.
De Vega lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wicked backwards.
De Vega blocking some punches.
Wicked lands a right hand.
Wicked swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wicked lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Vega blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands with a light punch inside.
De Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Wicked avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wicked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wicked.
De Vega has Wicked pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wicked manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
De Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wicked scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wicked makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wicked swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wicked prevents a body shot from De Vega.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wicked.
Shezzo Wicked seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Wicked uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Vega.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Wicked controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked has a couple of punches blocked by De Vega.

Wicked is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Vega is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wicked to the mat. Wicked regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wicked looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wicked has control of De Vega's left arm, preventing De Vega from doing any damage.
De Vega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wicked wants to sweep here but De Vega controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Escobar De Vega will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wicked throws a leg kick but De Vega checks it.
Wicked lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vega circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vega throws a jab when Wicked was well out of range.
Wicked throws a shot to the body.
Shezzo Wicked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vega lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Wicked.
Wicked misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wicked connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wicked takes one to the chin there.
De Vega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wicked avoids the body shot from De Vega.
De Vega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Vega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vega dodges the punch combination from Wicked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Vega gets tackled into the cage by Wicked. Wicked maintains the clinch.
Wicked will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Vega up against the cage.
Wicked doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wicked.
Wicked tries to land knees in the clinch but De Vega avoids the damage to the body.
De Vega working aggressively here.
Wicked throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from De Vega.

De Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wicked throws a poor cross that misses
and De Vega counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Vega misses with a body shot.
De Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shezzo Wicked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked throws a lazy head kick
and De Vega counters with a series of strikes. Wicked will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vega throws a looping overhand right but Wicked ducks down to avoid it.
Wicked shapes to counter with a head kick.
De Vega lands a head shot.
Wicked looks to land a combination. De Vega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wicked takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wicked takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wicked with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Vega to score with a decent uppercut.
De Vega lands with an uppercut that bounces Wicked off the cage and back into range.
Good standup being displayed there by De Vega as he connects with a hook.
Wicked tests De Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wicked fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Vega is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Vega.
De Vega throws a head kick that misses.
De Vega sets himself, and Wicked steps forward looking for the clinch! De Vega avoids it this time.
Escobar De Vega is winning the standup battle so far.
Wicked does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wicked lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Vega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Vega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wicked moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Vega keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vega tries to counter with a takedown but Wicked is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Vega. Wicked does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shezzo Wicked is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Wicked moves into the clinch.
De Vega is looking to break free of the clinch but Wicked has double underhooks.
Wicked working aggressively here.
Wicked misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wicked throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Vegas head.
Wicked misses with some punches.
Wicked lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Vega backwards.
Wicked misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wicked.
De Vega blocks an elbow strike.
De Vega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vega is working Wicked over against the cage.
Wicked throws a head punch that misses.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Wicked controls his hands.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from De Vega.
Wicked throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wicked throws a head punch that misses.
Wicked lands a shot to the body.
De Vega is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

De Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wicked throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Vega.
Wicked walks into a jab.
De Vega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

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 Escobar De Vega.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vega, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Escobar De Vega!
Escobar De Vega seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.