PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexton comes into the arena with I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sexton
vs
Escobar

188 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Sexton misses with a body shot.
Sexton looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Sexton looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Sexton throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sexton moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Sexton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sexton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.

Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Sexton can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Sexton controls his hands.
Sexton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sexton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sexton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sexton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries a body shot but Sexton blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sexton jumps guard but Escobar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sexton tries to score a body lock takedown but Escobar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sexton backwards.
Sexton misses with some punches.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sexton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar digs a right hand into Sexton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sexton's gas tank.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Sexton moved out of range nicely.
Sexton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Escobar throws a hook but Sexton blocks it.
Sexton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Sexton scores with a takedown into Escobar's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton looking to sit in guard and control but Escobar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sexton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Escobar defends it easily.
Sexton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sexton has a closed guard, preventing Escobar from standing up.

Escobar gets to his feet - Sexton follows without any prompting.
Braulio Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sexton works Escobar's body with a nice hook.
Sexton connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escobar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Sexton misses with a right hand

and Escobar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Escobar.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sexton's elbow.
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sexton.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Sexton lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sexton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Sexton.
Sexton blocks a leg kick.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Sexton.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Sexton throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sexton.
Escobar unleashes a big counter combination but Sexton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Sexton.

Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
Sexton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sexton misses with the head strike.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Sexton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sexton jumps guard but Escobar stands there with Sexton around his waist. Sexton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sexton scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.

Escobar breaks from the clinch.

Escobar instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braulio Escobar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sexton lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Braulio Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Escobar scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Seth Sexton has been cut.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown but Escobar shows good takedown defense.
Sexton throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Sexton drives through and clinches with Escobar against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sexton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Sexton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escobar wants to stand but Sexton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sexton keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Escobar.
Sexton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sexton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Escobar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sexton is on top in guard.

Escobar is trying to control the position but Sexton postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sexton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sexton misses with some punches.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sexton.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Sexton's ribcage. Sexton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Braulio Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sexton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Escobar walks away with a smile on his face. Sexton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Sexton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sexton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Sexton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sexton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sexton circles away.
Sexton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar's head.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sexton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sexton looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sexton throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sexton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar throws a right hand that Sexton ducks under and follows up with a left that Sexton also avoids with ease.

Escobar pushes Sexton up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sexton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sexton uses good head movement to avoid it.

Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sexton throws out the jab.
Escobar defending well as Sexton loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar 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 Sexton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sexton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sexton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sexton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Sexton avoids nicely.
Braulio Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexton cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Sexton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sexton to score with a decent uppercut.
Sexton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Escobar - just one landing.
Escobar tries to clinch but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton slips a straight right by Escobar.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sexton punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar misses with a straight left.

Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Braulio Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seth Sexton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sexton drives through and clinches with Escobar against the cage.
Sexton blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar tries to work over Sexton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Sexton.
Sexton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sexton is working Escobar over against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sexton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sexton.

It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
A short left from Sexton.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sexton.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Sexton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Sexton struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sexton.
Sexton is trying to maintain a safe position but Escobar gets an underhook and turns Sexton into the cage.
Sexton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Escobar.
Sexton trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sexton into the cage.
Sexton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sexton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sexton or not.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sexton can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sexton.
Escobar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Sexton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Seth Sexton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sexton throws a head punch that misses.
Sexton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sexton backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sexton jumps guard and drags Escobar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sexton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escobar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Braulio Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Sexton keeps moving.

Sexton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Escobar has picked Sexton up and slammed him! Sexton can't keep hold of the triangle and Escobar manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is looking for a sweep.
Sexton is working hard here to advance position.
Seth Sexton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sexton dodges the ground and pound from Escobar.
Sexton manages to get back to half guard.
Sexton is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Escobar stands up from Sexton's guard - Escobar perhaps looking for a knockout.

Sexton rushes Escobar and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sexton looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sexton shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar sprawls well. He's pushed Sexton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sexton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Sexton misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good work by Sexton as he checks the leg kick.
Sexton is looking to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch.

Sexton has Escobar up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Sexton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sexton tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Sexton.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sexton backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Braulio Escobar.
I've got Escobar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braulio Escobar!
The defeated Seth Sexton had this to say: 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.