PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cuatro Babys - Maluma kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Blaze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blaze
vs
Escobar

180 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar cracks Blaze with a good jab.

Escobar tries to keep at a distance but Blaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaze.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blaze lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Blaze is working for takedown but Escobar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Blaze lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blaze tries to score a body lock takedown but Escobar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blaze is working Escobar over against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Escobar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaze with a knee to the head.
Blaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Blaze with a knee to the head.
Blaze is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Blaze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Blaze lands a nice knee to the body.
Blaze lands a shot to the body.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body.
Blaze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blaze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Escobar looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Blaze working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Blaze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blaze tries for a takedown but Escobar manages to get underhooks.
Blaze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaze is working for takedown but Escobar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Blaze with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blaze digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaze lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've been informed that Escobar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blaze crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Blaze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaze connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaze.
Blaze working Escobar over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Escobar cracks Blaze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Escobar lands a big right hand that sends Blaze crashing to the mat! Escobar stays standing though and waves Blaze back to his feet!

Blaze pushes Escobar up against the ropes in a clinch.
Escobar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaze struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blaze scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar is trying to break free.
Blaze lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.
Blaze scores a nice knee to the body.
Blaze lands a nice elbow.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaze wants a takedown but no success here.
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Blaze.
Escobar is pressed up against the ropes. Blaze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Escobar down to the mat. Escobar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar as he connects with a hook.

Blaze moves into the clinch successfully.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaze presses Escobar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blaze crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar tries to break free but Blaze pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze pushes Escobar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blaze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blaze landing knees to the head.
Escobar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to circle away but Blaze has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.
Escobar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blaze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blaze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze scores a nice knee to the body.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Escobar is trying to force a seperation but Blaze has the dominant position.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blaze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Blaze.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Blaze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Blaze lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Blaze has Escobar pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Escobar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blaze has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaze.
A short uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blaze is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blaze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Escobar's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze lands an elbow that stopped Escobar in his tracks for a moment.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blaze using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze blocking some punches.
A short right from Blaze on the inside.
Blaze utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaze digs a right hand underneath Escobar's ribcage. Escobar let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a knee to the body.
Escobar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blaze.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Blaze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar can't break the clinch.
Escobar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blaze is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaze wants a takedown.
Blaze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Blaze.
Blaze lands a good knee to the midsection. Escobar won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Blaze tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Blaze cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling the position.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar prevents the takedown attempt.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Blaze is controlling him.
Blaze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escobar is defending well for now.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar gets underhooks to prevent Blaze's takedown attempt.
Blaze keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Escobar takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze clearly takes 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.

Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blaze wants to clinch.
Blaze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blaze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.

Escobar cracks Blaze with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Escobar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blaze to stand back up!

Blaze is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Blaze out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.