PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Re-Rewind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Escobar
vs
Jamal

182 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Sully's Bar & Grill

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Jamal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Jamal moved out of range.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar throws a head kick but Jamal moves out of range.

Jamal moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Jamal.
Jamal tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Jamal back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar digs a right hand into Jamal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamal's gas tank.
Jamal cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamal struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jamal blocks it.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Jamal is pushing Escobar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jamal tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Jamal back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar up against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jamal backwards.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Jamal is looking to control Escobar's arms but Escobar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jamal has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jamal tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamal tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to work over Jamal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Jamal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Jamal.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Ali Jamal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar lands a right hand.
Jamal misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jamal blocks it.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Jamal.
Escobar gets through Jamal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamal's elbow.
Jamal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escobar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jamal can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamal.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Jamal lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jamal.
Jamal blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jamal.
Escobar tries to work over Jamal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamal misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar presses Jamal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamal digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Jamal.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Jamal misses with a body punch.
Jamal lands a body shot.
Jamal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
Jamal controlling the action here for a moment.
Escobar misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Jamal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Escobar throws a hook but Jamal blocks it.
Jamal tries to clinch up.
Jamal staying out of range there.
Jamal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Escobar lands a big head kick that sends Jamal tumbling to the mat! Escobar takes a step backwards and waves Jamal back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Jamal is rocked!
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Jamal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamal is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Jamal is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar throws a quick head kick that knocks Jamal silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Escobar is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.