PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chabre Dabre (ranked 6672 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Esken (ranked 8577 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dabre
vs
Esken

201 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
266 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chabre Dabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Esken!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dabre clinches.
Esken is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Esken misses with a body punch.
Esken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Esken swings wildly with an uppercut but Dabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esken tries to break the clinch but Dabre is controlling the position.
Esken should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Esken prevents Dabre from breaking the clinch.
Esken blocks a body shot from Dabre.
Esken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dabre blocks a body shot from Esken.
Esken tries a body shot but Dabre blocks it.
Dabre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Dabre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Esken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Esken is trying to break the clinch but Dabre is controlling him.
Dabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Chris Esken has been cut.
Dabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esken is trying to break the clinch but Dabre is controlling him.
Esken tries to throw a body punch but Dabre avoids it by throwing Esken back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabre stalling.
Dabre lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Dabre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dabre pushes Esken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Esken looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Dabre.
Dabre lands an uppercut.
Dabre is trying to break the clinch but Esken has him pressed against the cage.
Dabre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esken.
Dabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dabre is trying to force a seperation but Esken has the dominant position.
Dabre is trying to break the clinch but Esken has him pressed against the cage.
Dabre stalling the fight.
Dabre lands a body punch.
Dabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esken backwards.
Dabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dabre lands a nice uppercut.
Dabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esken backwards.

Dabre breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dabre moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dabre.
Dabre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dabre is trying to break the clinch but Esken has him pressed against the cage.
Esken is trying to force a seperation but Dabre has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Dabre.
Dabre has had enough of the clinch but Esken keeps him there for the moment.
Dabre lands a right hand.

That has opened up Chris Esken's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Dabre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dabre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esken backwards.
Dabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dabre is working Esken over against the cage.
Dabre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Dabre drops Esken onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Esken is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Esken is rocked!
Dabre creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Esken's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Esken drops to his knees and Dabre pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chabre Dabre!