PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braulio Escobar (ranked 1002 p4p, 158 weight class) and Donsone De (ranked 1608 p4p, 227 weight class). Donsone De has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Escobar
vs
De

187 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
224 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braulio Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De, right into the meat.
De tries a head kick but it misses.
De tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De misses with a hook.
De 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.

De fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Escobar to the ground. De is now in Escobar's guard.

Escobar has his feet on De's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
De uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Donsone De seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

De clinches up against the cage.
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!
De keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar's efforts to push away.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
De misses with a body punch.
De swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from De fails to land.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by De.
A head punch on the inside from De fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De.
Still in the clinch, De scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
De scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar wants to get back to striking at distance but De won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
De blocks a body shot from Escobar.
A nice left hand lands by De.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
De connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and moves out of range.
De tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De misses with a hook

and Escobar counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to break free of the clinch but De has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
De presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De stalls.
De digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
De pushes Escobar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De blocks an uppercut.
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but De has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but De uses good head movement to avoid it.
De doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
De lands a right hand.
De lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from De.
De lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.

De gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar prevents the takedown attempt.
De can't get the takedown.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but De avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
De lands a nice uppercut.
De can't get the takedown.
Braulio Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donsone De.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De lands a body punch.
De tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing De back against the cage.
De goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
De misses with a body punch.
Escobar pushes De back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De blocks an uppercut.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
De is trying to drag Escobar to the mat but Escobar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by De.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De.
De lands an uppercut.
De blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by De.
De throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De lands a shot to the body.
De lands a right hand.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from De fails to land.
Escobar tries a body shot but De blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone De dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
De keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for De.
Escobar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a hook.
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Braulio Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
De fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Escobar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
De misses with a head kick.
De tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar throws a big counter combination but De scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De slips under a jab.
De throws a leg kick
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De can pounce on him.
Escobar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De tries a head kick but it misses.
De lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. De saw that one coming.
Escobar stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Escobar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De.
De displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
De uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
De connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a hook but De avoids it easily.
A jab from De does it's job there.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar misses with a hook.
De lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Nice cross by De.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
De throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but De sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
De lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donsone De showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braulio Escobar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Escobar misses with a jab, cross combination.
De connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by De.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
De plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
De throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escobar as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De connects with an inside leg kick.
De ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
De slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from De on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar throws a combination. De tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escobar checks a low kick from De.
Escobar swings for the body but De moves out of range.
De was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Escobar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar checks a leg kick.

Escobar pushes De up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De just leaning against Escobar, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
De digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donsone De seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
De presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by De.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De wants to take the fight to the mat but Escobar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Escobar tries a body shot but De blocks it.
Escobar is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from De.
De is working Escobar over against the cage.
De slows down the pace here.
De lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from De.
De scores with a shoulder strike.
De lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, De scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from De.
De lands with a left to the head.

Escobar is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De lands a body punch.
De pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Escobar's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Escobar drops to his knees and De pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donsone De!
Donsone De is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Donsone De rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.