PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 2055 p4p, 274 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 4971 p4p, 537 weight class). Pablo Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yves Cachemaille
vs
Escobar

184 cm
37
180 lbs
21 - 14 - 2

178 cm
29
165 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Arcticus University: London
Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Escobar misses with a double jab

and Cachemaille holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cachemaille stalling the fight.
Cachemaille swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cachemaille lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cachemaille tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cachemaille misses with a short punch on the inside.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Cachemaille has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cachemaille connects with a solid leg kick.
Jean Yves Cachemaille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cachemaille throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cachemaille throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Cachemaille counters with a thumping low kick.
Cachemaille catches Escobar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cachemaille misses with a straight left.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cachemaille with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Cachemaille fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Cachemaille throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Cachemaille seems unphased.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cachemaille will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille tries to counter by clinching up but Escobar breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cachemaille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Cachemaille sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Escobar tries to get set, Cachemaille tries to push him back and clinch up but Escobar manages to avoid the attempt.
Cachemaille cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cachemaille throws a nice head kick!
Cachemaille scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Yves Cachemaille dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cachemaille swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cachemaille connects with a body shot.
Cachemaille is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cachemaille dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Cachemaille tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cachemaille throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Jean Yves Cachemaille is winning the standup battle so far.
Cachemaille misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a lazy body kick
and Escobar counters with a series of strikes. Cachemaille will be more careful next time no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Cachemaille lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Cachemaille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cachemaille is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cachemaille tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar lands with a straight right. Cachemaille didn't see that one coming.
Cachemaille lands a jab to the nose.
Cachemaille lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cachemaille buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Cachemaille tried to counter with a leg kick but Escobar avoided it.
Cachemaille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cachemaille.
Escobar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar is looking for the big counter here.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Cachemaille moved out of range nicely.
Cachemaille throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Cachemaille backs off Escobar throws a huge counter combo but Cachemaille manages to avoid it all.
Cachemaille looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Cachemaille misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
As Cachemaille backs off Escobar throws a huge counter combo but Cachemaille manages to avoid it all.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cachemaille has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cachemaille tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Escobar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cachemaille feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Cachemaille looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cachemaille thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cachemaille misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cachemaille checks a leg kick.
Escobar slips a straight right by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille is looking to land body kicks.
Cachemaille misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar counters with a nice body shot.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Cachemaille is just out of range.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar lands with a kick to the temple. Cachemaille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jean Yves Cachemaille has been cut.
Cachemaille tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Cachemaille clinches.
Cachemaille throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to push Cachemaille away but Cachemaille has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Cachemaille misses with some punches.
Cachemaille misses with a hook from the clinch.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cachemaille counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cachemaille misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a counter combo.
Cachemaille throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cachemaille jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Cachemaille connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Cachemaille swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cachemaille connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cachemaille moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Cachemaille is just out of range.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar throws a counter combo.
Cachemaille swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cachemaille pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cachemaille tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cachemaille wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Cachemaille tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jean Yves Cachemaille.
Well Cachemaille has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Yves Cachemaille!
Jean Yves Cachemaille really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAGS of a RONIN logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.