PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between En Esch (ranked 3634 p4p, 59 weight class) and Vinnie Sixx (ranked 4082 p4p, 64 weight class). Esch comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). En Esch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Esch
vs
Sixx

192 cm
21
238 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

193 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, En Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Sixx!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sixx misses.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Esch tries to clinch up but Sixx circles away and keeps his distance.
Sixx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esch.
Sixx shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Esch eats them both and turns towards Sixx to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Sixx catches Esch right on the button with a cross.
Sixx connects with a crisp jab.
Sixx throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sixx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sixx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sixx 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.
Sixx lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sixx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sixx! But no joy.
Esch walks into a stiff left hand from Sixx.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sixx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sixx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sixx with a hook.
Sixx displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Esch blocks a head kick by Sixx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sixx slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Esch is looking to clinch but Sixx is avoiding it.
Sixx keeps the fight on the outside.
Esch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sixx.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx moves out of range.
Sixx misses with a hook. Esch ducked under it nicely.
Sixx cracks Esch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sixx keeps the fight on the outside.
Sixx with a hook.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esch moves out of range as Sixx strikes.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sixx connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esch moves in looking to clinch but Sixx pushes him off.
Esch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sixx.

Esch moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sixx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sixx misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx moves out of range.
Sixx is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Esch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.
Esch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Sixx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Esch.
Esch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Esch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.
Esch wants to clinch.
Esch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sixx gets a clinch.
Esch prevents Sixx from breaking the clinch.
Esch keeps control of Sixx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sixx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch prevents Sixx from breaking the clinch.

Sixx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Sixx scores with a four punch combination!
Esch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Vinnie Sixx has been cut.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sixx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sixx swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sixx darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sixx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Esch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sixx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sixx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Sixx looks to move away, Esch throws a big counter combo but Sixx just gets out of the way.
Sixx bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esch's head backwards.
Sixx dodges the punch combination from Esch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sixx lunges at Esch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Esch's hand.
Esch takes a swing at Sixx's ribcage but misses.

Sixx closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Esch working aggressively here.

Sixx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sixx was well out of range. Poor timing from Esch.
Sixx scores with a hook.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sixx.
Sixx lands a really nice looking cross but Esch seems unphased.
Sixx scores with the left hand. Esch knows he should have avoided that one.
Sixx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Esch.

Esch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sixx blocks an uppercut.
Esch trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Esch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sixx avoiding damage as Esch throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sixx.
Esch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sixx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sixx breaks the clinch.
Sixx connects with a jab.
Sixx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Sixx scores with a four punch combination!
Sixx is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Sixx finds it's way through Esch's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Sixx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Sixx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Sixx circles away.

Sixx takes the fight into the clinch.
Sixx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sixx breaks the clinch.
Sixx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Sixx - just one landing.
Esch is looking to clinch but Sixx is avoiding it.
Sixx looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esch stalks Sixx and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sixx's face. Sixx staggers backwards, shaken.
Sixx scores with a nice strike.
Esch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Sixx scores with a sloppy right hand. Esch should have avoided that one.
Esch walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Esch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Esch. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sixx lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Esch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Esch walks into a straight right hand from Sixx.
Sixx scores with a punch to the head.
Sixx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Sixx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sixx connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esch walks into a jab.
En Esch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Esch is looking to clinch.
Vinnie Sixx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esch avoids the body shot from Sixx.
Sixx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Good shot there by Sixx.
Esch tries to clinch up.
Sixx connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sixx swats away the attempt to clinch by Esch.
Sixx throws a combination. Esch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Sixx.
Esch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sixx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esch tries to clinch up but Sixx circles away and keeps his distance.
Sixx is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sixx misses with the combination.
Sixx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx is having none of it.
Sixx throws a shot from downtown. Esch moves away and avoids it.
Sixx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx is having none of it.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Sixx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sixx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esch.
Sixx throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sixx throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Sixx both land. Nice combination.
Sixx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esch circles away quickly and effectively.
Sixx scores with a jab. Esch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sixx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esch tries to clinch there but Sixx circles away.
Sixx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esch tries to clinch there but Sixx circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch moves out of range of the strikes.
Esch tries to clinch there but Sixx circles away.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Sixx circles away.
Sixx misses with an uppercut.
Esch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sixx circles away quickly and effectively.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx is having none of it.
Sixx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sixx throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esch tries to clinch up.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Sixx on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sixx throws a nice looking combination but Esch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Sixx misses.
Sixx throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esch on the side of the head.
Esch tries to clinch up but Sixx circles away and keeps his distance.
Sixx's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sixx duly obliges.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esch slips a straight right by Sixx.
Esch moves forwards but Sixx connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sixx throws a nice looking combination but Esch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Sixx with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch tries to clinch up.
Esch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Esch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sixx.
Sixx misses the jab.
Sixx misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sixx connects with a looping right hand.

Esch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esch lands an elbow inside.
Esch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sixx avoids it.
Esch landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Vinnie Sixx's cut even more.
Esch missing with knees to the body.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Sixx avoids the damage to the body.
Esch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sixx breaks the clinch.
A combination from Sixx does no damage.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch but Sixx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Sixx misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinnie Sixx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinnie Sixx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Esch tries to clinch but Sixx moves out of range.
Esch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sixx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esch is looking to clinch but Sixx is avoiding it.
Sixx bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Esch's head backwards.
Esch walks into a stiff left hand from Sixx.
Sixx throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sixx connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Sixx scores with a four punch combination!
Sixx throws a shot from downtown. Esch moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Sixx. Those never looked like landing.
Esch wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Sixx. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esch is looking to clinch.

Esch darts in and clinches Sixx up against the cage.
Sixx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sixx manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sixx.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch swinging wildly here.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sixx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sixx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esch is looking to clinch but Sixx is avoiding it.

Esch clinches.
Sixx is trying to break free.
En Esch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esch misses with the head strike.

Sixx breaks the clinch.
Esch tries to clinch but Sixx moves out of range.
Sixx throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sixx misses with a series of wild punches.
Esch misses with a looping left.
Esch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Esch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sixx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sixx swinging wildly here.
Sixx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinnie Sixx is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sixx's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Esch tries to clinch up but Sixx circles away and keeps his distance.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.

Esch rushes Sixx and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Esch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sixx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Esch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sixx backwards.
Esch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esch tries to land knees in the clinch but Sixx avoids the damage to the body.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sixx is defending well for now.
Esch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sixx is looking to break free of the clinch but Esch has double underhooks.
A short right from Sixx on the inside.
Esch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sixx is defending well for now.
Esch throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch looking to throw knees to the head but Sixx is blocking nicely.
Esch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sixx's elbow.
Sixx lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esch backwards.

Sixx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sixx manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sixx, as that shot connected.
Esch on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Esch closes the distance and pushes Sixx back into the cage.
Sixx tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Esch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sixx's brow.

Sixx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sixx lands with an overhand left.
Esch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sixx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esch.
Sixx circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Sixx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Sixx coming out on top.
Esch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sixx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sixx lands a nice looking body shot.
Sixx tries to bum rush Esch with a series of wild strikes but Esch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Esch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sixx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sixx looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
En Esch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sixx.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sixx! But no joy.
Sixx lands a really nice looking cross but Esch seems unphased.
Esch wants to clinch up but Sixx keeps it at a distance.

Sixx rushes Esch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Esch obliges.
Sixx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esch misses with a knee to the head.
Esch lands a shoulder strike.
Esch landing knees to the head.
Sixx is trying to push Esch away but Esch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Sixx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sixx winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Sixx!
Vinnie Sixx bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, En Esch stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.