PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dalcha Lungiambula (ranked 4946 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Eskinaldo (ranked 2871 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Eskinaldo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lungiambula
vs
Eskinaldo

183 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dalcha Lungiambula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cristiano Eskinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lungiambula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eskinaldo circles away.
Eskinaldo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lungiambula.
Eskinaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lungiambula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lungiambula fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eskinaldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lungiambula in his tracks.
Lungiambula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalcha Lungiambula. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Eskinaldo pushes Lungiambula up against the cage in a clinch.
Eskinaldo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice left hand lands by Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eskinaldo lands a shot to the body.
Eskinaldo lands a nice uppercut.
Eskinaldo working aggressively here.
Lungiambula misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskinaldo lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eskinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.
Eskinaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.

Lungiambula is rocked!
Come on Eskinaldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Eskinaldo fails to land.
Lungiambula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eskinaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eskinaldo working aggressively here.
Eskinaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Lungiambula.
Eskinaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Lungiambula tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Eskinaldo smiles and moves away.
Lungiambula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eskinaldo but Eskinaldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lungiambula is breathing heavily.

Lungiambula pushes Eskinaldo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eskinaldo lands a left hand.
Eskinaldo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lungiambula up against the cage.
Eskinaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lungiambula takes a shot to the head.
Eskinaldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eskinaldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lungiambula is looking to control Eskinaldo's arms but Eskinaldo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lungiambula has his back to the cage.
Eskinaldo digs a right hand underneath Lungiambula's ribcage. Lungiambula let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eskinaldo.
A right hand to the body from Eskinaldo.
A short left from Eskinaldo.
A shot in the inside from Eskinaldo.
A body shot lands from Eskinaldo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo leaning against his opponent.
Eskinaldo digs a right hand underneath Lungiambula's ribcage. Lungiambula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eskinaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Eskinaldo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Lungiambula drags the fight down to the ground.
Lungiambula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lungiambula tries to get out of the position.
Lungiambula is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eskinaldo tries to get to full guard but Lungiambula has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskinaldo wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eskinaldo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Eskinaldo wants to improve his position but Lungiambula is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eskinaldo tries to kick Lungiambula off but Lungiambula keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Eskinaldo is looking for a sweep. Lungiambula is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eskinaldo won't allow Lungiambula to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Eskinaldo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lungiambula shoots in looking for a takedown. Eskinaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Lungiambula keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eskinaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Eskinaldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Eskinaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eskinaldo lands a shot to the body.
Lungiambula goes for a takedown attempt but Eskinaldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cristiano Eskinaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eskinaldo clinches with his opponent.
Cristiano Eskinaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lungiambula.
Lungiambula throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eskinaldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Eskinaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Eskinaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
Eskinaldo controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskinaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lungiambula working hard to break the clinch.
Eskinaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eskinaldo scores with a hook to the body.
Eskinaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lungiambula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalcha Lungiambula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Eskinaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eskinaldo is working Lungiambula over against the cage.
Eskinaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lungiambula.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskinaldo is working Lungiambula over against the cage.
Eskinaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lungiambula is trying to pull guard but Eskinaldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Eskinaldo.
Lungiambula is trying to pull guard but Eskinaldo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Lungiambula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lungiambula tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lungiambula takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eskinaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.
Eskinaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lungiambulas head.
Lungiambula fails to pull guard.
Eskinaldo lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskinaldo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Eskinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eskinaldo lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eskinaldo.
A shot in the inside from Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.
Lungiambula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eskinaldo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eskinaldo lands with a left to the head.
Eskinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskinaldo lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Eskinaldo fails to land.
Eskinaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Eskinaldo fails to land.
Eskinaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eskinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eskinaldo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Eskinaldo.
Eskinaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lungiambula.
Lungiambula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eskinaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Eskinaldo 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 cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Eskinaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Eskinaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lungiambula seems to have got his legs back now.
Lungiambula wants to get back to striking at distance but Eskinaldo won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eskinaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eskinaldo pushes Lungiambula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eskinaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lungiambula.
A head punch on the inside from Eskinaldo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eskinaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lungiambula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lungiambula takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eskinaldo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lungiambula jumps guard but Eskinaldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalcha Lungiambula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eskinaldo.
Still in the clinch, Eskinaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eskinaldo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eskinaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lungiambula backwards.
Eskinaldo is leaning against Lungiambula and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eskinaldo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lungiambula with a big uppercut! Lungiambula tries to clinch up but Eskinaldo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lungiambula to the mat! Lungiambula covers up and Eskinaldo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cristiano Eskinaldo!