PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Henderson (ranked 4039 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 5331 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henderson
vs
Escobar

190 cm
26
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Escobar finds it's way through Henderson's defenses.

It looks like Jimmy Henderson has been cut.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Escobar presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Henderson is rocked!
Henderson blocking some punches.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson blocking some punches.
I was talking to Henderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar dips a shoulder and cracks Henderson with a mighty uppercut! Henderson falls back against the cage and Escobar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Henderson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Escobar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braulio Escobar!