PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 4404 p4p, 463 weight class) and Hancho Estiban (ranked 5025 p4p, 493 weight class). Hancho Estiban looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Head
vs
Estiban

172 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hancho Estiban!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estiban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Head.
Estiban connects with a body shot that sends Head's belly button to the back.

Head clinches up with Estiban and pushes him back against the cage.
Estiban is trying to break free.
Estiban can't break the clinch.
Head has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Estiban after a bit of a struggle.

Head has Estiban pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Head pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Estiban tumbling to the mat - Head dives into Estiban's guard.
Head with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Head postures up in Estiban's guard and throws a big left but Estiban blocks it.
Estiban is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Head chips away with some ground and pound.
Estiban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Head is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Head wants to control from the top but Estiban keeps moving.
Head throws a big right hand that misses.
Estiban punching from the bottom.
Estiban is trying to keep Head in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Head distracts Estiban with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Head tries to free his leg and advance position but Estiban is retaining full guard.
Head is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Head with a nice head shot there.
Head works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Estiban on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Head is thwarting Estiban's attempts to control the position.
Head perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Head working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Head working the head and body with strikes.

Estiban is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Estiban is still in real trouble! Can Head finish him?
Head lands strikes from half guard.
Head lands a big elbow - Estiban is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Head!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Head!
Richard Head seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.