PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles Beltbuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rocco Escobar enters the cage!

Beltbuckles
vs
Escobar

177 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
23
148 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse Nutrition

[JMFC] Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knuckles Beltbuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocco Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Beltbuckles moves into range and clinches up with Escobar.
Escobar goes for a takedown attempt but Beltbuckles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Escobar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beltbuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Beltbuckles clinches up against the cage.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beltbuckles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.

It looks like Rocco Escobar has been cut.
Beltbuckles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Escobar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles Beltbuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Escobar.
Beltbuckles with a knee to the head.
Beltbuckles crunches a lovely knee into Escobar's ribcage.
Beltbuckles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beltbuckles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beltbuckles lands a nice elbow.
Beltbuckles looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Beltbuckles lands an elbow inside that Escobar shrugs off.
Beltbuckles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Escobar looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beltbuckles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Beltbuckles tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar slows down the pace here.
Beltbuckles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Beltbuckles.
Beltbuckles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.

That has opened up Rocco Escobar's cut even more.
Beltbuckles lands a nice knee to the body.
Beltbuckles lands an elbow just above Escobar 's eye.
Beltbuckles tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Beltbuckles connects with a knee to the head.
Escobar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beltbuckles looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Beltbuckles.
Beltbuckles missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beltbuckles throws an elbow but misses.
Beltbuckles misses with a knee to the head.
Beltbuckles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beltbuckles backwards.
Beltbuckles stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar managing to block the knees to the body from Beltbuckles.
Beltbuckles misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar stalling the fight.
Beltbuckles landing knees to the body.
Beltbuckles tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.

Escobar jumps into guard, dragging Beltbuckles to the mat.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escobar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Beltbuckles being controlled here momentarily.
Escobar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Escobar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beltbuckles wants to stand but Escobar is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beltbuckles is one step ahead there.

Escobar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckles Beltbuckles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Escobar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Beltbuckles is looking to clinch.

Beltbuckles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beltbuckles dodges an elbow strike from Escobar.
Beltbuckles prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Beltbuckles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar throws an elbow that misses.
Beltbuckles landing knees to the head.
Beltbuckles prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beltbuckles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beltbuckles lands a knee to the body.
Escobar blocks the elbow strike.
Escobar goes for a takedown attempt but Beltbuckles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Beltbuckles closes the distance and clinches.
Beltbuckles misses with a knee to the head.
Beltbuckles misses with a knee to the head.
Beltbuckles looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has Beltbuckles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beltbuckles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knuckles Beltbuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Escobar.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Beltbuckles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beltbuckles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Escobar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Escobar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Escobar looking to control.
Escobar has a closed guard, preventing Beltbuckles from standing up.

Beltbuckles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar managing to control the position.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltbuckles postures up.
Beltbuckles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escobar on the ground.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beltbuckles is one step ahead there.

Escobar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beltbuckles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escobar is trying to keep Beltbuckles in close.
Escobar is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beltbuckles wanted to stand there but Escobar had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knuckles Beltbuckles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beltbuckles counters with a big head kick but Escobar shrugs it off.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beltbuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Beltbuckles.

Beltbuckles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beltbuckles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Escobar jumps guard but Beltbuckles stands there with Escobar around his waist. Escobar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Escobar wants to stall.
Escobar pushes Beltbuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Beltbuckles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beltbuckles tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.
Beltbuckles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beltbuckles landing knees to the body.
Beltbuckles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beltbuckles misses with an elbow strike.

Escobar pulls Beltbuckles into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Escobar looking to control.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Escobar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Beltbuckles doesn't defend quickly enough and Escobar has managed to lock this one up! Can Beltbuckles escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Escobar on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rocco Escobar!