PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arones (ranked 898 p4p, 132 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 927 p4p, 134 weight class). Arones comes to the cage accompanied by Lonely is the night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arones
vs
Escobar

190 cm
33
224 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

187 cm
36
215 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Arones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arones throws a big shot that misses.
Arones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arones.
Arones lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Braulio Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arones.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Arones counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Arones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Braulio Escobar has been cut.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar swings for the body but Arones moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arones stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Arones had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Escobar. Beautiful body shot.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Arones counter with a right hand.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escobar avoids it really well and circles away.
Arones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Arones ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Arones misses its target.
Arones darts in looking for a takedown but Escobar gets double underhooks and turns Arones into the cage.
Arones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arones throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Arones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Arones does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Escobar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Escobar lands a really nice looking cross but Arones seems unphased.
A slow jab from Escobar misses its intended target.
Arones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Arones shoots in and bounces Escobar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Escobar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Escobar wants to stand up but Arones is controlling him.
Arones is looking to work some ground and pound but Escobar has wrist control.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet but Arones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arones throws an elbow that misses. Escobar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arones's guard. Nice move by Escobar!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Arones is trying to keep Escobar in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Escobar has passed into half guard!
Arones trying to hold on to Escobar's head to control him but Escobar postures up.
Arones is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Escobar wants to stand but Arones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Arones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Escobar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Arones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Braulio Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Arones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Arones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Arones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Arones moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arones thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Arones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones stops Escobar from getting back to his feet.
Escobar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
Escobar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Arones working the head and body with strikes.
Arones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Escobar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Escobar taking some punishment here, with Arones in his half guard.
Arones is trying to control the action in half guard but Escobar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Escobar tries to kick Arones off in order to stand up. Arones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Arones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.
Arones throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Arones is trying to get an arm triangle but Escobar is defending well.
Arones tries to advance to mount but Escobar denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones throws an elbow but Escobar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Arones scores with punches from side control.
Escobar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Arones is working Escobar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Arones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Escobar tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Escobar covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arones softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Arones struggling to keep hold of the position.
Arones throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Arones's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Arones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
Arones throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Arones trying to control momentarily.
Arones missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Arones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braulio Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Arones looks to land a combination. Escobar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Arones throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Gabriel Arones is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Arones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arones.
Arones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Gabriel Arones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arones.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar misses.
Arones misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Arones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arones lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arones looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Arones had a free shot at his head there.
Arones tries for a takedown but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Arones ducks down to avoid it.
Arones is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar slips a jab from Arones.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Escobar eats them both and turns towards Arones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arones just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Arones counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Arones. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arones dives in and grabs Escobar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes down on Arones's head and hops out.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arones counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Braulio Escobar's cut even more.
Arones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar misses the jab.
Arones moves out of range of the strikes.
Arones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arones with a poor takedown
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Arones moved out of range.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Arones is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Escobar defends well and Arones ends up having to push Escobar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arones swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Arones moved out of range nicely.
Arones has a takedown stuffed.
Arones throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Arones misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Arones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arones throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Arones throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Arones avoids it with no problem.
Arones slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a swing at Arones's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arones throws out the jab.
Arones fails to land the takedown.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Arones avoids it with no problem.
Braulio Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Arones.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Arones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Escobar.
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!
Arones cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Arones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Arones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gabriel Arones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arones takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Arones.
Well Arones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Arones!
After the big win, Gabriel Arones made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.