PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Zynne (ranked 2463 p4p, 1903 weight class) and Vicente Escalante (ranked 319 p4p, 247 weight class). Zynne's entrance music is Knockout. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zynne
vs
Escalante

180 cm
22
191
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
192
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Brooklyn Apothecary
Distinct Label

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Howard Zynne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zynne misses with a hook. Escalante ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Zynne.
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escalante has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zynne misses with a straight left.
Escalante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escalante moves away from the strike by Zynne.
Escalante blocks a jab.
Escalante takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escalante tests Zynne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escalante lands a leg kick that knocks Zynne off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante scores with a leg kick.
Escalante fakes the leg kick and cracks Zynne in the body.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zynne throws the left hand but Escalante avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Zynne misses.
Zynne throws an off balance right hand
and Escalante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zynne's knee momentarily.
Zynne lands a jab.
Zynne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escalante.
Escalante lands a body shot.
Zynne slips under a jab from Escalante.
Zynne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escalante scores with a hook.
Escalante misses with a few strikes there.
Zynne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zynne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zynne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zynne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escalante finds it's way round the side to connect with Zynne's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zynne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Zynne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zynne has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zynne just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a low kick.
Zynne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escalante with the inside leg kick.
Zynne moves out of range as Escalante throws a body kick.
Escalante lands a leg kick that knocks Zynne off balance momentarily.
Escalante misses with an uppercut. Zynne saw that one coming.
Escalante connects with a body shot.
Escalante ducks under a wild hook from Zynne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escalante! But no joy.
Zynne moves out of range of the body kick.
Escalante slips under a jab from Zynne.
Escalante connects with a looping right hand.
Zynne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zynne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escalante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a glancing blow to the side of Zynne's head.
Zynne blocks a low kick nicely.
Escalante with a nice calf kick.
Escalante throws a lazy right hand but Zynne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Zynne swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Zynne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escalante scores with a nice head shot.
Zynne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zynne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Zynne misses.
Escalante sizes up Zynne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zynne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
Zynne misses with a right hand
and Escalante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Zynne.
Escalante motions for Zynne to come forward. Escalante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Zynne misses the target.
Escalante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zynne throws a lazy right hand but Escalante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escalante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escalante lands with a straight right. Zynne didn't see that one coming.
Zynne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escalante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escalante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zynne moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Zynne.
Zynne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
That's time! Zynne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Escalante feints and then cracks Zynne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zynne down.
Zynne throws a lazy uppercut
and Escalante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escalante throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zynne moves away.
Zynne misses with a lunging right hand
and Escalante counters with a crisp right that sends Zynne to the canvas! Escalante follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.