PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 2262 p4p, 2328 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 226 p4p, 234 weight class). Escobar Chavez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wallace
vs
Escobar Chavez

176 cm
41
146
32 - 23 - 0

179 cm
40
150
33 - 12 - 5

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
Escobar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Wallace misses.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar Chavez momentarily.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab.
Escobar Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wallace misses with a hook. Escobar Chavez ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez clobbers Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Wallace.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a body punch but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar Chavez lands with a hook. Wallace tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Escobar Chavez has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace is leaning against Escobar Chavez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace misses with an elbow strike.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace pushes off an throws an elbow but Escobar Chavez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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 Chavez working aggressively here.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Wallace.
Wallace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar Chavez blocks an elbow strike.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace working aggressively here.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Escobar Chavez digs a right hand into Wallace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wallace's gas tank.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Wallace scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
A shot in the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace digs a right hand underneath Escobar Chavez's ribcage. Escobar Chavez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
Wallace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body punch.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez cracks Wallace with a nice body shot.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Escobar Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wallace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Escobar Chavez lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez scores with a push kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a front kick but Wallace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar Chavez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar Chavez.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace takes a shot to the head.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Wallace fails to land.
Wallace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Wallace.
Wallace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar Chavez working aggressively here.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez pushes Wallace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Wallace - that landed with a thud.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar Chavez backwards.

Escobar Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wallace.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez throws a push kick but Wallace slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wallace swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Wallace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar Chavez throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Escobar Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wallace checks it well.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Wallace.
A little jabbing left from Escobar Chavez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar Chavez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Escobar Chavez tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Wallace lands with a cross.
Wallace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Wallace saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar Chavez tries to land a leg kick but Wallace saw it coming and moves away.
Escobar Chavez takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Escobar Chavez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Escobar Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace lands with a nice combination. Escobar Chavez backs away looking to recover.
Escobar Chavez with the inside leg kick.
Wallace on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez works Wallace's body with a nice hook.
Escobar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Wallace.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wallace on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace throws a hook but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Wallace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wallace walks into a straight right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws a push kick but Wallace slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wallace crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Escobar Chavez - the referee stops the clock and Wallace gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Escobar Chavez. Wallace manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight left.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Escobar Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wallace has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escobar Chavez.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
Wallace swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Wallace. Beautiful body shot.
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar Chavez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez blocks the body kick.
Wallace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar Chavez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wallace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick which misses Wallace's front leg but catches the back leg as Wallace tries to avoid it.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramon Escobar Chavez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A leg kick checked by Wallace.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Escobar Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar Chavez blocks a leg kick.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Escobar Chavez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wallace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escobar Chavez - that will leave a mark!
Escobar Chavez jabs Wallace right on the nose. Wallace blinks but takes it well.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar Chavez digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Wallace throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Escobar Chavez is able to avoid easily.
Escobar Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Wallace's knee but Wallace avoids it well.
Wallace misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Wallace throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Escobar Chavez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar Chavez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Escobar Chavez!
Ramon Escobar Chavez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.