PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Tsunami (ranked 4129 p4p, 3758 weight class) and Paulo Esquilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Esquilo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tsunami
vs
Esquilo

175 cm
25
140
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
144
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Tsunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Esquilo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esquilo looks to throw the jab but Tsunami is out of range.
Esquilo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tsunami dives in and grabs Esquilo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Esquilo pushes down on Tsunami's head and hops out.
Esquilo stuffs the takedown.

Esquilo moves into the clinch.
Tsunami dodges an elbow strike from Esquilo.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esquilo misses with an elbow strike.
Tsunami throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esquilo blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsunami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esquilo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esquilo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esquilo lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Johnny Tsunami has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esquilo throws an elbow but misses.
Esquilo lands an elbow just above Tsunami 's eye.
Tsunami has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Esquilo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esquilo throws an elbow but misses.
Esquilo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsunami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Esquilo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Esquilo throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsunami avoids a wild elbow strike from Esquilo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami blocks an elbow strike from Esquilo.
Esquilo misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsunami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esquilo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tsunami tries to score a body lock takedown but Esquilo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Esquilo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Tsunami pulls guard.
Esquilo won't allow Tsunami to get back to his feet.

Tsunami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esquilo is aware though and is defending well.
Esquilo looking to pass the guard.
Tsunami scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Esquilo wants to get up but he can't break Tsunami's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esquilo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Tsunami working for a triangle but Esquilo defends it easily.
Esquilo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esquilo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Esquilo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsunami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tsunami throws his legs up looking for a submission but Esquilo uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsunami is letting Esquilo control him for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Esquilo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Tsunami's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Esquilo throws a hook but Tsunami avoids it easily.
Tsunami throws a head kick that misses.

Tsunami shoots in and gets a takedown into Esquilo's guard.
Esquilo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsunami wants to control from the top but Esquilo keeps moving.
Esquilo is pulling down on Tsunami's head. It's preventing any offense from Tsunami, at least for the moment.

Tsunami thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsunami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tsunami tries to free his leg and advance position but Esquilo is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsunami postures up in Esquilo's guard and throws a big left but Esquilo blocks it.
Tsunami trying to control the position from guard on top but Esquilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tsunami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tsunami tries to free his leg and advance position but Esquilo is retaining full guard.
Tsunami trying to control the position from guard on top but Esquilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tsunami postures up in Esquilo's guard and throws a big left but Esquilo blocks it.

Tsunami is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tsunami has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Esquilo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Nice defenses there by Tsunami.
Tsunami blocks a low kick nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esquilo.
Tsunami tries for a takedown. No joy.
Esquilo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsunami is trying to pull guard but Esquilo has him pressed against the cage.
Tsunami takes an elbow to the temple.
Esquilo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esquilo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esquilo lands an elbow that stopped Tsunami in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Esquilo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsunami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Esquilo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsunami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esquilo lands a damaging elbow.
Paulo Esquilo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Esquilo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Esquilo throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esquilo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Esquilo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsunami is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Esquilo misses with an elbow strike.
Esquilo lands a damaging elbow.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esquilo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esquilo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esquilo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Esquilo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esquilo throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Esquilo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Tsunami's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tsunami fails with a takedown attempt.
Esquilo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esquilo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsunami moves out of range of the leg kick from Esquilo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsunami or perhaps it was just good defense by Esquilo, which made it look bad.
Tsunami darts in looking for a takedown but Esquilo gets double underhooks and turns Tsunami into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Tsunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsunami dodges an elbow strike from Esquilo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsunami has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Esquilo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsunami's defenses.
Esquilo gets underhooks to prevent Tsunami's takedown attempt.
Tsunami is trying to push Esquilo away but Esquilo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esquilo has Tsunami pressed against the cage, preventing Tsunami from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esquilo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsunami leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esquilo throws an elbow that misses.
Esquilo lands a damaging elbow.
Tsunami is looking for a takedown.
Tsunami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsunami avoids the elbow strike from Esquilo, against the cage.
Tsunami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Esquilo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esquilo throws an elbow that misses.
Tsunami dodges an elbow strike from Esquilo.
Esquilo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Johnny Tsunami's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esquilo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Esquilo misses with an elbow strike.

Tsunami jumps guard and drags Esquilo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Esquilo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Tsunami working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Esquilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Esquilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Esquilo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Esquilo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Esquilo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsunami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Esquilo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Tsunami has his foot on Esquilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Esquilo works his way back into a safe position though.
Esquilo wants to pass the guard but Tsunami is keeping the position.
Esquilo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Esquilo wants to stand but Tsunami is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Esquilo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tsunami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Esquilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsunami throws a quick counter head kick but Esquilo was just out of range.
Tsunami looks to land a combination but Esquilo avoids it well.
Tsunami ducks under a wild hook from Esquilo.
Tsunami changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tsunami moves out of range of the leg kick from Esquilo.
Esquilo misses with a low kick as Tsunami jumps back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsunami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esquilo throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Esquilo as Tsunami shoots in.
Johnny Tsunami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esquilo tries a low kick but Tsunami avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Esquilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esquilo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Esquilo!