PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zoo Ten (ranked 22894 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 593 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ten
vs
Escobar

168 cm
27
155
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
41
160
43 - 16 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoo Ten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ten misses the shot to the body.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Ten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Escobar misses with the body kick
and Ten counters with a stiff right hand.
Ten misses with a body kick.
Escobar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ten will feel that in the morning.

Ten has closed the distance and engaged Escobar in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Escobar clinches up with Ten and pushes him back against the cage.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Escobar moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ten manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ten throws a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ten.
Escobar cracks Ten with an open hand slap.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Ten misses the target.
Ten fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
Ten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar misses with the body kick
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ten moves out of range.
Ten swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ten misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ten lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
Ten walks into a left hand.

Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ten misses with a hook to the ribs.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Ten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.

Escobar moves into range and clinches up with Ten.
Escobar tries to land knees in the clinch but Ten avoids the damage to the body.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Escobar.
Ten throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Ten tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ten is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Escobar lunges at Ten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ten's hand.
Ten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar clobbers Ten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ten avoids the head kick by Escobar.

Escobar pushes Ten up against the cage in a clinch.
Ten is trying to drag Escobar to the mat but Escobar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ten lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ten's efforts to push away.
Ten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Ten.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Ten is blocking nicely.

Ten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ten throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar swings for the body but Ten moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar jabs Ten right on the nose. Ten blinks but takes it well.
Ten 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.
A left lands for Escobar.
Ten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Ten with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ten avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ten circles away quickly and effectively.
Ten looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Ten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Escobar fails with a takedown attempt.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ten takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ten.
Diego Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ten misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar jabs at Ten's body.
Ten misses with a looping left.
Ten takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ten misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Ten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Ten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Ten misses its target.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Ten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar just manages to avoid it.
Ten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Escobar moves out of range as Ten strikes.
Ten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ten.
Escobar lands with a shot to the body.
Ten misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Escobar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar's corner calls for a 1-2. Escobar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ten is rocked!
Escobar cracks Ten with an open hand slap.
Oh Ten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ten fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ten.
Ten seems to have got his legs back now.
Ten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Escobar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ten regains guard.
Ten wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escobar on the ground.
Ten can't do much from the bottom here.
Escobar lands a decent elbow from side control.

Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ten tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Escobar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ten sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Escobar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Escobar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ten defending against the ground and pound.

Escobar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ten to his feet.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Ten's head.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and Ten counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar cracks Ten with an open hand slap.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Ten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ten.
Escobar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar defending well as Ten loads up on a big left hand.
Ten throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.

Ten tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ten looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Escobar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ten circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar lands a jab to the head.
Ten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Ten.
Escobar misses with a hook to the body
and Ten counters with a nice uppercut.
Ten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ten has time to react.

Escobar gets a clinch.
Ten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ten working aggressively here.
Escobar avoiding damage as Ten throws knees 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!
Ten managing to block the knees to the body from Escobar.
Escobar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar moves forwards but Ten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ten throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Ten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ten throws a big counter combination but Escobar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ten moves out of range.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ten.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ten moves out of range.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ten.
Ten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar jabs Ten right on the nose. Ten blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar gets a clinch.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ten counters with a nice uppercut.
Ten throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ten tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar sizes up Ten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ten shoots in but Escobar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escobar lands with a nice combination. Ten backs away looking to recover.
Ten doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar cracks Ten with a hook to the temple - Ten is on wobbly legs here! Escobar swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ten falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Escobar wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Escobar!