PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 81 p4p, 619 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 9 p4p, 81 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Escalante
vs
Brown

183 cm
33
192
31 - 6 - 0

183 cm
37
189
22 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante motions for Brown to come forward. Escalante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escalante cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Escalante throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from Escalante misses.

Escalante closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Escalante lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escalante.
Our sources have told us that Escalante has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Escalante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Escalante keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Escalante has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Escalante.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escalante just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Escalante throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Escalante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Escalante lands with a right hand.
That kick from Escalante tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Escalante misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Escalante tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Escalante will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Escalante misses.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escalante tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escalante clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escalante digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Escalante throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Escalante looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Escalante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escalante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escalante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escalante tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown moves out of range as Escalante throws a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escalante's corner calls for a 1-2. Escalante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Escalante fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escalante throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Escalante tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Escalante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Escalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escalante to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escalante.
Escalante tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escalante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Escalante misses.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Vicente Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escalante lands with a nice body punch.
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
A jab from Escalante misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escalante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escalante jabs at Brown's body.

Escalante closes the distance and clinches.
Escalante pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Escalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Escalante has the dominant position.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Escalante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown tries to circle away but Escalante has him pinned against the cage.
Brown working hard to break the clinch.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Escalante.

It looks like Bill Brown has been cut.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escalante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escalante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escalante throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escalante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Brown takes one on the button.
Escalante swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escalante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escalante throws a body kick that misses.
Escalante misses the shot to the body.

Escalante gets a clinch.
Escalante prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escalante closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Escalante misses with a wild body shot.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Escalante throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Escalante wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Escalante will be more careful next time no doubt.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escalante is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escalante misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escalante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escalante feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Escalante tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown slips a straight right by Escalante.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escalante misses with an uppercut.
Escalante doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Escalante has the dominant position.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Brown blocks a head kick by Escalante.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Escalante gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown checks a low kick from Escalante.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown defending well as Escalante loads up on a big left hand.
Escalante moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Escalante misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings Escalante.
Escalante misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Escalante throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Escalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown checks a low kick from Escalante.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Escalante.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Escalante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Brown's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Escalante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Escalante.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Escalante looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Escalante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Escalante.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown tries to move into range but Escalante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Escalante throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has Escalante backing up. Escalante nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escalante. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escalante jabs at Brown's body.
Escalante lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Escalante waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escalante tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Escalante backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Escalante is looking to clinch.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escalante will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Escalante gets a clinch.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escalante seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Escalante keeps him there for the moment.
Brown prevents a body shot from Escalante.
A short right from Escalante on the inside.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escalante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escalante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Escalante has double underhooks.
Escalante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escalante keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escalante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escalante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escalante prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Escalante keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Escalante.
Nice body punch from Escalante - that landed with a thud.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown blocks a body shot from Escalante.
Escalante is working Brown over against the cage.
Escalante lands an uppercut.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vicente Escalante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Escalante keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escalante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Escalante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escalante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escalante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Escalante can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Escalante has Brown pressed against the cage, preventing Brown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escalante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.

Brown is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Escalante.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Escalante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Escalante to work.
Escalante lands a shoulder strike.
Escalante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Escalante as the two fighters clinch.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands with a left to the head.
Escalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Escalante lands a body shot.
Escalante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Escalante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Escalante lands with a short shot to the head.
Escalante unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brown! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Escalante is unloading with more strikes now! Brown drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Vicente Escalante made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.