PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Zero
vs
Escobar

188 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Escobar.

Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Zero is defending well.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zero can't do much from the bottom here.

Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Zero is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escobar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zero has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar trying to control the position but Zero is working away.

Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zero, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar is trying to get an arm triangle but Zero is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zero can't do much from the bottom here.

Escobar tries for a kimura but Zero is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero manages to get back to half guard.
Zero trying to hold on to Escobar's head to control him but Escobar postures up.

Escobar wants to work for an arm triangle but Zero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Escobar is working for a kimura but Zero is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zero is trying to control but Escobar manages to pass to mount!

Escobar swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Escobar!