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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris McPheters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is Its a Fight. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
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173 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Escobar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris McPheters! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McPheters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. McPheters scores with a couple of good hammerfists. McPheters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Escobar has managed to free his arm - good work. Escobar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. McPheters lands strikes from half guard. McPheters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ground and pound from McPheters. McPheters is controlling the pace.
Escobar has hold of McPheters's hands but McPheters slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. McPheters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Escobar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Escobar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. McPheters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. McPheters working the head and body with strikes. McPheters is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. I looks like McPheters might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it. Let's hope that McPheters 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. Escobar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPheters. McPheters moves nicely into side control. Escobar taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McPheters is putting a hurting on Escobar here, landing some big shots from side control. Escobar is breathing heavily. McPheters creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. McPheters in side control lands a decent elbow. McPheters remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. McPheters working the ground and pound. McPheters is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Escobar's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McPheters lands some shots froms side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McPheters creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Escobar taking a bit of punishment here - McPheters scoring with strikes. McPheters working the head with strikes.
Escobar is rocked! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McPheters in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Escobar looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McPheters turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris McPheters!
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C
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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