PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Mirche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar
vs
Mirche

170 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Mirche!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirche fails with the takedown

so Escobar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Escobar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Mirche looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mirche is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mirche is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Mirche keeps moving.
Mirche trying to control the position.
Escobar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mirche can't keep his opponent in guard - Escobar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirche tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.
Mirche is trying to stand back up but Escobar is controlling him
Mirche is positioning himself well to prevent Escobar advancing to mount.
Mirche tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Mirche wants to control but Escobar is keeping busy.
Escobar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mirche tries to get to full guard but Escobar has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirche is trying to maintain the position but Escobar is very close to passing his half guard.

Goran Mirche has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mirche with a poor takedown

and Escobar counters with a takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Escobar.
Mirche can't do much from the bottom here.
Mirche is looking for a sweep.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mirche keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mirche is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mirche looking for a sweep but Escobar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar trying to control but Mirche is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Escobar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mirche shoots and misses

and Escobar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mirche's guard now.

Mirche isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Escobar stacks Mirche on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Escobar!
Escobar advances nicely into full mount.
Mirche wants to hold on but Escobar pushes him away.
Escobar controlling the position easily from mount.
Mirche holds on for dear life, controlling Escobar's posture momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirche tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mirche keeps trying to improve his position.
Mirche wants to try and get back to his feet.
Escobar looking to control but Mirche is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Escobar content just to control the position here.
Mirche is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirche tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar avoids the attempt from Mirche to control.
Mirche is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Escobar has control of Mirche's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mirche regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Escobar controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar avoids the attempt from Mirche to control.
Mirche is desperately trying to improve his position but Escobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Ryan Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mirche tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mirche is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirche tries to hold on but Escobar postures up.
Mirche is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mirche wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mirche trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Escobar biding his time, controlling Mirche.
Mirche trying to control the position but Escobar manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Escobar will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mirche shoots and misses

and Escobar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mirche's guard now.
Escobar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Mirche isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Escobar stacks Mirche on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Escobar!
Mirche is trying to control Escobar's posture but Escobar avoids it.
Mirche is not content to let Escobar control the position.
Mirche tries to escape but Escobar is in control.
Escobar trying to control the action but Mirche is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mirche is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Escobar throws some wild stikes that Mirche manages to avoid easily.
Escobar looking to control but Mirche is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mirche is looking to improve his position but Escobar isn't that keen on the idea.
Escobar controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirche is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ryan Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mirche looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mirche wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Escobar go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirche trying to control the action but Escobar just sinks the hooks in.
Escobar is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mirche tries to roll but Escobar sticks to his back.
Escobar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goran Mirche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirche trying to control the position but Escobar manages to sink in the hooks.
Mirche is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Mirche right now.
Mirche trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar wants to control but Mirche is keeping busy.
Mirche tries to escape but Escobar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Escobar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
A very excited looking Ryan Escobar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.