PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sambulo Yeboah (ranked 37 p4p, 7 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class). Yeboah's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lionel Richie - All Night Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yeboah
vs
Escobar

172 cm
35
147 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

182 cm
28
160 lbs
24 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Urban Fighter

UnderGround Clothing Co.
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sambulo Yeboah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeboah. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yeboah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a lazy uppercut
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yeboah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Yeboah is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Yeboah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escobar but Escobar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Escobar throws a big counter head kick but Yeboah avoids it with no problem.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yeboah.
Escobar moves out of range as Yeboah throws a body kick.
Yeboah slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Yeboah.
No luck for Yeboah with that takedown attempt.
Yeboah scores with a head kick. Escobar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yeboah scores with a kick to the body.
Yeboah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Yeboah avoids it with no problem.
Yeboah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeboah throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Yeboah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Yeboah avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yeboah.
Yeboah throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Yeboah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar! But no joy.
Yeboah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yeboah is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeboah tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeboah throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yeboah tries to clinch up.
Yeboah wants to clinch.
Yeboah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yeboah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambulo Yeboah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Yeboah finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
Yeboah looks to clinch
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yeboah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yeboah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar tries to land a body kick
and Yeboah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yeboah misses with a straight right.
No luck for Yeboah with that takedown attempt.
Yeboah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Escobar with a hook.
Yeboah scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambulo Yeboah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yeboah moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Yeboah. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Escobar tries to move into range but Yeboah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yeboah cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Yeboah checks it.
Yeboah lands a right hook to the body.
A big left from Yeboah misses.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Yeboah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Yeboah misses its target.
Yeboah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Yeboah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeboah misses with a takedown
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yeboah misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar counters with a stiff right hand.

Yeboah is rocked!
Yeboah throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yeboah throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar ducks right into an uppercut from Yeboah.
Sambulo Yeboah is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeboah lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Diego Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yeboah walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Oh Yeboah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yeboah scores with a nice head shot.
Yeboah lands with a slapping head kick.
Yeboah seems to have got his legs back now.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yeboah clinches up with Escobar and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yeboah.
Yeboah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yeboah misses with a body punch.
Yeboah lands a body shot.
Yeboah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yeboah wants a takedown.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Yeboah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeboah lands a hook to the side of the head.

Yeboah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yeboah scores with a leg kick.
Escobar lands a jab.
Escobar slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yeboah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Escobar! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.