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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 7487 p4p, 191 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 24028 p4p, 202 weight class). Fossmo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Helge Fossmo predikar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
46 - 21 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar looks to clinch
and Fossmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Fossmo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar .
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Escobar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escobar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fossmo down.
Fossmo is letting Escobar control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fossmo keeps working.
Escobar controls the position.
Fossmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control the position but Fossmo is working away.
Fossmo is letting Escobar control him for a moment.
Fossmo prevents Escobar from moving into mount.
Fossmo tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Escobar takes a little break here. Fossmo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Escobar trying to control the action but Fossmo is working from the bottom.
Fossmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Escobar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Escobar landing a few strikes.
Fossmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Escobar happy to just control the position for now.
Escobar trying to control the position but Fossmo is working away.
Fossmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Escobar trying to control the position but Fossmo is working away.
Escobar working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar gets to mount! Fossmo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fossmo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fossmo trying to control here.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but Fossmo defends it.
Escobar seems to be working for a kimura but Fossmo defends the submission attempt.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Escobar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fossmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Escobar has managed to get both his arms back between Fossmo's legs - danger averted.
Fossmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobar with a nice head shot there.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.
Fossmo has his foot on Escobar 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Escobar works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar stays in close to Fossmo's body and controls the position.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Fossmo is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt - Fossmo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fossmo is looking to counter punch.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Fossmo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Fossmo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Escobar shoots for a takedown but Fossmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Fossmo counters with a quick kick to the body but Escobar blocks it.
Helge Fossmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar .
Escobar misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fossmo tries to avoid it but Escobar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fossmo to the ground. Fossmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fossmo throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Fossmo circles away easily
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar shoots in but Fossmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fossmo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fossmo scores with a nice head shot.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt
letting Fossmo counter with a right hand.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Escobar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fossmo tries to avoid it but Escobar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fossmo to the ground. Fossmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fossmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fossmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fossmo drops back looking for a leg! Escobar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Escobar manages to kick Fossmo off! Fossmo jumps back into Escobar 's guard.
Fossmo trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Escobar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fossmo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fossmo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escobar pulls Fossmo in close to prevent any damage.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fossmo trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Escobar trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Fossmo in a clinch.
Escobar wants the takedown. Fossmo is fighting it off but Escobar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fossmo's guard against the ropes.
Fossmo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Fossmo keeps moving.
Fossmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Escobar dives in for a single leg takedown but Fossmo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Fossmo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Fossmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Fossmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Helge Fossmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Escobar .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fossmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a shot to the body
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Fossmo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fossmo regains guard.
Fossmo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Escobar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fossmo has a hand on Escobar 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Escobar takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fossmo is trying to stand up.
Fossmo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fossmo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escobar wants to take a breather but Fossmo is having none of it.
Escobar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fossmo.
Fossmo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fossmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar stands up over Fossmo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fossmo looking for subs off his back but Escobar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Escobar trying to control from half guard but Fossmo is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Escobar trying to control from half guard but Fossmo is working away.
Fossmo is looking to control Escobar 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fossmo avoid being mounted?
Fossmo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Escobar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fossmo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Escobar wants to control but Fossmo is keeping him busy.
Fossmo is trying to maintain the position but Escobar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Escobar passes into side control, despite Fossmo's attempt to control the position.
Fossmo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Escobar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Escobar controls the position from side control.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fossmo keeps working.
Fossmo being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fossmo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Escobar .
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar !
Pablo Escobar is the new super heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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