PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlie Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelps has chosen Dixie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Escobar
vs
Phelps

173 cm
24
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlie Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pushes Phelps away with a front kick.
Phelps looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Escobar gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Phelps's face as Escobar controls the position.
Escobar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phelps on the ground.
Escobar working the ground and pound from side control.
Phelps is trying to improve his position.

Escobar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Escobar stuns Phelps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Escobar has Phelps up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phelps avoids it.

Escobar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Phelps.
Escobar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Escobar gets to his feet. Phelps looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Escobar scores with a takedown into Phelps's guard.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to get up but he can't break Phelps's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Phelps has momentary wrist control but Escobar slips an elbow through the middle.

Escobar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escobar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Escobar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Escobar gets to his feet. Phelps looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Escobar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Phelps's half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps has hold of Escobar's hands but Escobar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Phelps wants to get back to full guard.

Escobar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Escobar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Phelps defending well though.

Escobar decides to stand and escape the position.

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 lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar throws a series of strikes that have Phelps backpedaling.

Escobar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Phelps tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phelps takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Escobar rushes Phelps and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar.

Escobar pulls Phelps into guard.

Escobar has his foot on Phelps's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phelps works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar controls Phelps momentarily but Phelps frees himself.
Escobar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Escobar is looking for a triangle but Phelps pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has control of Phelps's left arm, preventing Phelps from doing any damage.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Escobar 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 wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo Escobar.

Escobar clinches with his opponent.

Escobar pulls guard effortlessly.
Escobar wants to stand but Phelps is controlling the position.
Escobar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Escobar pulls Phelps in to control the position.
Phelps trying to control but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Phelps manages to get himself to full guard.
Escobar looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Escobar avoids the strikes from the bottom by Phelps.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phelps keeps working.

Escobar stands up and beckons Phelps to his feet.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phelps.
Escobar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Escobar.

Escobar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Phelps to the mat! Phelps manages to get full guard.
Phelps keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar landing with the ground and pound.
Phelps thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Escobar trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Phelps is retaining full guard.
Phelps doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Escobar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phelps's calf.

Escobar scores a takedown into full mount!
Escobar with a couple of short strikes.
Escobar cracks Phelps with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Escobar scoring with strikes but Phelps is staying in there.
Escobar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phelps is working to get back to half guard.
Escobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Phelps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Escobar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Escobar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Escobar.
Escobar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Escobar.
Phelps is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Escobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Escobar lands a big elbow.
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Escobar lands with some strikes.
Escobar lands a heavy elbow.
Escobar content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Escobar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Escobar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Escobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Escobar lands a heavy elbow.
Escobar controlling his opponent.
Escobar unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pablo Escobar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Escobar!

Escobar forces Phelps back against the cage and clinches.
Escobar just leaning against Phelps, taking a breather.

Escobar jumps guard and drags Phelps to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar pulls Phelps in to control the position.
Phelps wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Carlie Phelps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Escobar pushes Phelps off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!