PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Xtanspel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xtanspel comes to the cage accompanied by Whitesnake - Here I go again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Xtanspel
vs
Daniel Escudero

190 cm
28
191 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
26
196 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Xtanspel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xtanspel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escudero at a distance.
Xtanspel moves forwards but Escudero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escudero moves away from the strike by Xtanspel.
Xtanspel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escudero was well out of range. Poor timing from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel looks to land a right hand but Escudero moved out of range.
Escudero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel misses with a straight right.
Xtanspel throws a shot to the body.
Xtanspel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xtanspel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escudero.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut. Escudero saw that one coming.
Xtanspel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escudero checks it well.
Escudero takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escudero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xtanspel throws out the jab.
Xtanspel digs a good body shot into Escudero's ribs.
Xtanspel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Xtanspel. That snapped Escudero's head back.
Escudero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escudero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escudero throws out a leg kick but Xtanspel moves out of range and Escudero only half commits.
Xtanspel misses with a straight left.
Xtanspel misses the shot to the body.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut. Escudero saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel throws a shot from downtown. Escudero moves away and avoids it.
Xtanspel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escudero checks a low kick from Xtanspel.
Escudero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Frank Xtanspel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xtanspel misses with a hook. Escudero ducked under it nicely.
Xtanspel scores with a nice strike.
Escudero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel checks the leg kick.
Frank Xtanspel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xtanspel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escudero counters with a low kick, right behind Xtanspel 's knee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xtanspel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xtanspel. Escudero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xtanspel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Escudero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xtanspel.
Escudero slips under a jab from Xtanspel.
The crowd cheers as Xtanspel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escudero doesn't seem phased though.
Xtanspel throws a lazy right hand but Escudero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xtanspel scores with a jab to the body.
Xtanspel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escudero counters with an outside leg kick.
Xtanspel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escudero counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Xtanspel does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero ducks under a wild hook from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xtanspel fails to land with a series of punches.
Xtanspel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Xtanspel throws a right and a left that Escudero avoids nicely.
Xtanspel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escudero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xtanspel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escudero throws out a powerful jab.
Escudero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Escudero looks gassed!
Escudero walks into a stiff left hand from Xtanspel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Xtanspel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Xtanspel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Escudero defending well as Xtanspel loads up on a big left hand.
Xtanspel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escudero counters with a good low kick that Xtanspel was not able to check.
Escudero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xtanspel lands the left hand.
Escudero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xtanspel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escudero counters with a good low kick that Xtanspel was not able to check.
Xtanspel looks to throw a body kick
and Escudero counters with a nice leg kick.
Escudero misses with a low kick.
Xtanspel throws the left hand but Escudero avoids the punch easily.
Xtanspel throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Xtanspel lands with a straight right. Escudero didn't see that one coming.
Escudero is breathing heavily.
Escudero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xtanspel misses with a wild combination.
Xtanspel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escudero.
A lazy left from Xtanspel finds it's target.
Xtanspel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xtanspel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Xtanspel counters with a stiff right hand.
Xtanspel misses with the combination.
Xtanspel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escudero.
Xtanspel connects with an inside leg kick.
Xtanspel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escudero's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escudero ducks under a wild hook from Xtanspel.
A slow jab from Xtanspel misses its intended target.
Xtanspel looks to throw the jab but Escudero is out of range.
Xtanspel cracks Escudero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escudero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escudero slips under a jab.
Frank Xtanspel is winning the standup battle so far.
Escudero avoids the body shot from Xtanspel.
Escudero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escudero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xtanspel stuns Escudero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xtanspel misses the body punch
and Escudero counters with a nice uppercut.
Escudero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xtanspel misses with a straight right.
Xtanspel lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Xtanspel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Xtanspel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xtanspel lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Xtanspel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escudero walks into a straight right hand from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel throws a shot to the body.
Xtanspel throws out a loose jab but Escudero uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Xtanspel.
Xtanspel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xtanspel cracks the inside of Escudero's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Xtanspel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Xtanspel's cut.
That's time! Xtanspel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Xtanspel digs a good body shot into Escudero's ribs.
A jab from Xtanspel misses.
Xtanspel lands with a nice body punch.
Xtanspel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escudero moves away.
Xtanspel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escudero. Escudero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xtanspel tries to bum rush Escudero with a series of wild strikes but Escudero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escudero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xtanspel.
Escudero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escudero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Escudero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escudero dodges the punch combination from Xtanspel.
Escudero avoids the body shot from Xtanspel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xtanspel lands a body shot.
Sergio Daniel Escudero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xtanspel digs a good body shot into Escudero's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escudero can do to turn this around?
Xtanspel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escudero has time to react.
Xtanspel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xtanspel tests Escudero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xtanspel takes a swing at Escudero's ribcage but misses.
Escudero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sergio Daniel Escudero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escudero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escudero dodges the punch combination from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel scores with a nice strike.
Xtanspel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escudero on the side of the head.
Xtanspel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Xtanspel lands a right hook to the body.
Escudero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Xtanspel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escudero. Xtanspel does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel looks to land a right hand but Escudero moved out of range.
Xtanspel swings for the body but Escudero moves out of range.
Escudero slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Xtanspel.
Escudero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Xtanspel.
Escudero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel cracks a nice hook into Escudero's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xtanspel scores with a sloppy right hand. Escudero should have avoided that one.
Escudero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xtanspel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escudero. That did some damage!
Xtanspel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escudero doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Xtanspel.
Xtanspel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xtanspel lands with a hook. Escudero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Xtanspel works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xtanspel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Frank Xtanspel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escudero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Xtanspel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xtanspel 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Xtanspel!