PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Escobar Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Teskixio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Franco
vs
Teskixio

168 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vladimir Teskixio!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco fails to land the takedown.
Franco tries to clinch but Teskixio moves away
and Franco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco stuffs the takedown attempt from Teskixio. Teskixio gets slowly back to his feet.

Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco gets underhooks to prevent Teskixio's takedown attempt.
Teskixio landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Teskixio tightens his grip and picks Franco up, before dumping him to the ground. Franco manages to land in guard.
Franco wants to stand up but Teskixio is controlling him.

Franco is working an open guard so Teskixio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Teskixio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teskixio gets slowly back to his feet.
Escobar Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Teskixio.

Franco cracks Teskixio with a big right hand and Teskixio goes down!

Teskixio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teskixio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Teskixio has a closed guard, preventing Franco from standing up.
Teskixio is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco tries to stand but Teskixio is controlling from the bottom.
Teskixio keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Teskixio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Franco postures up.
Teskixio looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Franco throws a body kick the misses
and Teskixio counters with a slapping leg kick.

Franco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Franco showed some decent athleticism there.
Franco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teskixio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Franco passes to full mount!
Teskixio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Franco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Franco controlling from the full mount.
Franco looking to control but Teskixio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco controlling from mount.
Teskixio is trying desperately to improve position.
Franco lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franco looking for a guillotine from mount but Teskixio is having none of it.
Franco lands a heavy elbow.
Teskixio wants to control but Franco is having none of it.
Franco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Franco is looking to clinch.
Franco shoots in for a takedown but Teskixio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teskixio counters with a two punch combo.

Franco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Teskixio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Franco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Teskixio is not content to let Franco control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teskixio is breathing heavily.
Franco working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Franco works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Franco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Teskixio is trying to control Franco's posture but Franco avoids it.

Franco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries to stand but Teskixio is controlling his head.
Franco looks up at the clock and then as Teskixio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Franco smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Teskixio wants to control but Franco postures up.
Franco trying to control the position but Teskixio is working away.
Teskixio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Franco asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franco stands up.
Franco tries to clinch but Teskixio moves out of range.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teskixio sprawls well. Teskixio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franco gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Escobar Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Teskixio circles away.
Franco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Teskixio moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teskixio swats away the attempt to clinch by Franco.
Escobar Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown but Teskixio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Franco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teskixio as he jumps to the side.
Teskixio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco fails with the takedown

and Teskixio counters with a shoot takedown. Franco fights it but they end up in guard.
Teskixio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Teskixio preventing the sweep.
Teskixio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Franco is proving hard to escape from.
Franco controls Teskixio momentarily but Teskixio frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vladimir Teskixio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Teskixio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Franco to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Teskixio keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Franco pushes down on Teskixio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Franco is just content to waste time from the top position. Teskixio takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Teskixio wants to get back to his feet but Franco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Teskixio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco trying to control but Teskixio is working from the bottom.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Teskixio.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Franco seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Franco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Escobar Franco wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Franco.
Teskixio is not content to let Franco control the position.
Escobar Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco is really struggling to control Teskixio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Franco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teskixio on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teskixio trying to remain calm as Franco controls from the top position.
Franco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Teskixio is not content to let Franco control the position.
Franco landing strikes.
Franco wants to stand but Teskixio has his arm trapped.

Franco stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franco gets a takedown into half guard.
Teskixio tries to roll over but Franco keeps him under control.

Franco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Franco working Teskixio over with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Escobar Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Franco 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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