PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Brantley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brantley
vs
Escudero

177 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Brantley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Efrain Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Brantley.
Escudero misses with the combination.

Brantley closes the distance and clinches.

Brantley drags the fight down to the ground.
Escudero trying to control but Brantley is working from the bottom.
Brantley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Escudero drops back looking for a leg! Brantley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brantley manages to kick Escudero off! Escudero jumps back into Brantley's guard.
Brantley has control of Escudero's left arm, preventing Escudero from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks 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.
Escudero is looking to work some ground and pound but Brantley has wrist control.
Escudero trying to control the position from guard on top but Brantley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brantley wriggles free and stands up.
Brantley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brantley throws an off balance right hand
and Escudero counters with a one-two to the body.
Brantley throws a sloppy body shot
and Escudero counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Brantley misses
and Escudero counters with a left to the body.
Escudero ducks under a wild hook from Brantley.
Brantley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brantley drives through and clinches with Escudero against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Escudero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brantley's brow.
Brantley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Escudero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brantley misses with a knee strike.
Brantley letting Escudero take a breather here.
Brantley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Brantley gets control of Escudero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brantley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Escuderois looking to pass into half guard but Brantley pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brantley is in guard.
Escudero keeping full guard, as Brantley tries to pass.
Escudero controlling the position.

Brantley stands and steps away. Escudero gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brantley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brantley.
Escudero misses with a low kick as Brantley jumps back.
Brantley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escudero's waist but Escudero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brantley off to one side.
Brantley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brantley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Brantley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Brantley.
Sloppy strikes from Brantley. Those never looked like landing.
Brantley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brantley throws a combination that misses
and Escudero counters with a nice uppercut.
Brantley misses with a double jab
and Escudero counters with a straight right hand.
Brantley is breathing heavily.
Escudero throws a lazy uppercut

and Brantley counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley slowing the pace effectively.
Escudero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brantley working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Escudero.
Brantley has Escudero pressed against the cage, preventing Escudero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escudero presses Brantley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escudero stalling the fight.
Escudero has a couple of punches blocked by Brantley.
Escudero tries a knee to the head but Brantley blocks it.

Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley thows a body kick. Escudero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brantley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brantley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escudero but Escudero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Brantley misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Brantley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brantley cracks Escudero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brantley misses with a kick to the body
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lukas Brantley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brantley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escudero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brantley misses with a two punch combination.

Brantley rushes Escudero and presses him up against the cage.
Escudero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brantley's efforts to push away.
Escudero is working Brantley over against the cage.
Escudero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brantley blocking some punches.
Escudero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brantley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brantley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Escudero walks away with a smile on his face. Brantley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lukas Brantley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escudero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Brantley rushes Escudero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brantley breaks from the clinch.
Escudero misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brantley misses with an uppercut.
Escudero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Brantley moves into the clinch.

Brantley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escudero lands with an overhand left.

Brantley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brantley tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Escudero.
Brantley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escudero keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brantley stands up out of the half guard.

Brantley instigates a clinch.
Brantley avoiding damage as Escudero throws knees to the body.

Brantley breaks from the clinch.

Brantley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brantley takes an elbow to the forehead.

Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escudero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brantley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Escudero blocks the low kick.
Escudero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escudero blocks the body kick.
Escudero throws a right hand that Brantley ducks under and follows up with a left that Brantley also avoids with ease.
Escudero works Brantley's body with a nice hook.
Escudero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brantley throws a right and a left that both miss.

Brantley feints and as Escudero raises his hands in defense, Brantley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brantley wants to control from the top but Escudero keeps moving.
Escudero trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley trying to control the position from guard on top but Escudero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brantley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Escudero's guard.
Brantley wants to stand up but Escudero is controlling the position.
Brantley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Brantley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Brantley scores with a four punch combination!
Brantley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brantley.
Brantley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good shot there by Brantley.

Brantley 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brantley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Escudero's guard.
Brantley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escudero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Lukas Brantley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brantley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Escudero quickly recovers to half guard.
Brantley controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lukas Brantley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brantley lands with a nice body kick.
Escudero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brantley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brantley.
Brantley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brantley throws a combination that misses
and Escudero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brantley digs a good hook to Escudero's body.
Escudero leaves Brantley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brantley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brantley.
Escudero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brantley.
Lukas Brantley is winning the standup battle so far.
Brantley misses with a leg kick.
Escudero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escudero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brantley to score with a decent uppercut.
Brantley misses with a takedown
and Escudero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Brantley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escudero loads up on a big right hand but Brantley slips the punch.
Escudero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brantley on the side of the head.
Brantley ducks under a wild hook from Escudero.
Brantley staying out of range there.

Brantley instigates a clinch.

Brantley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escudero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brantley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escudero pinned against the cage. Escudero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Escudero gets a double leg takedown into Brantley's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Brantley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brantley 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Brantley!