PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Escobar
vs
Delphine

175 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Escobar drops back looking for a leg! Delphine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Delphine manages to kick Escobar off! Escobar jumps back into Delphine's guard.
Delphine wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delphine keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.

Escobar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escobar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delphine throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Escobar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Delphine.

Escobar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.

Delphine looking for a guillotine here but Escobar defends easily.

Escobar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Escobar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Delphine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar trying to control but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Delphine wants to sweep here but Escobar controlling him for the moment.
Delphine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Escobar's guard.
Delphine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Escobar is proving hard to escape from.
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.

Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Delphine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Delphine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.

Escobar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delphine is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Delphine sitting in guard here, content to control.

Delphine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delphine has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Delphine wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.

Escobar is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Delphine frees his head nicely. Oh but Escobar has switched to an armbar! Delphine is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pablo Escobar!