PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda comes to the cage accompanied by Cant del Barça. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aldo Rocha enters the cage!

Esqueda
vs
Rocha

179 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Skin-Clothes Designing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha avoids a punch combination nicely.

Esqueda shoots in and gets a takedown into Rocha's guard.
Esqueda working some strikes from top position.
Esqueda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rocha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esqueda.
Esqueda tries to free his leg and advance position but Rocha is retaining full guard.
Esqueda postures up in Rocha's guard and throws a big left but Rocha blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rocha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Esqueda won't allow Rocha to get back to his feet.
Esqueda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Esqueda throws a big elbow that misses.
Esqueda connects with a couple of short punches.
Rocha wants to stand up but Esqueda is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rocha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Esqueda won't allow Rocha to get back to his feet.
Esqueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocha keeping moving, preventing Esqueda from controlling successfully.
Esqueda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esqueda throwing strikes but missing.
Esqueda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Esqueda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Rocha keeps moving.
Esqueda won't allow Rocha to get back to his feet.
Esqueda works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Esqueda is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rocha is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda very nearly forgot to thank Skin-Clothes Designing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.