PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Estrella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Estrella
vs
concrete

178 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

BADGER MILK!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Estrella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, johnny concrete!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrella tries to clinch but concrete is having none of it.

concrete closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
concrete has had enough of the clinch but Estrella keeps him there for the moment.
concrete looking for a takedown.

concrete manages to break the clinch.
concrete fails with an attempt to clinch.
Estrella misses with a wild combination.
Estrella has a takedown stuffed.
Estrella shoots in looking for a takedown. concrete tries to sprawl out of it but Estrella keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. concrete manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estrella tries for a takedown but concrete sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Estrella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
concrete stuffs the takedown.
concrete tries to clinch but Estrella moves away
and Estrella counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

concrete gets a takedown into half guard.
Estrella is breathing heavily.
concrete controlling the pace.
Estrella wants to get back to full guard.

concrete decides to return to a standing position.
Danga de danga de dang - concrete scores with a four punch combination!
concrete catches Estrella with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Estrella tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but concrete swivels and escapes.
Estrella with a lazy takedown attempt

and concrete counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
concrete slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Estrella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

concrete decides to stand up, so the ref orders Estrella to his feet.
Estrella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from concrete.
Estrella dodges the punch combination from concrete.
Donk. concrete catches Estrella right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrella takes a swing at concrete's ribcage but misses.
concrete misses with a few strikes there.
concrete lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by concrete.
concrete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Estrella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

concrete scores a takedown into full mount!
concrete working the ground and pound effectively.
concrete content just to control the position here.
Estrella might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
concrete landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrella is squirming around, avoiding concrete's attempts to control the action.
concrete punishing his opponent with strikes.
concrete looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
concrete tries to control but Estrella wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

johnny concrete dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

concrete shoots in but no luck this time.
concrete tries to clinch but Estrella moves away

and Estrella counters with a shoot takedown. concrete fights it but they end up in guard.
concrete is pulling down on Estrella's head. It's preventing any offense from Estrella, at least for the moment.
Estrella trying to control the position from guard on top but concrete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
concrete pulls Estrella in to control the position.
concrete will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Estrella is looking to work some ground and pound but concrete has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
concrete keeping moving, preventing Estrella from controlling successfully.
concrete wants to stand and escape but Estrella is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Estrella tries for a takedown but concrete sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
concrete looks to land a combination but Estrella avoids it well.
concrete wants to clinch.
concrete throws a head kick that misses.
concrete with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Estrella gets the takedown into side control.
concrete is looking to reverse the position.
concrete manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
concrete is looking for a sweep. Estrella is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
concrete is trying to maintain the position but Estrella is very close to passing his half guard.
johnny concrete has got the better of the ground game so far.
Estrella not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Estrella is looking to advance position but concrete won't allow it.

concrete looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Estrella wants to pass to mount but concrete is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
concrete has a takedown stuffed.
Estrella shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and concrete counters with a three punch combo that has Estrella backing up. Estrella nods at concrete to acknowledge the strikes.
Estrella shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has concrete pinned against the cage. concrete gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Estrella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estrella misses with a head kick.
concrete lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Estrella at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
concrete shoots for a double leg takedown but Estrella sprawls well. He's pushed concrete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Estrella misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
concrete ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Estrella is fending him off so far but concrete persists. Nope, Estrella circles away and we're back to standing.
concrete misses with a few strikes there.
Estrella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
concrete fails with a takedown attempt.
concrete is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Estrella shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in concrete's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Estrella dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

concrete throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Estrella throws a chopping leg kick but concrete manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Estrella 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.
Estrella wants to control from the top but concrete keeps moving.

concrete has his foot on Estrella's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Estrella works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now concrete is on top in guard.
concrete is looking to stand up but Estrella won't let him.
Estrella is trying to control the position but concrete postures up.

concrete gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
concrete tries to clinch up

and Estrella counters with a nice double leg into side control. concrete won't be happy with that.
concrete gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Estrella throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
concrete is desperately trying to improve his position but Estrella has a good base and remains in mount.
concrete is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Estrella looking to control but concrete is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estrella is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But concrete has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from concrete!
concrete looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Estrella wants to sweep here but concrete controlling him for the moment.
Estrella is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estrella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. concrete gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
concrete advances to half guard.
Estrella is looking for a sweep. concrete is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
concrete not doing much here.
Estrella is looking for a sweep. concrete is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
concrete lands with a punch from half guard.
concrete trying to mount his opponent but Estrella defends it.
Estrella tries to regain full guard. Instead though, concrete has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
concrete punishing his opponent with strikes.
Estrella is trying desperately to improve position.
concrete wants to control the pace but Estrella is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Estrella showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Estrella has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for johnny concrete!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for johnny concrete!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for johnny concrete!

johnny concrete wins by unanimous decision!