PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Vega
vs
Radebe

192 cm
32
244 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

211 cm
32
291 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Escobar De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Radebe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Radebe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Vega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Radebe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

De Vega closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Radebe to the mat! Radebe manages to get full guard.
De Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but Radebe is retaining full guard.
Radebe controls De Vega momentarily but De Vega frees himself.
Radebe keeping moving, preventing De Vega from controlling successfully.
De Vega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Radebe's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radebe pulls De Vega in close to prevent any damage.
Radebe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
De Vega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega is working Radebe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Vega throws a big right hand that misses.
Radebe seems keen to control De Vega's posture.
De Vega trying to control but Radebe is working from the bottom.
De Vega looking to sit in guard and control but Radebe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radebe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Vega is trying to keep Radebe in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Vega has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Vega wants to sweep here but Radebe controlling him for the moment.
De Vega lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

De Vega content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Vega throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vega wants to control from the top but Radebe keeps moving.
De Vega with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega distracts Radebe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but Radebe is retaining full guard.
De Vega won't allow Radebe to get back to his feet.
De Vega content to stall in guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Radebe controlling De Vega's posture.
De Vega trying to control the position from guard on top but Radebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Vega postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Radebe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Radebe forces De Vega back against the cage and clinches.
De Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Radebe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Vega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Vega misses with the head strike.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Radebe controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Radebe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Radebe blocking some punches.
Radebe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vega misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Escobar De Vega will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Vega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Vega misses the shot to the body.
Radebe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Vega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Vega goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Vega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Radebe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Radebe.
Still in the clinch, Radebe scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Radebe.
De Vega blocking some punches.
De Vega pushes Radebe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Vega wants to stall.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vega blocks an uppercut.
Radebe blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radebe.
De Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vega misses with a punch to the body.
De Vega avoiding damage as Radebe throws knees to the body.
Radebe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
Radebe blocks a body shot from De Vega.
Radebe prevents a body shot from De Vega.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
De Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
De Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Radebe blocks an uppercut.
De Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Radebe.
Kieron Radebe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
De Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Radebe throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vega misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Radebe looking to slow down the pace here.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Radebe controls his hands.
Radebe lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Escobar De Vega has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
Radebe connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radebe lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Radebe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Vega.
De Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
Radebe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Vega up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe lands with a short shot to the head.
Radebe lands a knee to the head.
De Vega is working Radebe over against the cage.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Radebe or not.
De Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
De Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radebe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radebe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Radebe controls his hands.
Radebe lands an uppercut.
Radebe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radebe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radebe with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vega as Radebe tries to tie him up.
De Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vega blocks an elbow strike.
Radebe looking to throw knees to the head but De Vega is blocking nicely.
Radebe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Vega.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vega.
Radebe throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vega.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but De Vega blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
De Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radebe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Escobar De Vega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Escobar De Vega's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Radebe.
Radebe checks a leg kick.
Radebe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Radebe throws a head kick but De Vega moves out of range.
De Vega is looking to clinch but Radebe is avoiding it.
Radebe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.

De Vega throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Radebe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Vega is in Radebe's guard.
Radebe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Vega chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Radebe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. De Vega presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
De Vega lands with a light punch inside.
De Vega lands a body punch.
De Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Radebe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Vega.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Vega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vega tries to throw a body punch but Radebe avoids it by throwing De Vega back against the cage.
De Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Vega tries to stall but Radebe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Vega misses with the head strike.
De Vega lands a right hand.
De Vega lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vega misses with a body punch.
De Vega wants to stall.
Radebe swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Radebe controls his hands.
De Vega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radebe stalling the fight.
Radebe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Vega tries a body shot but Radebe blocks it.
De Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Radebe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vega backwards.
De Vega tries a body shot but Radebe blocks it.
Nice body punch from De Vega - that landed with a thud.
De Vega lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Radebe.
De Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Vega pushes Radebe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Vega taking a breather.
De Vega tries a body shot but Radebe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vega avoiding damage as Radebe throws knees to the body.
Radebe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Vega trying to control the position but instead, Radebe has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Vega into the cage.
Radebe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Vega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Radebe missing with knees to the body.
Kieron Radebe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from De Vega fails to land.
Escobar De Vega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vega lands a nice uppercut.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radebe lands with a right to the head.
De Vega has Radebe pressed against the cage.
Radebe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Vega.
De Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Radebe.
Radebe throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega lands a shot to the body.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but De Vega blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, De Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Radebe controls his hands.
De Vega blocking some punches.
Radebe is trying to maintain a safe position but De Vega gets an underhook and turns Radebe into the cage.
De Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Radebe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radebe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vega tries a body shot but Radebe blocks it.
De Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Vega scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Vega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radebe.
Radebe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Radebe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Escobar De Vega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Vega, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Escobar De Vega!
Escobar De Vega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.