PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 1447 p4p, 211 weight class) and Sol Kwon (ranked 1471 p4p, 216 weight class). Sol Kwon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Francisco Escobar's chin.

Escobar
vs
Kwon

185 cm
33
220 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar instigates a clinch.

Kwon breaks the clinch.
Escobar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kwon sprawls well. Kwon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwon scores with a jab.

Escobar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kwon to the mat! Kwon manages to get full guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Kwon keeps moving.
Escobar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kwon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kwon wants to control but Escobar passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Escobar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kwon sees it coming and defends easily.

Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Escobar is trying to work for a kimura but Kwon is defending well.

Escobar seems to be working for a kimura but Kwon defends the submission attempt.
Kwon wants to get back to full guard.

Kwon is defending against the submission attempts here by Escobar.
Kwon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kwon is defending against the submission attempts here by Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon wants to improve his position but Escobar is controlling well.

Escobar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Escobar is trying to control the action in half guard but Kwon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Escobar 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! Kwon is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francisco Escobar!