PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 24333 p4p, 204 weight class) and Travis Rodgers (ranked 24335 p4p, 54 weight class). Travis Rodgers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Escobar 's chin.

Escobar
vs
Rodgers

200 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
231 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Brawler
Big heart

Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rodgers tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodgers 's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Escobar .
Rodgers looking to stall.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling him.
Rodgers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar leaning against his opponent.
Escobar pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Escobar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Escobar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers managing to block the knees to the body from Escobar .
A right hand to the body from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodgers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Escobar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Escobar darts in and clinches Rodgers up against the ropes.
Rodgers tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the ropes.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Rodgers tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Travis Rodgers has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar .

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Escobar .
Rodgers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Rodgers moves out of range of the leg kick from Escobar .
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers .
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.

Escobar instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rodgers - that landed with a thud.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.

Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar missing with knees to the body.
Rodgers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar .
Escobar pushes off an throws an elbow but Rodgers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.

Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Rodgers in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Escobar closes the distance and pushes Rodgers back into the ropes.
Rodgers tries to stall but Escobar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escobar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodgers avoids it.

Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Rodgers moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodgers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar throws a push kick but Rodgers slaps the foot to one side.
Rodgers tries a head kick but it misses.
As Rodgers looks to move away, Escobar throws a big counter combo but Rodgers just gets out of the way.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodgers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Rodgers 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rodgers moves into the clinch.
Rodgers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pablo Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rodgers .
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rodgers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Rodgers in a clinch.
Escobar is stalling here.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
Rodgers managing to block the knees to the body from Escobar .
A short right from Escobar .
Escobar throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Rodgers , against the ropes.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodgers throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar is looking to counter the offense by Rodgers and move into the clinch.
Rodgers throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.

Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rodgers breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Escobar .

Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodgers , pushing him back against the ropes.
Rodgers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Escobar is stalling here.
Rodgers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escobar .

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Rodgers checks the leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.

Rodgers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar avoiding damage.
Escobar looking to throw knees to the head but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
Escobar throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodgers is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to break free but Escobar pushes him back against the ropes.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rodgers closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the ropes.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodgers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Rodgers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses

and Escobar counters by clinching up.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the head but Escobar blocks with his arms.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Escobar pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Rodgers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers looking to stall.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Rodgers 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Escobar .
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar counters with a two punch combo.
Rodgers swinging wildly here.
Rodgers throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
Escobar is looking to counter the offense by Rodgers and move into the clinch.

Escobar instigates a clinch.
Rodgers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rodgers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar counters with a left and a right that stings Rodgers .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Escobar clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the ropes.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rodgers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Rodgers keeps it at a distance.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar .
Escobar misses with a head kick.

Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar is struggling to control the position.
Rodgers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rodgers is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodgers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodgers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodgers .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the ropes.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Rodgers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodgers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rodgers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodgers is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rodgers can't break the clinch.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar digs a good hook to Rodgers 's body.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a right hand that Rodgers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodgers also avoids with ease.

Escobar gets tackled into the ropes by Rodgers . Rodgers maintains the clinch.
Rodgers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers trying to stall but Escobar improves his position.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Escobar manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Travis Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Escobar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar !