PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Escarpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jackson
vs
Escarpe

181 cm
18
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daryl Escarpe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escarpe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Escarpe shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Escarpe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Escarpe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Escarpe wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Escarpe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Escarpe eventually gives up the hold.

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

Escarpe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.

Escarpe is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.

Escarpe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson actively working from the bottom here.

Escarpe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.

Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Escarpe seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daryl Escarpe!