PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fisher
vs
Escobar

163 cm
24
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A head kick lands from Fisher that sends Escobar to the canvas. Escobar tries to scramble back to his feet but Fisher brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Escobar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fisher pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Escobar is having none of it.

Escobar looking for submissions off his back.
Fisher wants to stand but Escobar has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Escobar actively working from the bottom here.
Fisher tries to pass to full mount but Escobar defends it.

Escobar looking for submissions off his back.

Escobar actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobar keeps working.

Escobar looking for submissions off his back.

Escobar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escobar wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.
Escobar trying to control but Fisher postures up.
Escobar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fisher trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Escobar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Escobar looking for submissions off his back.

Escobar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fisher pulls his head out easily.
Fisher tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Escobar.
Fisher trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Fisher could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fisher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Escobar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
Fisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Escobar looking for a triangle here. Fisher is fighting it but it looks tight! Escobar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fisher is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Escobar!