PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mahoney
vs
Escobar

180 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Mahoney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney walks into a left hand.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.

Escobar drives through and clinches with Mahoney against the cage.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahoney stalling in the clinch.
Escobar prevents Mahoney from breaking the clinch.
Mahoney looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahoney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahoney gets an underhook and turns Escobar into the cage.
Mahoney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Mahoney throws an elbow but it misses.
Mahoney has Escobar pushed against the cage.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Mahoney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Escobar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mahoney throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Mahoney.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar taking a breather.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
Mahoney throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Escobar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with an elbow strike.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Mahoney throws an elbow but it misses.
Mahoney is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Escobar takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Escobar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Mahoney throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Mahoney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahoney connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Mahoney lands with an overhand left.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mahoney checks it well.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Mahoney.
Mahoney checks the leg kick.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
A good leg kick by Mahoney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Mahoney misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Mahoney finds it's way through Escobar's defenses.
Escobar connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Mahoney.
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahoney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar pushes Mahoney away with a front kick.
Mahoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
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 Kris Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar moves out of range of the leg kick from Mahoney.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mahoney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mahoney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Mahoney keeps it at a distance.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Mahoney misses with a looping left.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Mahoney lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Mahoney there.
Mahoney throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahoney eats them both and turns towards Escobar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Mahoney throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahoney misses with a low kick.
Mahoney throws a right hand that misses
and Escobar counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Mahoney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahoney misses with a body kick.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahoney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahoney. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar lands a jab to Mahoney's midsection.
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mahoney throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.
Mahoney swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar wants to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahoney throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar thumps Mahoney with a low kick.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahoney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Mahoney in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
Mahoney pushes off an throws an elbow but Escobar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Mahoney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Mahoney throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Mahoney takes one on the button.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar throws a wild body kick that Mahoney sees coming a mile off.
Mahoney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar scores with a nice body kick.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Kris Mahoney is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahoney blocks a head kick by Escobar.
A jab from Mahoney misses.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahoney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Mahoney.
Escobar throws a head kick but Mahoney moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Mahoney looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Mahoney moves out of range easily.
Escobar stalks Mahoney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mahoney's face. Mahoney staggers backwards, shaken.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mahoney back to the cage. Escobar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donk. Mahoney catches Escobar right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar looks for the body kick but Mahoney saw that one coming.
Mahoney blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws a head kick but Mahoney moves out of range.
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 Kris Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Escobar throws a head kick but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Mahoney moves out of range easily.
Mahoney misses with a hook.
Mahoney moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar.
Escobar lands with a slapping head kick.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Mahoney.
Escobar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mahoney throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Mahoney.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Mahoney lands.
Escobar tries to land a body kick
and Mahoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Mahoney.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mahoney throws a right hand that misses

and Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar avoids the elbow strike from Mahoney, against the cage.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike.
Mahoney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Escobar is keeping busy.
Escobar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is trying to maintain a safe position but Escobar gets an underhook and turns Mahoney into the cage.
Mahoney lands with a left to the head.
Escobar looking to slow down the pace here.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahoney rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar slips a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a nice leg kick.
Mahoney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Escobar feints and then cracks Mahoney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahoney down.
Escobar misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mahoney misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Mahoney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Mahoney blocks the low kick.
Mahoney throws a head kick that misses.
Mahoney checks a low kick from Escobar.
Mahoney tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahoney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escobar scores with the left hand. Mahoney knows he should have avoided that one.
Escobar throws a head kick but Mahoney moves out of range.
Kris Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahoney misses with the combination.
Escobar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahoney missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Mahoney lands.
Mahoney throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kris Mahoney did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Escobar.
Mahoney misses the shot to the body.
Mahoney throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Mahoney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Mahoney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escobar doesn't seem phased though.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahoney scoring well with a low kick there.
Escobar slips a straight right by Mahoney.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Mahoney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahoney swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Escobar pushes Mahoney up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney looking to slow down the pace here.
Escobar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mahoney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Escobar blocks an elbow strike.
Mahoney tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Mahoney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mahoney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
Escobar is looking to control Mahoney's arms but Mahoney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the cage.
Mahoney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Escobar is keeping busy.
Escobar controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Mahoney.
Mahoney needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Mahoney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Mahoney misses with a leg kick.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mahoney is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar slips under a jab.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Mahoney takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahoney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahoney motions for Escobar to come forward. Mahoney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Mahoney.
A bone on bone clash there as Mahoney blocks the leg kick.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mahoney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar slips under a jab from Mahoney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with a body shot.
Mahoney misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Mahoney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mahoney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Mahoney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar can pounce on him.
Escobar slips a straight right by Mahoney.
A swing and a miss from Mahoney.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escobar slips under a jab from Mahoney.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kris Mahoney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Mahoney.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Mahoney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahoney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mahoney scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Mahoney finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahoney.
A big left from Mahoney misses.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mahoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Mahoney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mahoney misses with a looping right.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Mahoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Escobar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Escobar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Mahoney.
A clash of legs there as Escobar blocks the low kick.
Mahoney lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahoney loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Pablo Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahoney misses with a head kick.
Mahoney motions for Escobar to come forward. Mahoney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Escobar lands but Mahoney takes it in his stride.
Mahoney lands a head kick. Escobar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mahoney throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
Mahoney avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Mahoney misses the jab.
Mahoney throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mahoney's knee momentarily.
Escobar with a nice cross.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahoney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahoney misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Mahoney.
Mahoney avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Escobar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahoney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mahoney throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Mahoney.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Mahoney.
Escobar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mahoney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahoney misses with a straight right.
Mahoney throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahoney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Mahoney.
Escobar slips a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar jabs at Mahoney's body.
Mahoney cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Mahoney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahoney, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Mahoney!
As Kris Mahoney got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It is good to be back in the winner's circle. I just want to announce that my next fight will not only be my last with RISE, but my last as a professional fighter. It has been an honor to fight for this organization. Stay classy Amsterdam!'.