PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne - Am I A Psycho ft. B.o.B., Hopsin . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Escobar
vs
Young

160 cm
20
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
130 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160
Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

Legion of Pain Nutrition
[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar thows a body shot but no joy.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.

Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Escobar passes Young's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Escobar trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.
Young is not content to let Escobar control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escobar is looking for a kimura here.
Escobar trying to control from half guard but Young is working away.
Escobar tries to pass to full mount but Young defends it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Escobar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escobar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Escobar prevents Young from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escobar throws a big right hand that misses.
Young preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Escobar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Escobar throwing strikes but missing.
Young keeping full guard, as Escobar tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.
Escobar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Escobar scores with a jab.
Escobar throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Escobar cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Young lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Young's body.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Escobar slaps away a takedown attempt from Young, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Escobar takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Young misses with a looping left.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young has his takedown stuffed
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Escobar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Escobar pushing down on Young's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Escobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Escobar prevents Young from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Escobar throws some wild stikes that Young manages to avoid easily.
Young is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pablo Escobar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Young is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Young is rocked!
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Escobar which made him look bad.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar checks a low kick from Young.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Escobar shoots in.
Escobar tests Young's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escobar tries to work over Young's front leg with a kick but Young checks it.
Escobar checks a low kick from Young.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Escobar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franky Young.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pablo Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Young checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.

Escobar pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escobar.
Escobar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Young avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
Escobar is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from Young misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Young's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Escobar misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escobar is defended easily by Young.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.

Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.

Escobar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Young manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Escobar has Young in his guard.
Escobar wants to improve his position but instead Young has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Escobar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Escobar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Escobar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Young has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Escobar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Young is squirming around, avoiding Escobar's attempts to control the action.
Escobar looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young avoids a series of strikes thrown by Escobar.
Escobar connects with a bit shot that sees Young covering up! More strikes from Escobar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Escobar is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar retains his bantamweight title!
After the big win, Pablo Escobar made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.