PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Estripador
vs
Egill

190 cm
33
265 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

195 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estripador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Egill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Estripador.
Egill throws a head kick but Estripador moves out of range.
Estripador lands a nice hook to Egill's body. Egill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Estripador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Estripador misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Egill tries a head kick but it misses.

Estripador drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Estripador trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Estripador throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Egill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Estripador throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Egill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estripador postures up in Egill's guard and throws a big left but Egill blocks it.
Estripador looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Estripador missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estripador throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Estripador has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Estripador controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Estripador tries to free his leg and advance position but Egill is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Egill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Estripador trying to control but Egill is working from the bottom.

Jack Estripador has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Estripador moves out of range of the body kick.
Egill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Estripador on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Egill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Estripador misses with a wild combination.
Estripador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estripador takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Egill.
Estripador takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Estripador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Estripador does it's job there.
Estripador misses the jab.
Nick Egill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Egill with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Estripador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egill misses with an uppercut.
Estripador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Egill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egill misses with an uppercut.
Egill blocks a head kick by Estripador.
Good standup being displayed there by Estripador as he connects with a hook.
Estripador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estripador throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Estripador throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Estripador tries to clinch there but Egill circles away.
Egill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Estripador.
Egill misses with a head kick.
Estripador scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Estripador moves out of range as Egill strikes.
Egill misses with a combination
and Estripador counters with a three punch combo that has Egill backing up. Egill nods at Estripador to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Egill.
Estripador takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid body kick from Egill.
Estripador tries to bum rush Egill with a series of wild strikes but Egill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Estripador fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Estripador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estripador takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Egill misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egill misses with a low kick.
Egill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Egill swinging wildly here.
Estripador walks into a straight right hand from Egill.
Egill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Estripador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Egill seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Estripador shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Egill is backing up but Estripador catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Egill covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Estripador Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Estripador!