PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Escobar (ranked 3766 p4p, 397 weight class) and Frankie Doms (ranked 2387 p4p, 268 weight class). Juan Carlos Escobar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Carlos Escobar
vs
Doms

183 cm
25
159 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frankie Doms!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Escobar.

It looks like Frankie Doms has been cut.
Doms lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Doms dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Doms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Doms.
Doms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doms throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Doms avoids them all with ease.
Juan Carlos Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doms scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Doms counters with a nice leg kick.
Escobar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doms.
Doms looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doms lands a front kick.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doms thuds his shin into the meat of Escobar's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doms lets loose with a powerful body kick. Escobar will feel that in the morning.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Doms fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Doms misses.
A solid body kick from Doms.
Escobar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escobar misses with a combination
and Doms counters with a big head kick but Escobar shrugs it off.
Doms scores with a head kick.
Doms explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doms moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doms scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doms lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Doms.
Doms turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doms.
Doms has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doms defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Doms counters with a head kick. That will keep Escobar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Escobar is rocked!
Doms throws a quick head kick that knocks Escobar silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Doms is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frankie Doms!
Frankie Doms seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.