PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Pachu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pachu
vs
Coelho

177 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Pachu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Coelho!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coelho closes the distance and clinches up with Pachu, looking for a takedown. Coelho pushes Pachu against the cage but Pachu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pachu closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coelho did well to prevent Pachu getting side control.
Pachu moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Coelho.
Coelho prevents Pachu from improving position.
Coelho is trying to work for a sweep but Pachu has mounted him!
Coelho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pachu landing shots from mount.
Coelho is squirming around, avoiding Pachu's attempts to control the action.
Coelho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Coelho is trying to escape the mount.
Coelho swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Coelho throws a strike from the bottom but Pachu uses the opportunity to take his back.
Pachu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho staying busy and making it hard for Pachu to control.
Coelho is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Coelho is trying to get back to his feet but Pachu has full control of the position and if anything, Coelho has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Coelho is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pachu misses with an elbow to the head.
Will Pachu go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Coelho turns into Pachu and is now in his guard.
Pachu trying to keep a closed guard but Coelho is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pachu. That's going to slow Coelho down.
Coelho with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pachu counters with a shoot takedown. Coelho fights it but they end up in guard.
Coelho looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pachu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Pachu gets to his feet - Coelho follows without any prompting.
Pachu is looking to clinch.
Pachu with a lazy takedown attempt

so Coelho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coelho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coelho wants to control from the top but Pachu keeps moving.
Pachu throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Coelho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Coelho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Coelho is trying to get an arm triangle but Pachu is defending well.
Coelho working the strikes but Pachu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho prevents Pachu from improving his position.
Coelho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pachu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coelho.
Coelho lands with a punch from half guard.
Coelho working the head and body with strikes.
Pachu wants to control but Coelho is keeping busy.
Coelho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pachu gets back to full guard.
Coelho with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pachu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coelho manages to get himself to full guard.
Coelho throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Coelho throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pachu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coelho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pachu's guard.
Coelho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coelho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coelho trying to control the position from guard on top but Pachu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pachu keeping full guard, as Coelho tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pachu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pachu, not yet.
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 Eduardo Pachu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pachu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coelho misses with a takedown

and Pachu counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Coelho strikes from the bottom but Pachu passes into mount!
Coelho is squirming around, avoiding Pachu's attempts to control the action.
Coelho is looking to get to half guard.
Pachu wants to control the pace but Coelho is squirming around nicely.
Eduardo Pachu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coelho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coelho is trying to reverse the position but instead Pachu has taken his back - oops!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Pachu looking for the choke from the back.
Coelho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pachu wants to stand up but Coelho is controlling the position.
Coelho flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Coelho missing with punches from the bottom.
Coelho tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coelho striking from half guard on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coelho is looking for a sweep. Pachu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coelho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Coelho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Coelho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Coelho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coelho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pachu defending well though.
Pachu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coelho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coelho's back!
Coelho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pachu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coelho keeps working.
Coelho striking from half guard on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pachu blocks the strikes from Coelho.
Pachu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coelho punching from the bottom.
Coelho missing with punches from the bottom.
Coelho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pachu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pachu doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Coelho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pachu's guard.
Pachu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coelho.
Coelho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coelho with a nice head shot there.
Pachu is trying to keep Coelho in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pachu is wriggling around but Coelho manages to pass to half guard.
Coelho lands strikes from half guard.
Coelho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coelho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coelho lands with a punch from half guard.
Coelho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coelho trying to control from Pachu's half guard. Pachu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Coelho with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julio Coelho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pachu moves into range and clinches up with Coelho.
Pachu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pachu can't get the takedown.

Pachu manages to break the clinch.

Coelho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Coelho is working Pachu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coelho chips away with some ground and pound.
Pachu is adopting a defensive guard.
Pachu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coelho landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho is in close to Pachu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coelho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Coelho connects with a couple of short punches.
Coelho landing some decent shots from guard.
Pachu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Coelho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pachu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Coelho connects with a couple of short punches.

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.
Coelho is looking to work some ground and pound but Pachu has wrist control.
Coelho stands up over Pachu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coelho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pachu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pachu shoots and misses

and Coelho counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pachu!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Pachu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pachu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coelho lands a big elbow.
Pachu tries to reverse the position but Coelho maintains control.
Coelho landing strikes from the mount and Pachu is in trouble!
Coelho unloading with bombs!
Coelho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Coelho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Coelho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pachu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coelho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pachu is looking to get to half guard.
Coelho looking to finish Pachu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pachu!
Coelho landing shots from mount.
Pachu tries to lock up and control but Coelho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Coelho lands a heavy elbow.
Pachu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coelho landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coelho landing strikes from the mount.
Coelho working the ground and pound effectively.
Coelho prevents Pachu from getting the reversal.

Coelho is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pachu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pachu!
Pachu wants to control from the top but Coelho keeps moving.
Pachu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coelho is keeping the position for now.
Pachu stands up out of Coelho's guard for a moment - Coelho manages to land a nice upkick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Coelho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coelho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julio Coelho!