PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Lovelace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Pace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Pace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lovelace
vs
Pace

180 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
264 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel Lovelace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Pace!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lovelace gets a clinch.
Pace looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lovelace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelace.

Lovelace gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lovelace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lovelace looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace trying to control the position from guard on top but Pace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovelace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Lovelace stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lovelace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pace, pushing him back against the cage.

Lovelace jumps into guard, dragging Pace to the mat.
Pace wants to control from the top but Lovelace keeps moving.

Lovelace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lovelace is pulling down on Pace's head to control his posture.
Lovelace could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Nigel Lovelace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pace lands with an uppercut that bounces Lovelace off the cage and back into rage.
Lovelace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That has opened up Benjamin Pace's cut even more.

Lovelace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lovelace taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pace pushes Lovelace away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lovelace gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pace tries to buck Lovelace off but Lovelace is having none of it.

Lovelace goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pace rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lovelace's guard! Nice work there by Pace!

Pace stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lovelace lands a high kick to the side of Pace's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Lovelace dives into guard, looking to finish.

Pace is rocked!
Lovelace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lovelace throws an elbow but Pace slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lovelace slows the pace down.

Lovelace decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pace to his feet.
Benjamin Pace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lovelace has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lovelace pulls guard successfully.
Lovelace has his hands on Pace's head, controlling the position.
Lovelace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lovelace is pulling down on Pace's head to control his posture.
Pace stopping the sweep attempt from Lovelace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pace!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Lovelace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Pace's cut.
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.

Lovelace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pace's guard.
Lovelace wants to control from the top but Pace keeps moving.

Pace uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Lovelace decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lovelace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pace on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lovelace performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Lovelace there.
Pace throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pace is defending against the submission attempts here by Lovelace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pace has hold of Lovelace's hands but Lovelace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pace won't allow Lovelace to pass to mount.
Lovelace stops Pace from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lovelace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pace!
Pace is squirming around, avoiding Lovelace's attempts to control the action.
Lovelace controlling from the full mount.
Pace is squirming around, avoiding Lovelace's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lovelace trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lovelace controlling from the full mount.
Pace can't escape the position.
Pace throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lovelace controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Nigel Lovelace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pace avoids the head kick by Lovelace.

Lovelace instigates a clinch.
Lovelace lands a nice knee to the body.

Lovelace successfully pulls guard.
Lovelace wants to stand and escape but Pace is having none of it.

Lovelace pushes Pace off and gets back to his feet.
Lovelace looks to score with a jab to the body but Pace is just out of range.
Nigel Lovelace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovelace lands a head kick. Pace smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lovelace throws a nice head kick!
Lovelace misses with a looping right.

Lovelace scores a takedown into full mount!
Lovelace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looking to control but Pace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lovelace avoids the attempt from Pace to control.
Lovelace scoring with strikes but Pace is staying in there.
Lovelace sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Lovelace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Pace's cut.
That's time! Lovelace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lovelace fakes the leg kick and cracks Pace in the body.
Pace on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lovelace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pace can do to turn this around?
Lovelace pushes Pace away with a front kick.

Pace tries to keep at a distance but Lovelace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pace is trying to break free.
Lovelace is working Pace over against the cage.
Lovelace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelace.
Lovelace stalling in the clinch.
Lovelace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pace letting Lovelace take a breather here.
Pace tries for a takedown but Lovelace manages to get underhooks.
Lovelace lands a nice elbow.

Lovelace has clasped his hands together around Pace's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Lovelace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lovelace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pace keeps working.
Pace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pace wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lovelace grinds an elbow into Pace's temple.
Lovelace misses with the ground and pound.
Lovelace working the ground and pound.
Lovelace is looking to take a break and control but Pace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lovelace is really struggling to control Pace but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pace is looking for a sweep.
Lovelace takes a little break here. Pace wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lovelace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pace for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lovelace decides to stand back up.

Lovelace feints and as Pace raises his hands in defense, Lovelace changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lovelace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pace keeping moving, preventing Lovelace from controlling successfully.
Lovelace is stalling in the full guard.
Pace wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace stops Pace from standing up.
Lovelace wants to control from the top but Pace keeps moving.
Lovelace won't allow Pace to get back to his feet.
Pace keeping moving, preventing Lovelace from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pace has his takedown stuffed

and Lovelace counters by clinching up.

Lovelace ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lovelace no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lovelace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lovelace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lovelace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pace wants to improve his position but Lovelace is controlling well.
Lovelace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benjamin Pace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovelace is trying to control the action in half guard but Pace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lovelace perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelace trying to control the action but Pace is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lovelace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Pace is working an open guard so Lovelace takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Lovelace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lovelace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Lovelace!