PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Charles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Charles
vs
Pack

190 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack scores with a hook.
Charles misses with a straight left.
Pack misses the shot to the body.
Pack connects with a right hand. Charles shakes it off.
Pack thows a body shot but no joy.
Pack avoids the body shot from Charles.
Pack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Pack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Pack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Pack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Pack misses with a double jab.
Pack misses with an uppercut.
Charles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pack throws a jab but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pack.
Pack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pack fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Pack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack misses with a hook to the body
and Charles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pack thinking.
Pack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.

Charles clinches.
Charles letting Pack take a breather here.
Charles blocks an uppercut.
Pack working aggressively here.
Charles misses with some punches.
Pack scores with a shot to the side of Charles's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pack.
Pack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pack blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pack misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
Pack tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Pack back against the cage.
Pack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Charles smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pack. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pack misses with a shot to the body
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Pack slips the punch.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Pack.
Pack walks into a left hand.

Pack is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Pack is still on wobbly legs! Can Charles finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pack gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.
Pack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pack blocks an uppercut.
Pack seems to have recovered his senses.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles tries a body shot but Pack blocks it.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pack's elbow.
Pack scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charles.
Pack is trying to maintain a safe position but Charles gets an underhook and turns Pack into the cage.
Charles misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
Pack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pack throws a head punch that misses.
Pack misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pack fails to pull guard.
Ray Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Back Pack.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Pack avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Pack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Pack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Charles loads up on a big right hand but Pack slips the punch.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Pack moves away and avoids it.
Pack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Pack.
Ray Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pack throws out the jab.
Charles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pack's corner calls for a 1-2. Pack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Charles throws a hook but Pack blocks it.
Charles sizes up Pack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charles wants to clinch up but Pack keeps it at a distance.
Pack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Pack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charles on the side of the head.
Pack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pack defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Pack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Charles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pack is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charles rather than just go for the knockout.
Pack misses with a shot to the body
and Charles counters with a crisp right that sends Pack to the canvas! Charles follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Charles!