PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Debesciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman comes to the cage accompanied by Awsome. The crowd seem to be enjoying Debesciak's choice of entrance music: Bezimienni- Walka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacman
vs
Debesciak

170 cm
19
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Debesciak!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman throws the left hand but Debesciak avoids the punch easily.
Debesciak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Pacman clinches.
Pacman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacman tries to break free but Debesciak pushes him back against the cage.

Pacman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacman with a poor takedown

and Debesciak counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pacman!
Debesciak tries to control but Pacman wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Debesciak there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pacman is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacman tries to hold on but Debesciak pushes him away.
Pacman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Debesciak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman tries to lock up and control but Debesciak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pacman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pacman is looking to escape.
Pacman keeping control of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Debesciak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pacman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Debesciak pinned against the cage. Debesciak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pacman moves to clinch but Debesciak breaks away
and Debesciak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Debesciak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacman fails with the takedown

and Debesciak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Debesciak thows a big elbow that misses.
Debesciak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Debesciak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Debesciak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pacman.
Pacman misses with a takedown

and Debesciak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacman won't be happy with that.
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!
Pacman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Debesciak is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak lands a nice forearm strike.
Pacman is not content to let Debesciak control the position.
Debesciak misses with the ground and pound.
Pacman gets back to half guard.
Pacman tries to roll over but Debesciak keeps him under control.
Debesciak is thwarting Pacman's attempts to control the position.
Pacman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Debesciak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacman wants to get back to full guard but Debesciak has mounted him!
Debesciak trying to control but Pacman is having none of it.
Debesciak with a couple of short strikes.
Debesciak raining down shots from the mount!
Pacman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Debesciak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pacman tries to hold on but Debesciak pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Debesciak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pacman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Pacman has his feet on Debesciak's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Manny Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Debesciak looking to score a takedown here. Pacman is defending well but Debesciak drives through and ends up in Pacman's guard.
Debesciakis looking to pass into half guard but Pacman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pacman is in guard.
Pacman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Debesciak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Pacman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Debesciak keeping moving, preventing Pacman from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman is fighting to break Debesciak's control of his arms but Debesciak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pacman passes Debesciak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pacman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Debesciak is pressing down on Pacman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Debesciak is trying to control the position but Pacman postures up.
Pacman trying to control but Debesciak is working from the bottom.

Debesciak pushes Pacman off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak looks to clinch

so Pacman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pacman wants to control from the top but Debesciak keeps moving.
Debesciak trying to control the position.

Debesciak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Debesciak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pacman scores with a takedown into Debesciak's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Debesciak, up you get!
Debesciak with a poor takedown

and Pacman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Debesciak trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacman is keen to just control but Debesciak is a slippery customer.

Debesciak is defending against the submission attempts here by Pacman.
Debesciak is controlling Pacman's trapped leg to prevent Pacman from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak trying to control here.
Pacman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pacman wants to take a breather but Debesciak is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Debesciak has Pacman up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacman effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Pacman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Debesciak or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacman which made him look bad.

Pacman drives through with a takedown into Debesciak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pacman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Pacman gets to his feet. Debesciak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman wants to clinch.

Pacman has closed the distance and engaged Debesciak in a clinch.

Pacman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pacman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Debesciak trying to control from the bottom.
Pacman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak is not content to let Pacman control the position.
Pacman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Debesciak defending well though.

Pacman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pacman is trying to control the action in half guard but Debesciak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Pacman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Debesciak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pacman.
Pacman prevents Debesciak from improving his position.
Pacman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman trying to control from half guard but Debesciak is working away.

Pacman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Debesciak to get to his feet.
Pacman tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Debesciak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pacman's guard now.
Pacman wants to sweep but no luck.
Debesciak won't allow Pacman to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debesciak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pacman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Pacman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Debesciak wants to stand but Pacman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Debesciak is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacman has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacman is on top in guard.
Debesciak wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Pacman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pacman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Pacman!