PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Pack
vs
Souza

190 cm
24
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

187 cm
26
215 lbs
21 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacare Souza!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza staying out of range there.
Souza throws the left hand but Pack avoids the punch easily.
Pack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Pack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Souza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Souza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pack pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Pack there.
Pack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pack with the ground and pound but Souza uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Souza looking to control but Pack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pack is on top in guard.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.
Pack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pack stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pack thows a big elbow that misses.
Pack distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pack is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Pack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pack landing with the ground and pound.
Pack throws a big right hand that misses.
Pack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souza works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pack throws a strike but Souza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Pack is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pack pushes Souza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pack cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pack takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Souza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pack fails with the takedown
and Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Pack shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Back Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a looping right.
Pack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt
and Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pack throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.

Pack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pack landing with the ground and pound.
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!

Souza looking for a guillotine here but Pack defends easily.
Souza wants to sweep here but Pack controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pack's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Back Pack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pack works the jab nicely.

Pack shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pack with the ground and pound from mount.
Pack thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pack prevents Souza from getting the reversal.
Souza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pack looks to land a strike but Souza avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pack throws a strike but Souza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Pack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pack throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
Back Pack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pack.
Pack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pack distracts Souza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pack throws and elbow that misses. Souza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pack's guard. Nice move by Souza!
Pack keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Souza stops Pack from standing up.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Pack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pack is one step ahead there.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pack throws a big right hand that misses.
Pack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pack preventing the sweep.
Souza keeping full guard, as Pack tries to pass.
Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pack is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souza's head.
Pack throwing strikes but missing.
Souza is trying to keep Pack in close.
Pack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pack manages to get himself to full guard.
Souza passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Back Pack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Souza throws a lazy right hand but Pack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Souza throws a sloppy head kick and Pack moves out of range easily.

Pack shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souza tries to get to full guard but Pack has control of the leg.
Souza is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pack's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pack's back!
Pack is trying to get back to his feet but Souza has full control of the position and if anything, Pack has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pack staying busy and making it hard for Souza to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Pack is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Souza is looking for the choke from the back position but Pack is controlling his hands well.
Souza is riding his opponent, not letting Pack buck him off.
Jacare Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Pack is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Souza looking for the choke from the back.
Pack is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Souza trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Souza looking for the choke from the back.

Pack is having to fend off submission attempts from Souza, who is looking to sink in the choke. Souza doesn't have the hooks in though and Pack manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Pack postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pack.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pack works over Souza with some ground and pound from guard.
Pack is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pack.
Back Pack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pack postures up in Souza's guard and throws a big left but Souza blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Back Pack.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Back Pack!