PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Sherbang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorguerlo Pakinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sherbang
vs
Pakinder

195 cm
25
258 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jessie Sherbang!
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, Rorguerlo Pakinder!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherbang slips a jab and a cross from Pakinder.

Sherbang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakinder, pushing him back against the cage.
Pakinder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sherbang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pakinder up against the cage.

Pakinder successfully pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pakinder is on top in guard.
Pakinder slips nicely into half guard.
Pakinder not doing much here.
Pakinder is keen to just control but Sherbang is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbang wants to control but Pakinder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pakinder controlling the pace.
Pakinder seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Pakinder looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pakinder works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbang wants to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Pakinder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sherbang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pakinder tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sherbang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sherbang definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sherbang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pakinder on the ground.
Sherbang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pakinder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sherbang is looking to escape.
Sherbang working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherbang is working hard here to advance position.
Sherbang tries to hold on but Pakinder postures up.

Pakinder working for a submission but Sherbang is keeping him at bay.
Pakinder throws some wild stikes that Sherbang manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakinder throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pakinder wants to control the pace but Sherbang is squirming around nicely.
Sherbang tries to hold on but Pakinder postures up.
Sherbang is working to get back to half guard.
Pakinder should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pakinder looking to control but Sherbang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherbang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pakinder fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorguerlo Pakinder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Pakinder with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Pakinder or perhaps it was just good defense by Sherbang which made him look bad.

Sherbang drives through with a takedown into Pakinder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sherbang stopping the sweep attempt from Pakinder.
Sherbang controlling from the top position.
Pakinder trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakinder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sherbang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pakinder managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jessie Sherbang just wasn't active enough.

Sherbang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sherbang is stalling here. Pakinder is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sherbang seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pakinder has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sherbang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sherbang tries to get out of the position.
Sherbang is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbang dodges the ground and pound from Pakinder.
Sherbang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pakinder.

Pakinder decides to stand back up.
Pakinder fails with the takedown.
Jessie Sherbang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorguerlo Pakinder.
Pakinder is breathing heavily.
Pakinder tries to clinch there but Sherbang circles away.
Pakinder looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherbang is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakinder shoots in looking for a takedown. Sherbang tries to sprawl out of it but Pakinder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sherbang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sherbang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakinder scores with a three punch combo!
Sherbang slaps away a takedown attempt from Pakinder, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sherbang drives through and clinches with Pakinder against the cage.
Sherbang goes for a takedown attempt but Pakinder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sherbang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pakinder working a defensive guard here.
Sherbang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pakinder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sherbang controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherbang looking to pass the guard.
Sherbang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pakinder is proving hard to escape from.
Sherbang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pakinder swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sherbang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherbang wants to clinch up but Pakinder keeps it at a distance.
Pakinder looks to clinch

and Sherbang counters with a shoot takedown. Pakinder fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Sherbang dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pakinder tries to clinch but Sherbang is having none of it.
Sherbang just misses with a punch to the body.
Pakinder wants to clinch up but Sherbang keeps it at a distance.
Pakinder looks to land a combination but Sherbang avoids it well.
Pakinder fails with the takedown.
Pakinder shoots in for a takedown but Sherbang shows good takedown defense.
Pakinder tries to close the distance and clinch but Sherbang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Pakinder or perhaps it was just good defense by Sherbang which made him look bad.
Jessie Sherbang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rorguerlo Pakinder.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pakinder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pakinder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbang content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Sherbang lands a takedown into guard.

Sherbang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sherbang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sherbang wants to pass the guard but Pakinder is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherbang seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sherbang trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakinder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakinder is trying to control the position but Sherbang postures up.
Pakinder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sherbang controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jessie Sherbang just wasn't active enough.

Sherbang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pakinder is trying to defend but Sherbang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pakinder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherbang is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakinder is not content to let Sherbang control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakinder is looking to improve his position.
Sherbang is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jessie Sherbang just wasn't active enough.
Sherbang misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pakinder gets caught napping as Sherbang dives in and scores a takedown. Pakinder manages to retain guard.
Sherbang wants to pass the guard but Pakinder is keeping the position.
Sherbang trying to control but Pakinder is working from the bottom.
Pakinder looking to control.
Sherbang throwing strikes from guard but Pakinder blocks nicely.
Sherbang controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Jessie Sherbang has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sherbang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Sherbang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sherbang 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Sherbang!