PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winter Panda (ranked 3503 p4p, 3687 weight class) and Tony Pacucci (ranked 434 p4p, 452 weight class). Tony Pacucci will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Panda
vs
Pacucci

150 cm
19
174
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
180
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

White Gorilla

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winter Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Pacucci!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pacucci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pacucci jumps into guard, dragging Panda to the mat.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacucci has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda stands up over Pacucci, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.

Panda scores with a nice shot.
Pacucci is looking to work some ground and pound but Panda has wrist control.
Panda scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Panda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Panda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pacucci wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda tries to strike from the bottom.
Panda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Panda striking off his back but it's not causing Pacucci any problems.
Pacucci makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Pacucci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panda is keeping the position for now.
Panda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Panda throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda striking off his back but it's not causing Pacucci any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacucci.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Panda throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Panda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Panda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pacucci chips away with some ground and pound.
Pacucci has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Pacucci stopping the sweep attempt from Panda.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Pacucci from controlling successfully.
Pacucci lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pacucci looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacucci distracts Panda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pacucci trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Panda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panda strikes from his own guard.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pacucci connects with a couple of short punches.
Panda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Panda tries to get out of the position.
Panda throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Panda throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
My spies in Besta-Fera Training Center inform me that Pacucci has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pacucci wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Panda striking from the bottom here.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Panda has momentary wrist control but Pacucci slips an elbow through the middle.
Panda lands with a heel strike from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacucci is one step ahead there.
Panda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Panda trying to strike off his back.
Panda will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pacucci preventing the sweep.
Pacucci trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Pacucci is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Panda tries to strike from the bottom.
Pacucci slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Panda.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Pacucci blocks the strikes from Panda.
Pacucci lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Panda is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Ground and pound from Pacucci.
Pacucci is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panda strikes from the bottom but Pacucci uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Panda striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Panda tries to bench press Pacucci off him but Pacucci keeps the position.
Panda chipping away with strikes from the bottom.

Pacucci has hold of Panda's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Panda tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Pacucci cranks the arm and Panda screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Panda, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tony Pacucci!