PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lindsay Brain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luciano Pacheco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pacheco
vs
Brain

188 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luciano Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lindsay Brain!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brain throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacheco was covering up waiting for the punch and Brain finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brain trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pacheco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacheco seems keen to control Brain's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pacheco keeping full guard, as Brain tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Brain shoots in and bounces Pacheco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Pacheco pushes Brain off and scrambles back to his feet.

Brain moves into the clinch.
Pacheco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brain walks away with a smile on his face. Pacheco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacheco, pushing him back against the cage.

Brain is trying to trip Pacheco. He has hold of a leg but Pacheco is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Pacheco scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Brain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Pacheco pushes Brain off and gets back to his feet.
Brain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Brain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacheco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pacheco postures up in Brain's guard and throws a big left but Brain blocks it.
Brain is trying to control the position but Pacheco postures up.
Pacheco is looking to work some ground and pound but Brain has wrist control.
Brain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacheco is controlling him.
Pacheco postures up and lands a big shot to Brain's brow.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
Pacheco is in close to Brain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pacheco with a nice head shot there.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
Brain is trying to keep Pacheco in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pacheco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pacheco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brain wants to improve his position but instead Pacheco has moved into half guard.
Brain is trying to maintain the position but Pacheco is very close to passing his half guard.
Brain looks winded!
Pacheco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pacheco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luciano Pacheco dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pacheco fails with a takedown attempt.

Pacheco takes the fight into the clinch.

Brain is trying to trip Pacheco. He has hold of a leg but Pacheco is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pacheco looking to control.
Brain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco has his hands on Brain's head, controlling the position.

Pacheco is looking for a triangle but Brain pushes his legs off easily.
Luciano Pacheco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pacheco has an active guard here but Brain has managed to pass into half guard.
Brain is trying to control. Pacheco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco taking some punishment here, with Brain in his half guard.
Pacheco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brain is working away from the top position though.
Brain is pressing down on Pacheco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pacheco is holding on for now.
Brain trying to control from half guard but Pacheco is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco keeping control of the position.
Pacheco trying to control but Brain postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Brain rushes Pacheco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Brain breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brain fakes the leg kick and cracks Pacheco in the body.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Luciano Pacheco has been cut.
Brain misses with a shot to the body

and Pacheco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brain won't be happy with that.

Brain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Brain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Pacheco bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Brain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pacheco's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brain is breathing heavily.
Pacheco controls Brain momentarily but Brain frees himself.

Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brain defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lindsay Brain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luciano Pacheco's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Brain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pacheco is defending well for now.
Brain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Pacheco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brain uses from the top position.
Brain wants to stand but Pacheco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Pacheco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco trying to keep a closed guard but Brain is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brain being controlled here momentarily.
Pacheco tries to strike from the bottom.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Brain from controlling successfully.
Brain works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pacheco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brain is working away from the top position though.
Pacheco is holding on to half guard well.
Pacheco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brain.

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.
Pacheco trying to control here.
Pacheco is controlling Brain's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pacheco wants to control but Brain is keeping busy.
Brain prevents Pacheco from improving his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pacheco throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Brain manages to pass to side control.
Brain working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brain is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacheco doesn't manage to clinch there - Brain circles away.

Brain darts in and clinches Pacheco up against the cage.
Pacheco is trying to pull guard but Brain has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pacheco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brain misses with some punches.

Brain jumps into guard, dragging Pacheco to the mat.
Brain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pacheco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pacheco stands up over Brain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pacheco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pacheco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco postures up and lands a big shot to Brain's brow.
Pacheco preventing the sweep.
Pacheco is in close to Brain's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Brain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Brain!