PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 4338 p4p, 5696 weight class) and Thiago Teixeira (ranked 252 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacman
vs
Teixeira

165 cm
23
135
4 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
140
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman misses with a wild combination.
Pacman misses with a looping right.
A jab from Pacman misses.
Pacman scores with the left hand. Teixeira knows he should have avoided that one.
Teixeira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira moves away from the strike by Pacman.
Teixeira counters with a body kick.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacman is looking to counter punch.
Teixeira misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Pacman lands.
Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacman.
Pacman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Teixeira under the eye.
Pacman misses with a left hand
and Teixeira counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacman throws a series of strikes that have Teixeira backpedaling.

It looks like Thiago Teixeira has been cut.
Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teixeira throws a sloppy head kick and Pacman moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira blocks a jab.
Pacman slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacman.
Pacman lands with an uppercut that bounces Teixeira off the cage and back into range.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses.
Pacman throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Pacman.
Teixeira defending well as Pacman loads up on a big left hand.

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

Pacman manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Pacman does no damage.
Teixeira feints a counter leg kick.
Teixeira misses with a combination
and Pacman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teixeira throws a sloppy head kick and Pacman moves out of range easily.
Pacman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacman throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily.
Teixeira tries to work over Pacman's front leg with a kick but Pacman checks it.
Nice defenses there by Pacman.
Pacman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it.
Pacman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teixeira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacman.
Pacman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pacman has Teixeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacman has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pacman manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman misses with a looping left.
Teixeira throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacman's head.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
Pacman is looking to counter punch.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses
and Pacman counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacman misses the target.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Pacman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pacman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teixeira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacman lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
Teixeira looks winded!
Teixeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Teixeira.
Pacman scores with a shot to the body.
Pacman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacman tests Teixeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacman connects with a body shot that sends Teixeira's belly button to the back.
Teixeira walks into a jab.
Pacman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Teixeira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman scores with a jab to the head.
Pacman connects with a body shot.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Pacman misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Money Pacman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Teixeira's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Teixeira throws a lazy body kick
and Pacman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago Teixeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teixeira on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Pacman.
Teixeira feints a jab promting Pacman to slip. Teixeira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pacman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Money Pacman has been cut.
Pacman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacman.
Teixeira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Teixeira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teixeira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacman to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teixeira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pacman clobbers Teixeira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Teixeira needs to keep his hands up - Pacman had a free shot at his head there.
Teixeira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Teixeira is rocked!
Teixeira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacman. That snapped Teixeira's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pacman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira with the inside leg kick.
Pacman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teixeira can do to turn this around?
Teixeira connects with a high kick.
Teixeira throws a head kick but Pacman moves out of range.
Teixeira is breathing heavily.
Teixeira misses with a two punch combination.
Pacman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Teixeira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
Teixeira feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a sloppy head kick and Pacman moves out of range easily.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Teixeira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacman looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely.
Pacman scores with a nice head shot.
Pacman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Teixeira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teixeira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teixeira lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacman off the cage and back into range.
Teixeira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pacman cracks Teixeira with a good jab.
Pacman looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely.
Pacman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teixeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacman finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pacman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teixeira fails to land with a series of punches.
Teixeira seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teixeira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira misses with a combination

and Pacman counters with a crisp one two that drops Teixeira! Pacman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Teixeira to his feet! Teixeira is in big trouble!
Pacman dips to his left and cracks Teixeira with an uppercut!
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Pacman looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range.
Pacman lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Teixeira tries to move into range but Pacman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Pacman.
Pacman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Teixeira defending well as Pacman loads up on a big left hand.
Teixeira misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Pacman counter with a right hand.
Pacman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teixeira on the side of the head.
Pacman misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely.
Pacman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacman scores with the left hand. Teixeira knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
Pacman jabs Teixeira right on the nose. Teixeira blinks but takes it well.
Teixeira misses with a combination
and Teixeira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Money Pacman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira moves out of range of the strikes.
Teixeira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Pacman.
Pacman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teixeira.
Pacman throws a big shot that misses.
Teixeira throws a front kick that sends Pacman stumbling back into the cage.
Teixeira looks to land a combination but Pacman avoids it well.
Teixeira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacman connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Teixeira does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacman misses the target.

Pacman moves into the clinch successfully.
Teixeira is trying to force a seperation but Pacman has the dominant position.
Teixeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pacman.
Teixeira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.

Pacman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pacman with a body shot.
Pacman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Teixeira - that will leave a mark!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teixeira.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacman misses the target.
Teixeira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teixeira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teixeira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teixeira misses with a head kick.
Teixeira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Teixeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacman throws out the jab.
Teixeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacman misses the target.
Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacman throwing a counter right hand but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
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!
Teixeira scoring well with a low kick there.
Teixeira on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacman scores with the left hand. Teixeira knows he should have avoided that one.

Pacman lands a big right hand that sends Teixeira crashing to the mat! Pacman stays standing though and waves Teixeira back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Teixeira gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pacman gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Money Pacman!