PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magalhaes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Of The Mohicans Soundtrack. Marcello Magalhaes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Back Pack's chin.

Magalhaes
vs
Pack

180 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcello Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Back Pack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magalhaes momentarily.
Pack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pack lands a jab to Magalhaes's midsection.
Pack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marcello Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Magalhaes moves into the clinch successfully.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pack pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Magalhaes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pack has a closed guard, preventing Magalhaes from standing up.
Pack keeping full guard, as Magalhaes tries to pass.
Pack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Magalhaes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pack looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pack looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pack!
Pack in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pack is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack taking a breather here.
Pack lands a decent elbow from side control.
Magalhaes is looking for a sweep.
Pack works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Magalhaes is being controlled here.
Pack cracks Magalhaes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pack remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Magalhaes is pushing Pack's head away, looking to escape. Pack manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pack remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes tries to bench press Pack off him but Pack keeps the position.
Magalhaes is letting Pack control him for a moment.
Magalhaes wants to get back to his feet.
Magalhaes is looking to regain half guard here but Pack keeps moving and retains side control.
Magalhaes wants to get back to his feet but Pack drags him back down.
Magalhaes is being controlled here.
Magalhaes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pack moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pack wants to control but Magalhaes is keeping him busy.

Despite being in the dominant position, Back Pack just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magalhaes fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes fails with a takedown attempt.
Magalhaes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Magalhaes with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Magalhaes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
Magalhaes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Pack.
Pack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magalhaes at a distance.
Pack digs a good hook to Magalhaes's body.
Pack lands with a shot to the body.
Pack lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magalhaes's hands.
Pack lands with a straight right. Magalhaes didn't see that one coming.
Pack tests Magalhaes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Pack.
Pack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pack!
Magalhaes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pack smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pack.
Magalhaes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pack works Magalhaes's body with a nice hook.
Pack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pack changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pack works Magalhaes's body with a nice hook.
Pack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pack lands a slapping body shot.
Back Pack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pack tests Magalhaes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pack.

Magalhaes is rocked!
Crack! Pack connects with the perfect overhand right and Magalhaes falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Pack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Back Pack!