PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Ontheturntables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ANDREI PACMAN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ontheturntables
vs
PACMAN

180 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DJ Ontheturntables!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ANDREI PACMAN!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PACMAN defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ontheturntables.
PACMAN displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ontheturntables.
PACMAN keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Ontheturntables. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ontheturntables shoots for a takedown but PACMAN saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ontheturntables fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
PACMAN shoots and misses

and Ontheturntables counters with a nice double leg into side control. PACMAN won't be happy with that.
PACMAN pushes Ontheturntables away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ontheturntables gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Ontheturntables decides to stand back up. Ontheturntables steps back and let's PACMAN get back to his feet.
Ontheturntables shoots and misses

and PACMAN decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ontheturntables's guard.
Ontheturntables is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontheturntables has a closed guard, preventing PACMAN from standing up.
PACMAN wants to stand and escape but instead Ontheturntables has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
PACMAN is looking to stand up but Ontheturntables isn't so interested in that idea.
Ontheturntables trying to stand up but can't free himself from PACMAN's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
PACMAN wants to stand but Ontheturntables is controlling the position.
Ontheturntables throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PACMAN works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ontheturntables has his takedown stuffed

and PACMAN counters with a nice double leg into guard.

PACMAN gets to his feet - Ontheturntables follows without any prompting.

Ontheturntables shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ontheturntables wants to stand up but PACMAN is controlling the position.
Ontheturntables not doing much here.
PACMAN is trying to stand up here but Ontheturntables is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ontheturntables tries to pass to full mount but PACMAN defends it.
Ontheturntables content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ontheturntables thows a huge punch but PACMAN dodges it nicely.
Ontheturntables throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ontheturntables sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ontheturntables stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that DJ Ontheturntables will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ontheturntables shoots and misses

and PACMAN counters with a nice double leg into guard.
PACMAN would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

PACMAN gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ontheturntables gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and PACMAN counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ontheturntables's guard now.

PACMAN gets to his feet - Ontheturntables follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ontheturntables gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and PACMAN counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Ontheturntables. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ontheturntables is working an open guard so PACMAN takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
DJ Ontheturntables is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ontheturntables shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and PACMAN counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ontheturntables wants to stand but PACMAN is controlling the position.
PACMAN wants to get up but he can't break Ontheturntables's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

PACMAN decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ontheturntables, up you get!
Ontheturntables shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and PACMAN counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ontheturntables!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

PACMAN stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ontheturntables has his takedown stuffed

and PACMAN counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ontheturntables!

PACMAN stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

PACMAN decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

PACMAN stands up and beckons Ontheturntables to join him on the feet.
Ontheturntables misses with a takedown attempt

and PACMAN counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ontheturntables's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

PACMAN stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ontheturntables doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

PACMAN decides to stand back up.
Ontheturntables has his takedown stuffed

so PACMAN counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

PACMAN stands and steps away. Ontheturntables gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ontheturntables with a poor takedown

and PACMAN counters with a single leg into guard. Ontheturntables didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

PACMAN gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ontheturntables tries for a takedown but PACMAN circles away easily

and PACMAN counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

PACMAN stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

PACMAN looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ontheturntables!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

PACMAN is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ANDREI PACMAN showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ontheturntables shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ontheturntables was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ontheturntables tries to control but PACMAN wriggling away.
ANDREI PACMAN has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ontheturntables looking to ground and pound but PACMAN is blocking nicely.
Ontheturntables wants to control the pace but PACMAN is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ontheturntables looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ontheturntables.
The referee warns PACMAN that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ontheturntables cracks PACMAN with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ontheturntables landing shots from mount.
Ontheturntables takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ontheturntables landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ontheturntables controlling the pace for now.
Ontheturntables punching from mount but PACMAN doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ontheturntables tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ontheturntables lands with some strikes.
PACMAN is squirming around, avoiding Ontheturntables's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontheturntables controlling from the full mount.
Ontheturntables misses with a head shot.
Ontheturntables tries to control but PACMAN wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ontheturntables breaks from PACMAN's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ontheturntables looking to ground and pound but PACMAN is blocking nicely.
Ontheturntables scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ontheturntables with a couple of short strikes.
Ontheturntables sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ontheturntables looking to control but PACMAN is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Ontheturntables showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ontheturntables 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!