PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jame Lacaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fuentes
vs
Lacaro

189 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jame Lacaro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacaro is fending him off so far but Fuentes persists. Nope, Lacaro circles away and we're back to standing.

Fuentes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fuentes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lacaro keeping moving, preventing Fuentes from controlling successfully.
Fuentes looking to pass the guard.
Fuentes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lacaro wants to stand and escape but Fuentes is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes pushes down on Lacaro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lacaro pushes Fuentes off looking to stand but Fuentes dives back in and keeps control.
Lacaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fuentes.
Fuentes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fuentes wants to stand up but Lacaro has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Fuentes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lacaro defends it well.

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.
Fuentes wants to advance to full mount but Lacaro doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Lacaro wants to stand and escape but Fuentes is having none of it.
Fuentes looking to sit in guard and control but Lacaro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fuentes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuentes tries to clinch there but Lacaro circles away.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lacaro's waist but Lacaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Fuentes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Fuentes tries to clinch there but Lacaro circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fuentes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lacaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fuentes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fuentes tries for a takedown but Lacaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fuentes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuentes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacaro. Lacaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Jame Lacaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacaro lands a front kick.
A combination from Lacaro does no damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuentes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fuentes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacaro circles away.
Lacaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuentes doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jame Lacaro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fuentes shoots in and drives through. Lacaro sprawls well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lacaro!
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lacaro misses with a straight left.
Fuentes shoots in but Lacaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuentes misses with the body kick
and Lacaro counters with an inside leg kick.
Fuentes is looking to clinch.
Fuentes fails with the takedown
and Lacaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lacaro circles away.
Fuentes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick.
Fuentes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Lacaro as Fuentes shoots in.
Fuentes with a poor takedown
and Lacaro counters with a low kick, right behind Fuentes 's knee.
Fuentes fails with the takedown
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a lazy head kick
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick.
Joaquin Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuentes.
Lacaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fuentes. Fuentes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lacaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacaro is looking to slow Fuentes down with leg kicks.
Fuentes is looking to clinch.
Fuentes has his takedown stuffed
and Lacaro counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacaro misses with a two punch combination.
Fuentes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuentes darts in trying to clinch
and Lacaro counters with a good low kick that Fuentes was not able to check.
Fuentes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lacaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fuentes tries to clinch but Lacaro moves away
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fuentes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacaro counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lacaro's waist but Lacaro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Fuentes lands a jab to the head.
Fuentes has his takedown stuffed
and Lacaro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuentes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuentes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fuentes tries for a takedown but Lacaro circles away easily
and Lacaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lacaro misses with a few strikes there.
Lacaro works over Fuentes's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jame Lacaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fuentes is looking to clinch but Lacaro is avoiding it.
Fuentes fails with the takedown
and Lacaro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fuentes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lacaro counters with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Lacaro does no damage.
Lacaro scores with a leg kick.
Lacaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuentes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacaro counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuentes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lacaro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lacaro - that will leave a mark!
Fuentes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lacaro. Lacaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Jame Lacaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fuentes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lacaro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lacaro but Lacaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuentes closes the distance and clinches up with Lacaro, looking for a takedown. Fuentes pushes Lacaro against the cage but Lacaro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fuentes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lacaro counters with a thumping low kick.

Fuentes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fuentes tries to free his leg and advance position but Lacaro is retaining full guard.
Fuentes passes Lacaro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fuentes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fuentes is tying to control. Lacaro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Lacaro kicks Fuentes off and gets back to his feet.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown but Lacaro shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Lacaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuentes tries to clinch but Lacaro moves away
and Lacaro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fuentes really felt that one!
Fuentes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lacaro counters with a three punch combo that has Fuentes backing up. Fuentes nods at Lacaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Lacaro scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lacaro counters with a nice leg kick.

Lacaro gets caught flat footed, as Fuentes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fuentes controlling from the top position.

Lacaro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Joaquin Fuentes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fuentes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jame Lacaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lacaro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jame Lacaro!