PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face the pain. Chris Pac struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pedro Augusto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Augusto
vs
Pac

155 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Pac!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Augusto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pac takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Augusto moves into the clinch successfully.
Pac trying to stall but Augusto improves his position.
Augusto lands an elbow inside that Pac shrugs off.

It looks like Chris Pac has been cut.

Augusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augusto misses with a wild combination.
Augusto throws a sloppy head kick and Pac moves out of range easily.
Augusto lands a jab-cross combination.
Augusto moves in looking to clinch but Pac pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pac tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Augusto swivels and escapes.

Augusto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pac changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Augusto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pac looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Augusto.
Pac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Augusto has managed to clinch.
Pac being controlled against the cage.

Augusto breaks the clinch.
Augusto throws a quick inside leg kick.

Augusto moves into range and clinches up with Pac.
Knees in the clinch landing for Augusto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augusto stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Augusto obliges.
Augusto controlling the action here for a moment.

Augusto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Augusto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Augusto.
Augusto lands an elbow just above Pac 's eye.

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

Augusto pushes Pac up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pac.
Stalling in the clinch from Augusto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pedro Augusto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Pac.
Augusto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pac's defenses.

Augusto manages to break the clinch.
Pedro Augusto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Augusto drives through and clinches with Pac against the cage.

Augusto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Augusto rushes Pac and presses him up against the cage.
Augusto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

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

Augusto clinches up against the cage.

Augusto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Augusto rushes Pac and presses him up against the cage.
Augusto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Augusto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Augusto landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augusto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pac's face.

That has opened up Chris Pac's cut even more.
Augusto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Augusto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Augusto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pac or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Augusto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Pac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid body kick from Augusto.

Augusto closes the distance and clinches.
Pac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Augusto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Augusto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pac can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Augusto.
Augusto scores with a shot to the side of Pac's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augusto lands a nice elbow.
Pac takes a knee right on the jaw!

Pac is rocked!
Pac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pac is still on wobbly legs! Can Augusto finish him?
Augusto has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pac - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Augusto, and another! Pac is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pedro Augusto!