PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and one pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pike comes to the cage accompanied by Possession - Whitechapel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pike
vs
pac

200 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, one pac!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

pac shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pike's guard.
pac wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.
pac must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pike being controlled here, momentarily.

Pike uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pike looks for a takedown but pac sprawls well.
Pike is looking to clinch.
pac misses with a head kick.
Pike gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and pac counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pike is breathing heavily.
pac wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pike is trying to control the position from the bottom.

pac is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
pac looking to pass the guard.
pac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
pac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
pac postures up.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

pac drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
pac in side control, throwing shots but Pike defends.

pac stands up.

pac shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
pac stays in close to Pike's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pike preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
pac wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.

pac stands and steps away. Pike gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pike but Pike pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice combination there by Pike.

pac is rocked!

It looks like one pac has been cut.
Pike clinches but pac breaks the clinch
and pac counters with a two punch combo.

pac fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pike sprawls well initially but pac persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
pac wants to pass to mount but Pike is defending the position.
Pike is refusing to be controlled, as pac sits in half guard.
pac prevents Pike from improving his position.
Pike is trying to stand back up but pac is controlling him
pac not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pac throwing shots but Pike is blocking nicely.
pac trying to control the action but Pike is working from the bottom.
pac is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

pac forces Pike back against the cage and clinches.
pac lands with a right to the head.
pac trying to land knees to the body.
pac tries to score a body lock takedown but Pike shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
pac jumps guard but Pike stands there with pac around his waist. pac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jason Pike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of one pac.
Pike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
pac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

pac breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from pac. No joy for Pike on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

pac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pike!
pac landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pike is looking to improve his position but pac isn't that keen on the idea.
pac lands with some strikes.
pac is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pike can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
pac thowing shots but they're missing.
Pike takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pike taking shots to the head.
pac pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
pac looking to control but Pike is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pac putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pike is squirming around, avoiding pac's attempts to control the action.
Pike can't escape the position.
Pike is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
pac controlling the pace for now.
Pike manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Pike, under a barage of strikes from pac.
It looks like pac is going to stand back up.
Pike moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pike keeping moving, preventing pac from controlling successfully.
Pike bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in pac's guard.
Pike looking to pass the guard.
pac looking to control.
Pike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. pac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
pac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pike content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

pac has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pike off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

pac has managed to clinch.

pac wants the takedown. Pike is fighting it off but pac persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pike's guard against the cage.
one pac has got the better of the ground game so far.
pac controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
pac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pike can't keep his opponent in guard - pac advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
pac is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
pac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
pac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
pac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pike manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pike controls pac momentarily but pac frees himself.

pac stands and steps away. Pike gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
pac moves in looking to clinch but Pike pushes him off.
pac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
pac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
pac is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

one pac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on one pac's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

pac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from pac.
pac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
pac misses with an elbow over the top.
pac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pike just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jason Pike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of one pac.
pac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pike is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pike can't break the clinch.
pac has Pike pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pike manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pac tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pike smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pike shoots and misses
and pac counters with a big head kick but Pike shrugs it off.
Jason Pike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

pac scores with a takedown into Pike's guard.
pac wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pac sitting in guard here, content to control.
pac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
pac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

pac gets to his feet - Pike follows without any prompting.
pac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from pac misses.
pac throws a combination that misses
letting Pike counter with a right hand.
Pike looks to clinch

and pac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
pac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pike keeps working.
pac is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
pac is pressing down on Pike's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pike is holding on for now.

pac decides to stand and escape the position.
Pike wants to clinch

and pac counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
pac trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
pac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pike swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac postures up in Pike's guard and throws a big left but Pike blocks it.
pac advances position into side control!
pac creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pike sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pike is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, pac asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pike is trying to control pac's posture but pac avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pac is looking to clinch but Pike is avoiding it.

pac darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pike is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pac seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pike does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pike makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pike.
pac slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pike avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
pac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pike swivels though and keeps the full guard.
pac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pac wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.
Jason Pike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
one pac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well pac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... one pac!