PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Book (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pacheco
vs
Book

152 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shirley Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Book!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Book looking to score a takedown here. Pacheco is defending well but Book drives through and ends up in Pacheco's guard.
Book stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacheco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Book slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Book is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pacheco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pacheco is looking for a sweep.

Book decides to stand back up. Book steps back and let's Pacheco get back to his feet.
Pacheco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Book drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Book defends well.
Pacheco is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Book stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco blocks a head kick by Book.
As Book tries to get set, Pacheco tries to push him back and clinch up but Book manages to avoid the attempt.

Pacheco closes the distance and pushes Book back into the cage.

Book turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Book manages to end up in side control.

Book decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pacheco to his feet.
Book closes the distance and clinches up with Pacheco, looking for a takedown. Book pushes Pacheco against the cage but Pacheco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Book has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pacheco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Book looks winded!
Book changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pacheco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shirley Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Book.
Book misses with a jab, cross combination.
Book's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacheco under the eye.
Book shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacheco sprawls well. He's pushed Book's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pacheco manages to break the clinch.

Pacheco gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacheco manages to break the clinch.

Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.

Pacheco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Book fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Book tries to get set, Pacheco tries to push him back and clinch up but Book manages to avoid the attempt.

Pacheco has closed the distance and engaged Book in a clinch.

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

Book gets tackled into the cage by Pacheco. Pacheco maintains the clinch.

Pacheco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacheco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Pacheco clinches with his opponent.

Pacheco manages to break the clinch.
Book lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacheco circles away quickly and effectively.
As Book looks to move away, Pacheco throws a big counter combo bu Book just gets out of the way.
Mark Book seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pacheco clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacheco manages to break the clinch.

Pacheco gets a clinch.

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

Pacheco gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pacheco breaks the clinch.

Pacheco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Book is trying to pull guard but Pacheco has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.

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

Pacheco moves into the clinch.
Pacheco prevents the takedown attempt.

Pacheco manages to break the clinch.

Pacheco clinches.
Book blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Book wants to take the fight to the mat but Pacheco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

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

Pacheco has closed the distance and engaged Book in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Book is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pacheco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pacheco is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Book.

Pacheco breaks from the clinch.
Pacheco stuffs the takedown attempt from Book. Book gets slowly back to his feet.

Pacheco closes the distance and pushes Book back into the cage.
Pacheco misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pacheco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches up with Book, looking for a takedown. Pacheco pushes Book against the cage but Book circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shirley Pacheco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice shot lands for Book.

Pacheco rushes Book and presses him up against the cage.

Book is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pacheco can't fight it off and eventually Book manages to take the fight to the floor. Pacheco looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pacheco not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pacheco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Book looking to pass the guard.
Book wants to stand but Pacheco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Book wants to pass the guard but Pacheco is keeping the position.
Pacheco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Pacheco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Book gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco has momentary wrist control but Book slips an elbow through the middle.
Book is breathing heavily.

Book gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Book clinches up against the cage.
Shirley Pacheco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Book prevents a body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco is pressed up against the cage. Book has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pacheco down to the mat. Pacheco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Book shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pacheco eats them both and turns towards Book to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Pacheco instigates a clinch.
Book drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacheco moves into the clinch successfully.

Pacheco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Book looks for a takedown but Pacheco sprawls well.
Shirley Pacheco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Book.

Pacheco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacheco grinds an elbow into Book's temple.
Pacheco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Pacheco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Book has escaped the position, nice work there.
Book is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pacheco is controlling him well.
Book is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco scoring with punches and elbows.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Book can do to turn this around?
Pacheco working the head and body with strikes.
Pacheco is working Book over with some ground and pound from side control.
Book is trying to improve his position.
Pacheco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Book some visible discomfort.
Book is looking to regain half guard here but Pacheco keeps moving and retains side control.
Pacheco scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco in side control lands a decent elbow.
Book looking for a sweep but Pacheco has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Book hang on?
Book is wriggling around trying to escape.
Book is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Book is trying to stand.
Book tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Pacheco looking to secure an arm triangle but Book defends it well.

Book tries to improve his position but Pacheco has taken his back! Pacheco has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Book tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Pacheco pushes Book away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shirley Pacheco!