PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris King Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris King Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pacheco
vs
King Jr

219 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Amped Performance

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 London, Tomas Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris King Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Pacheco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pacheco showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

King Jr actively working from the bottom here.
King Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

King Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

King Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pacheco pulls his head out easily.
Pacheco tries to stand and escape but King Jr is controlling the position.
Pacheco trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Pacheco tries to stand and escape but King Jr is controlling the position.

King Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

King Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King Jr looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Pacheco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pacheco not doing much here.

King Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pacheco slows the pace down in half guard.
Pacheco wants to stand up but King Jr has a hold of him and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.

Pacheco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pacheco showed some decent athleticism there.

King Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

King Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Pacheco trying to control the pace.
Pacheco's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King Jr actively working from the bottom here.
King Jr is looking for a sweep. Pacheco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

King Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Pacheco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

King Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Pacheco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

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.
It looks like Pacheco is going to stand back up.
Pacheco sitting and controlling from the half guard.

King Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Pacheco content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco tries to stand and escape but King Jr is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from King Jr enables Pacheco to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Pacheco dominated that round.
That's time! Pacheco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

King Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Pacheco moves into the clinch.

Pacheco pulls King Jr into guard.
King Jr is fighting to break Pacheco's control of his arms but Pacheco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

King Jr is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pacheco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pacheco has escaped and now he's on top!

King Jr has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pacheco should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, King Jr has tightened it up now! Pacheco should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris King Jr!