PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Pac Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minhkhoi Khoiquan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Pac Man has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pac Man
vs
Khoiquan

188 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, David Pac Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Minhkhoi Khoiquan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pac Man looking to score a takedown here. Khoiquan is defending well but Pac Man drives through and ends up in Khoiquan's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pac Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Khoiquan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pac Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khoiquan managing to control the position.
Pac Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pac Man has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pac Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khoiquan pulls Pac Man in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khoiquan 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.
Pac Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pac Man wants to control from the top but Khoiquan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khoiquan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Khoiquan is trying to keep Pac Man in close.
Pac Man trying to control but Khoiquan is working from the bottom.
Khoiquan is adopting a defensive guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pac Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khoiquan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back 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.
Pac Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pac Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pac Man throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pac Man rushes Khoiquan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pac Man successfully pulls guard.
Pac Man keeping full guard, as Khoiquan tries to pass.
Khoiquan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khoiquan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khoiquan wants to control from the top but Pac Man keeps moving.
Khoiquan 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pac Man is looking to clinch but Khoiquan is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khoiquan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khoiquan tries to clinch but Pac Man moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Khoiquan.

That's four 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.
Khoiquan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pac Man circles away.

Khoiquan instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pac Man.

Khoiquan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pac Man fails with the takedown.
Pac Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pac Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Khoiquan counters with a takedown into side control.
Khoiquan taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Pac Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that David Pac Man will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Khoiquan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pac Man.
Pac Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pac Man tries to clinch up.

Pac Man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Khoiquan's guard.
Pac Man wants to control from the top but Khoiquan keeps moving.
Pac Man throwing strikes from guard but Khoiquan blocks nicely.
Khoiquan is trying to control the position but Pac Man postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khoiquan working for submissions but it's allowed Pac Man to get to half guard.
Pac Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Khoiquan has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac Man wants to take a breather but Khoiquan is having none of it.
Pac Man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pac Man is trying to control. Khoiquan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pac Man is looking to pass Khoiquan's guard but actually Khoiquan recovers to full guard.
Pac Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Khoiquan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Khoiquan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pac Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pac Man preventing the sweep.

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.
Khoiquan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pac Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khoiquan is on top in guard.

Pac Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David Pac Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khoiquan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pac Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khoiquan tries to free his leg and advance position but Pac Man is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khoiquan wants to get up but he can't break Pac Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pac Man lands a head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khoiquan.
Pac Man throws a combination. Khoiquan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pac Man dives in and scores a takedown into Khoiquan's guard.
Pac Man lands a couple of elbows.
Khoiquan controls Pac Man momentarily but Pac Man frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khoiquan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pac Man trying to control but Khoiquan is working from the bottom.
Pac Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khoiquan can do to turn this around?
Pac Man throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khoiquan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pac Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Khoiquan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Pac Man dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pac Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Khoiquan darts in and clinches Pac Man up against the cage.

Pac Man successfully pulls guard.
Pac Man trying to keep a closed guard but Khoiquan is proving a slippery customer.
Pac Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pac Man wants to stand and escape but Khoiquan is having none of it.
Khoiquan controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pac Man trying to keep a closed guard but Khoiquan is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khoiquan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khoiquan wants to stand but Pac Man is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pac Man moves in looking to clinch but Khoiquan pushes him off.
Khoiquan dives in for a single leg takedown but Pac Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pac Man drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khoiquan sprawls and moves away.
Khoiquan misses with an uppercut

so Pac Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khoiquan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pac Man's guard.

Khoiquan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pac Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pac Man trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Khoiquan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Khoiquan preventing the sweep.
Khoiquan wants to control from the top but Pac Man keeps moving.
Khoiquan landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khoiquan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pac Man controls Khoiquan momentarily but Khoiquan frees himself.
Pac Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khoiquan manages to get himself to full guard.

Khoiquan looking to control.

Pac Man drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khoiquan dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man keeping full guard, as Khoiquan tries to pass.
David Pac Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pac Man wants to stand up but Khoiquan is controlling him.
Khoiquan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pac Man wants to sweep here but Khoiquan controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khoiquan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Minhkhoi Khoiquan.
I think Pac Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for David Pac Man!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for David Pac Man!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for David Pac Man!

David Pac Man wins by unanimous decision!