PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Saaste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman has chosen Bebot by Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manny Pacman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Saaste
vs
Pacman

177 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Saaste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pacman rushes Saaste and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacman lands a body shot.
Saaste lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacman lands a nice uppercut.
Saaste letting Pacman take a breather here.

Saaste jumps guard.
Saaste pulls Pacman in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacman trying to control but Saaste is working from the bottom.
Pacman stops Saaste from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saaste controlling Pacman's posture.
Saaste trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saaste is looking for a triangle but Pacman pushes his legs off easily.
Pacman is looking to work some ground and pound but Saaste has wrist control.
Pacman is stalling in the full guard.
Saaste will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pacman looking to pass the guard.
Saaste pulls Pacman in close to his closed guard and prevents Pacman from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two 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.
Saaste can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pacman controls the pace.

Saaste manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Saaste tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pacman counter with a right hand.
Saaste cracks the inside of Pacman's front leg.
Saaste scores with a push kick.
Manny Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saaste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacman.

Saaste fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacman, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacman blocks a body shot from Saaste.
Pacman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Saaste breaks from the clinch.
Pacman misses with a wild body shot.
Saaste closes the distance but Pacman moves to the side
and Pacman counters with a straight right hand.
Saaste takes one to the chin there.
Saaste tries to clinch but Pacman moves out of range.
Saaste has a takedown stuffed.
Pacman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacman looks gassed!
Saaste closes the distance and clinches up with Pacman, looking for a takedown. Saaste pushes Pacman against the cage but Pacman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacman tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Saaste counters with a shoot takedown. Pacman fights it but they end up in guard.
Pacman controls Saaste momentarily but Saaste frees himself.
Saaste makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saaste gets to his feet. Pacman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saaste tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saaste fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Saaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pacman has Saaste up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Pacman.

Pacman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saaste avoids the head kick by Pacman.
Pacman tries to clinch but Saaste is having none of it.
Pacman tries to clinch but Saaste is having none of it.
Pacman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saaste fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Pacman.
Pacman tries to bum rush Saaste with a series of wild strikes but Saaste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pacman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman lands an uppercut.
Pacman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saaste backwards.
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 Pekka Saaste will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pacman digs a good hook to Saaste's body.
Saaste shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pacman as he jumps to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pacman scores with a hook to the body.
Pacman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Pacman.
Pacman lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Pacman.
Pacman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saaste backwards.

Saaste is rocked!
Pacman scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Saaste is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saaste drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pacman forces Saaste back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Pacman.
Pacman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacman pushes Saaste back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacman 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman lands with a light punch inside.
Pacman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saaste looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Pacman.
Pacman lands a shoulder strike.
Pacman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saastes head.
Saaste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacman smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Saaste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saaste fails to land the takedown.
Saaste closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pacman moves into the clinch.
Saaste tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacman lands with a short shot to the head.
Pacman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saaste or not.
A shot in the inside from Pacman.
Saaste stops a takedown attempt from Pacman.
Pacman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saaste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacman lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saaste tries to land a knee to the head but Pacman blocks with his arms.
Saaste tries to pull guard but Pacman holds him up against the cage and eventually Saaste drops back down to his feet.
Saaste trying to stall but Pacman improves his position.
Saaste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacman misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pacman.
Pacman prevents Saaste from breaking the clinch.
Pacman working aggressively here.
Pacman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saaste tries to pull guard but Pacman holds him up against the cage and eventually Saaste drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Pacman.
Saaste wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacman won't allow it.
Saaste tries to pull guard but Pacman holds him up against the cage and eventually Saaste drops back down to his feet.
Saaste seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacman keeps control of Saaste as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Saaste manages to pull guard.
Saaste keeping moving, preventing Pacman from controlling successfully.
Pacman postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacman stands up from Saaste's guard - Pacman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saaste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Pacman.
Saaste doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pacman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Saaste breaks the clinch.
Pacman tries to clinch up.
Pacman tries to clinch but Saaste is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacman tries to bum rush Saaste with a series of wild strikes but Saaste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saaste connects with a high kick.
Saaste swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacman.
Manny Pacman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pacman clinches up against the cage.
Saaste wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacman won't allow it.
Pacman managing to block the knees to the body from Saaste.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Pacman.
Pacman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saastes head.
A hook to the body from Pacman.

Pacman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pacman forces Saaste back against the cage and clinches.
Pacman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Saaste! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pacman is unloading with more strikes now! Saaste drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Pacman!