PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pak
vs
Macarenco

173 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
26
130 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubiao Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak clobbers Macarenco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macarenco was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
Macarenco has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Pak. No joy for Macarenco on that attempt.

Pak moves into the clinch.

Pak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pak wants it to stay on the feet.
Dan Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Pak leaves Macarenco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pak misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Macarenco is defended easily by Pak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pak misses with a double jab.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Macarenco backs up against the cage.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macarenco shoots for a takedown but Pak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macarenco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pak misses with a series of wild punches.
Pak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macarenco circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Pak.
Pak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macarenco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pak connects with a single shot there.
Pak swinging wildly here.
Pak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macarenco fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Pak.

Macarenco scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Macarenco not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Macarenco is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macarenco trying to control the action but Pak is working from the bottom.
Pak slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macarenco stays in close to Pak's body and controls the position.
Pak is trying to keep Macarenco in close.
Macarenco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Pak has his foot on Macarenco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Macarenco works his way back into a safe position though.
Pak is breathing heavily.

Macarenco 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macarenco got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Macarenco has managed to get both his arms back between Pak's legs - danger averted.
Pak working a defensive guard here.
Macarenco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Macarenco 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.
Pak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Macarenco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pak is keeping the position for now.
Pak is looking to stand up but Macarenco isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Macarenco is aware though and is defending well.
Macarenco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Macarenco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Macarenco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Macarenco trying to control the position but Pak is working away.
Pak tries to improve position but can't.
The referee asks Macarenco politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Macarenco prefers to stall for the moment though.
Macarenco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pak keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pak tries to buck Macarenco off but Macarenco is having none of it.

Macarenco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Dan Pak will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pak slaps away a takedown attempt from Macarenco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pak is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pak looks to land a combination. Macarenco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Macarenco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pak pinned against the cage. Pak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pak lands with a right hand.
Macarenco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pak leaves Macarenco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dan Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macarenco moves away.
Pak tries to bum rush Macarenco with a series of wild strikes but Macarenco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Pak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macarenco on the ground.
Macarenco moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak stopping the sweep attempt from Macarenco.
Pak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pak is looking to work some ground and pound but Macarenco has wrist control.
Pak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Macarenco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Macarenco is tightening it up a little... Pak has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pak reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pak taps out! Nice BJJ there by Macarenco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rubiao Macarenco!
Our winner, Rubiao Macarenco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.