PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Pacquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aaron Pacquio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pacquio
vs
Fuentes Bergstrom

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Pacquio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquio tries to clinch there but Fuentes Bergstrom circles away.
Fuentes Bergstrom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pacquio if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuentes Bergstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacquio.

Fuentes Bergstrom rushes Pacquio and presses him up against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom is trying to break the clinch but Pacquio has him pressed against the cage.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks from the clinch.

Pacquio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacquio misses with an elbow over the top.
Pacquio misses with an elbow strike.
Fuentes Bergstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pacquio blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fuentes Bergstrom blocks an elbow strike.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to pull guard but Pacquio won't allow it.
Pacquio landing knees to the head.
Pacquio lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pacquio.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuentes Bergstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pacquio trying to land knees to the body.
Pacquio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pacquio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks from the clinch.
Pacquio avoids the head kick by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pacquio tries to clinch up
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a head kick.
Pacquio closes the distance looking to clinch

and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquio is refusing to be controlled, as Fuentes Bergstrom sits in half guard.

Fuentes Bergstrom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pacquio is just riding it out for now. Fuentes Bergstrom eventually gives up the hold.
Fuentes Bergstrom is trying to control the action in half guard but Pacquio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fuentes Bergstrom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacquio defending well though.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to pass the guard but Pacquio is defending well.
Pacquio tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fuentes Bergstrom manages to move to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuentes Bergstrom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Fuentes Bergstrom gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A head kick misses from Fuentes Bergstrom.
Pacquio tries to clinch

and Fuentes Bergstrom moves into the clinch.
Pacquio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Pacquio crunches a lovely knee into Fuentes Bergstrom's ribcage.
Fuentes Bergstrom looks gassed!
Pacquio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuentes Bergstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Pacquio avoiding damage.
Pacquio with a knee to the head.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes Bergstrom blocks an elbow strike from Pacquio.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Fuentes Bergstrom.
Pacquio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquio lands a damaging elbow.
Pacquio misses with a knee strike.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquio avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
Pacquio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pacquio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pacquio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquio landing knees to the head.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.

Fuentes Bergstrom pulls Pacquio into guard.
Pacquio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pacquio gets to his feet - Fuentes Bergstrom follows without any prompting.
Pacquio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a head kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a push kick but Pacquio slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good leg kick by Fuentes Bergstrom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacquio is looking to clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom is avoiding it.
Pacquio blocks a head kick by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom connects with a high kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a head kick but Pacquio moves out of range.
Pacquio tries to clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom is having none of it.
Fuentes Bergstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquio blocks a head kick by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Pacquio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuentes Bergstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacquio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a series of punches but Pacquio moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fuentes Bergstrom.

Fuentes Bergstrom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacquio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to break free but Pacquio has control.
Pacquio misses with an elbow strike.
Fuentes Bergstrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Pacquio trying to land knees to the body.
Pacquio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
Pacquio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pacquio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquio pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuentes Bergstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fuentes Bergstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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.
Pacquio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaron Pacquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom.

Fuentes Bergstrom instigates a clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pacquio up against the cage.
Pacquio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
Pacquio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fuentes Bergstrom lands an elbow just above Pacquio 's eye.
Fuentes Bergstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquio avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuentes Bergstrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom has been cut.
Pacquio misses with a knee strike.
Pacquio throws an elbow that misses.
Pacquio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pacquio misses with an elbow over the top.
Pacquio connects with a knee to the head.
Pacquio landing knees to the head.
Pacquio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!

Fuentes Bergstrom is rocked!
Pacquio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuentes Bergstrom is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacquio finish him?
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with the head strike.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it.
Fuentes Bergstrom seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacquio avoiding damage as Fuentes Bergstrom throws knees to the body.
Fuentes Bergstrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pacquio lands an elbow inside.
Pacquio lands an elbow that stopped Fuentes Bergstrom in his tracks for a moment.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Fuentes Bergstrom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacquio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a head kick.
Pacquio tries to clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom moves away

and Fuentes Bergstrom counters by moving into the clinch.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuentes Bergstrom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pacquio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks it with crossed arms.

Fuentes Bergstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuentes Bergstrom throws a series of punches but Pacquio moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacquio stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacquio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fuentes Bergstrom closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pacquio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fuentes Bergstrom fails to pull guard.
Pacquio misses with a knee strike.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pacquio tries to land a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks with his arms.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to break the clinch but Pacquio is controlling the position.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to break free but Pacquio has control.
Pacquio with a knee to the head.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquio avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Pacquio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pacquio stuffs the takedown attempt from Fuentes Bergstrom. Fuentes Bergstrom gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquio closes the distance but Fuentes Bergstrom moves to the side
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Pacquio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacquio keeps control of Fuentes Bergstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacquio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to break free but Pacquio has control.
Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the elbow strike from Pacquio, against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Pacquio.
Aaron Pacquio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fuentes Bergstrom blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking to control Pacquio's arms but Pacquio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuentes Bergstrom has his back to the cage.
Pacquio missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquio pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuentes Bergstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pacquio.
Pacquio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pacquio pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuentes Bergstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pacquio leaning against his opponent.
Pacquio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacquio managing to block the knees to the body from Fuentes Bergstrom.
Pacquio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuentes Bergstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes Bergstrom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pacquio keeps control of Fuentes Bergstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants a takedown but no success here.
Aaron Pacquio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom.
Pacquio looking to throw knees to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom is blocking nicely.
Fuentes Bergstrom missing with knees to the body.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fuentes Bergstrom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuentes Bergstrom takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fuentes Bergstrom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacquio lands a damaging elbow.

Pacquio lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Fuentes Bergstrom goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Pacquio in side control.

Pacquio has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pacquio darts in trying to clinch
and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a nice body kick.
Pacquio darts in trying to clinch

and Fuentes Bergstrom counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fuentes Bergstrom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pacquio wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Fuentes Bergstrom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pacquio stops Fuentes Bergstrom from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fuentes Bergstrom asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Fuentes Bergstrom tries for a kimura but Pacquio is defending well.
Pacquio is trying to get back to his feet.

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 we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pacquio tries to clinch
and Fuentes Bergstrom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Pacquio clinches with his opponent.
Pacquio lands an elbow inside.
Pacquio landing knees to the head.
Pacquio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquio misses with an elbow over the top.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquio.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to break free but Pacquio has control.
Fuentes Bergstrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Pacquio avoids the damage to the body.
Pacquio misses with a knee to the head.
Pacquio tries to land a knee to the head but Fuentes Bergstrom blocks with his arms.
Pacquio throws an elbow but it misses.
Fuentes Bergstrom avoids the elbow strike from Pacquio, against the cage.
Fuentes Bergstrom lands a knee to the body.
Pacquio dodges an elbow strike from Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquio just stands there and leans against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Pacquio.
I think Pacquio 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aaron Pacquio!