PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Froyo Hoyo (ranked 879 p4p, 104 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1287 p4p, 145 weight class). Hoyo's entrance music is Bad to the bone. A fine choice. Gerardo Pacheco 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!

Hoyo
vs
Pacheco

175 cm
29
150 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

174 cm
30
152 lbs
18 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoyo is just out of range.
Pacheco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoyo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacheco wants to counter the offense by Hoyo and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Hoyo misses.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Hoyo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoyo dodges the punch combination from Pacheco.
Hoyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyo counters with a left to the body.
We've been informed that Pacheco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Hoyo tries to keep at a distance but Pacheco has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo tries to circle away but Pacheco has him pinned against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Hoyo fails to land.
Pacheco tries to work over Hoyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pacheco breaks from the clinch.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Hoyo's head but Hoyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoyo is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacheco misses the target.
Gerardo Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco misses with a hook
and Hoyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoyo slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoyo misses the target.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Hoyo ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
A little feinted left hand from Hoyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoyo misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacheco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacheco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoyo counters with a three punch combo that has Pacheco backing up. Pacheco nods at Hoyo to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacheco throws a hook but Hoyo blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoyo misses the target.
Hoyo slips a jab and a cross from Pacheco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoyo counters with a nice body shot.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoyo is just out of range.
Pacheco lands a jab-cross combination.
Pacheco moves to clinch but Hoyo breaks away
and Hoyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pacheco swings for the body but Hoyo moves out of range.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyo.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Hoyo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pacheco misses with a hook to the body
and Hoyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacheco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pacheco takes a swing at Hoyo's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hoyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hoyo cracks Pacheco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pacheco swings for the body but Hoyo moves out of range.
Hoyo is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Hoyo does no damage.
A left lands for Hoyo.
Hoyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacheco off the ropes and back into range.
Hoyo slips under a jab.
Hoyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Pacheco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacheco checks the leg kick.
Pacheco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoyo counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pacheco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hoyo walks into a left hand.
Froyo Hoyo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoyo throws a low kick, looking for Pacheco's leg but Pacheco calmly moves out of range.
Hoyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoyo counters with a left to the body.
Hoyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hoyo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoyo counters with a left to the body.
Hoyo throws a right and a left that Pacheco avoids nicely.
Hoyo defending well as Pacheco loads up on a big left hand.
Hoyo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Hoyo.
Hoyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacheco off the ropes and back into range.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoyo counters with a leg kick.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco looks to land a combination but Hoyo avoids it well.
Hoyo misses with a looping right.
Hoyo misses with a leg kick
and Pacheco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacheco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacheco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacheco lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoyo.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacheco. That snapped Hoyo's head back.
Pacheco tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoyo throws out the jab.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoyo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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 Froyo Hoyo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pacheco lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoyo's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Hoyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacheco digs a good hook to Hoyo's body.
Pacheco misses with a left hand
and Hoyo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoyo misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Hoyo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Pacheco misses.
Pacheco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacheco lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoyo takes a swing at Pacheco's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Pacheco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco scores with the left hand. Hoyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoyo scores with a nice head shot.
Pacheco wants to clinch up but Hoyo keeps it at a distance.
Pacheco misses with an uppercut.
Hoyo slips under a jab.
It looked like Hoyo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoyo throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Hoyo looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Hoyo misses with a hook
and Pacheco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco works the jab nicely.
Hoyo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pacheco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pacheco.

Pacheco gets control of Hoyo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pacheco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pacheco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hoyo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pacheco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hoyo has managed to get both his arms back between Pacheco's legs - danger averted.
Pacheco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Pacheco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoyo defends well.

Pacheco looking for a guillotine here but Hoyo defends easily.
Pacheco trying to keep a closed guard but Hoyo is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Pacheco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoyo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Froyo Hoyo!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!