PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wakka Pakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eldorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pakka
vs
Eldorado

180 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wakka Pakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Eldorado!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eldorado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pakka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eldorado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pakka.
Wakka Pakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eldorado lands a nice shot that snaps Pakka's head back.
Pakka doesn't manage to clinch there - Eldorado circles away.
Eldorado works Pakka's body with a nice hook.
Pakka ducks right into an uppercut from Eldorado.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves out of range.
Eldorado misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado lands with an uppercut that bounces Pakka off the cage and back into range.
Eldorado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pakka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pakka walks into a stiff left hand from Eldorado.
Eldorado cracks Pakka with a good jab.
Eldorado keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakka connects with a solid leg kick.
Eldorado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakka circles away quickly and effectively.
Pakka tries to clinch up
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
Pakka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Eldorado as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado swings for the body but Pakka moves out of range.
Eldorado cracks Pakka with an open hand slap.

Pakka closes the distance and pushes Eldorado back into the cage.
Eldorado wants to break free but Pakka has control.
Eldorado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eldorado is looking to break free of the clinch but Pakka has double underhooks.
Pakka scores with a shoulder strike.

Eldorado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eldorado lands a nice hook to Pakka's body. Pakka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eldorado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eldorado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pakka moves out of range as Eldorado strikes.
Pakka tries to bum rush Eldorado with a series of wild strikes but Eldorado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pakka tries to clinch up but Eldorado circles away and keeps his distance.
Eldorado ducks right into an uppercut from Pakka.
Nice defenses there by Eldorado.
Eldorado loads up on a big right hand but Pakka slips the punch.
A punch combination from Pakka misses.
Eldorado misses with a wild body shot.
Eldorado tries to bum rush Pakka with a series of wild strikes but Pakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Eldorado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eldorado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eldorado throws a series of strikes that have Pakka backpedaling.
The fighters circling - Eldorado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Eldorado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pakka doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Pakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pakka ducks under a wild hook from Eldorado.
Pakka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pakka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eldorado's hands.
Eldorado swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakka.
Pakka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pakka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eldorado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eldorado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pakka manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Eldorado dominated that round.
That's time! Pakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Pakka throws a leg kick which misses Eldorado's front leg but catches the back leg as Eldorado tries to avoid it.
Pakka throws a nice head kick!
Eldorado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eldorado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eldorado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pakka.
Pakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.
Eldorado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pakka.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
Pakka misses with a two punch combination.
Eldorado looks to land a left hand but Pakka moved out of range nicely.
Eldorado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldorado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Eldorado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eldorado blocks a jab.
Pakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pakka is looking to clinch.
Pakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pakka throws out a loose jab but Eldorado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Eldorado is just out of range.
Eldorado blocks a head kick by Pakka.
Pakka tries to clinch there but Eldorado circles away.
Pakka cracks the inside of Eldorado's front leg.
Eric Eldorado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Eldorado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pakka on the side of the head.
Pakka scores with a one two! Eldorado had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Eldorado blocks the low kick.
Eldorado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eldorado jabs Pakka right on the nose. Pakka blinks but takes it well.
Eldorado scores with a sloppy right hand. Pakka should have avoided that one.
Eldorado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pakka can pounce on him.
Eldorado pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pakka back to the cage. Eldorado follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Wakka Pakka has been cut.
Eldorado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pakka.
Eldorado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wakka Pakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pakka moves away from the strike by Eldorado.
Eldorado looks to score with a jab to the body but Pakka is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado cracks a nice hook into Pakka's ribs.
Eldorado misses with a two punch combination.
Eldorado fails to land with a series of punches.
Eldorado throws a jab but it's blocked by Pakka.
Eldorado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Pakka misses its intended target.
Eldorado dodges the punch combination from Pakka.
A slow jab from Eldorado misses its intended target.
Pakka misses with the combination.

Pakka has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado tries to break free but Pakka pushes him back against the cage.
Pakka misses with a short punch on the inside.

Eldorado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakka feints a jab promting Eldorado to slip. Pakka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eldorado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eldorado.
Pakka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pakka swings widly with a right hand
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
Eldorado lands a glancing blow to the side of Pakka's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pakka misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pakka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eldorado counters with a straight right hand.
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 Wakka Pakka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wakka Pakka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Eldorado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pakka.
Pakka throws a chopping leg kick but Eldorado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eldorado throws out a loose jab but Pakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakka is looking to clinch but Eldorado is avoiding it.
Pakka misses with a looping left.
Pakka misses the jab.
Pakka is looking to clinch but Eldorado is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eldorado. Pakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Pakka misses.
Pakka throws a leg kick
and Eldorado counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Pakka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eldorado throws a hook but Pakka avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakka slips a jab and a cross from Eldorado.
A head kick misses from Pakka.
Eldorado misses with a looping left.
Eldorado misses with a wild combination.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves out of range.
Eldorado checks a leg kick.
Pakka takes one to the side of the head.
Eldorado connects with a looping right hand.
Pakka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Pakka does no damage.
Pakka lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakka throws a low kick, looking for Eldorado's leg but Eldorado calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eldorado. Pakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eldorado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pakka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pakka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Eldorado breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eldorado misses the shot to the body.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Pakka tries to clinch up but Eldorado circles away and keeps his distance.
Eldorado misses with a series of wild punches.
Eldorado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eldorado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eldorado.
Pakka fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eldorado is out of range.
Eldorado staying out of range there.
A cross from Eldorado lands.
A combination from Eldorado does no damage.
Eldorado scores with the left hand. Pakka knows he should have avoided that one.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado is having none of it.
Donk. Pakka catches Eldorado right on the button with a cross.
Eldorado misses with a straight right.
Pakka staying out of range there.
Pakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakka throws a hook but Eldorado avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eldorado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pakkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eldorado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pakka tries to clinch but Eldorado moves away
and Eldorado counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Pakka closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Eldorado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eldorado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eldorado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eldorado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eldorado keeps the fight on the outside.
Eldorado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Eldorado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eldorado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Eldorado!
A less than humble Eric Eldorado misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.