PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Pacaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demarcus Padilla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Padilla
vs
Pacaldo

216 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demarcus Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Percival Pacaldo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacaldo cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
Padilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Padilla gets tackled into the cage by Pacaldo. Pacaldo maintains the clinch.
Pacaldo jumps guard but Padilla stands there with Pacaldo around his waist. Pacaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Padilla looking to stall.
Padilla avoiding damage.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla wants to break free but Pacaldo has control.
Padilla wants to break free but Pacaldo has control.
Pacaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Padilla walks away with a smile on his face. Pacaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Demarcus Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percival Pacaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pacaldo pushes Padilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Pacaldo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Padilla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
A counter left hand to the body from Padilla misses its target.

Pacaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Pacaldo jumps guard but Padilla stands there with Pacaldo around his waist. Pacaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacaldo drops back down to his feet.
Pacaldo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Padilla is defending well.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla won't allow it.
Pacaldo fails to pull guard.
Padilla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Padilla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacaldo won't allow it.
Pacaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Padilla won't allow it.
Pacaldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pacaldo has Padilla pressed against the cage, preventing Padilla from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pacaldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Pacaldo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Padilla walks away with a smile on his face. Pacaldo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pacaldo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Padilla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Padilla throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Pacaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Padilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Padilla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Pacaldo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Padilla quickly recovers to half guard.

Padilla kicks off Pacaldo and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacaldo has managed to clinch.
Pacaldo wants to take the fight to the mat but Padilla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Padilla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Padilla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Padilla has a takedown stuffed.

Pacaldo instigates a clinch.
Pacaldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Padilla to keep the fight standing.
Pacaldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Padilla avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacaldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pacaldo tries to break free but Padilla pushes him back against the cage.
Padilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Pacaldo won't allow it.
Pacaldo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Padilla tries to circle away but Pacaldo has him pinned against the cage.
Pacaldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Padilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacaldo fails to pull guard.
Pacaldo keeps control of Padilla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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 Demarcus Padilla will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pacaldo drives through and clinches with Padilla against the cage.
Pacaldo avoids a wild elbow strike from Padilla.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pacaldo fails to pull guard.
Pacaldo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Padilla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Demarcus Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percival Pacaldo.
Padilla gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pacaldo.
Pacaldo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Padilla backwards.

Padilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacaldo shoots in looking for a takedown. Padilla tries to sprawl out of it but Pacaldo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Padilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Padilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Padilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demarcus Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Pacaldo rushes Padilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacaldo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Padilla gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Padilla tries to circle away but Pacaldo has him pinned against the cage.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is trying to break the clinch but Pacaldo has him pressed against the cage.

Padilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pacaldo gets a clinch.
Padilla working hard to break the clinch.
Padilla stops a takedown attempt from Pacaldo.
Pacaldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pacaldo is trying to pull guard but Padilla has him pressed against the cage.
Padilla working hard to break the clinch.
Percival Pacaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacaldo is trying to force a seperation but Padilla has the dominant position.
Pacaldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Padilla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pacaldo is trying to pull guard but Padilla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pacaldo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Padilla to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pacaldo is trying to break the clinch but Padilla is controlling him.
Pacaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Padilla prevents it.

Padilla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Padilla with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Pacaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacaldo jumps guard but Padilla turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacaldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Padilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacaldo wants to take the fight to the mat but Padilla manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Padilla just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacaldo fails to pull guard.
Padilla tries to break the clinch but Pacaldo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Percival Pacaldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Padilla misses with a takedown attempt - Pacaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Pacaldo has managed to clinch.
Pacaldo jumps guard but Padilla stands there with Pacaldo around his waist. Pacaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla won't allow it.
Padilla is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Padilla avoiding damage as Pacaldo throws knees to the body.
Pacaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Padilla's efforts to push away.
Padilla gets underhooks to prevent Pacaldo's takedown attempt.
Demarcus Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Percival Pacaldo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Padilla has closed the distance and engaged Pacaldo in a clinch.
Pacaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Padilla's efforts to push away.
Pacaldo jumps guard but Padilla stands there with Pacaldo around his waist. Pacaldo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacaldo tries to pull guard but Padilla holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacaldo drops back down to his feet.
Padilla prevents the takedown attempt.

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.
Padilla trying to control the position but instead, Pacaldo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Padilla into the cage.

Padilla breaks from the clinch.

Pacaldo rushes Padilla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pacaldo wants a takedown.
Pacaldo looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Padilla - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacaldo lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pacaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacaldo prevents Padilla from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pacaldo is trying to pull guard but Padilla turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Padilla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pacaldo wants to break free but Padilla has control.
Pacaldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Padilla prevents a takedown attempt there.
Padilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Padilla pushes off an throws an elbow but Pacaldo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Padilla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacaldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacaldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Padilla won't allow it.

Padilla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacaldo lands a jab-cross combination.
Padilla misses with a hook. Pacaldo ducked under it nicely.
Padilla fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Padilla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacaldo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacaldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Pacaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacaldo 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Pacaldo!
An out of breath Percival Pacaldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.