PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pacheco
vs
Ramon

174 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacheco lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Pacheco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacheco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramon's head.
Pacheco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pacheco.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Pacheco is avoiding it.
Ramon misses with a right hand
and Pacheco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pacheco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacheco.
Ramon tries to clinch up.

Pacheco clinches with his opponent.
Ramon blocks a body shot from Pacheco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Pacheco.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacheco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramon.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramon is trying to push Pacheco away but Pacheco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Pacheco keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramon trying to stall but Pacheco improves his position.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Ramon avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the ropes.
Ramon misses with a body punch.
Pacheco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacheco digs a right hand into Ramon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramon's gas tank.
Ramon is trying to force a seperation but Pacheco has the dominant position.
Pacheco cracks Ramon with a nice body shot.
Pacheco pushes Ramon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to throw a body punch but Pacheco avoids it by throwing Ramon back against the ropes.
Pacheco leaning against his opponent.
Pacheco tries to work over Ramon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramon is defending well for now.
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Ramon avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the ropes.
Pacheco stalling in the clinch but Ramon improves position.
Pacheco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacheco keeps control of Ramon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Pacheco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pacheco misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Pacheco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pacheco.

Pacheco forces Ramon back against the ropes and clinches.
Pacheco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramon or not.
Pacheco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.
Ramon blocks a body shot from Pacheco.
A right handed body shot lands from Pacheco.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramon.
Pacheco stalling in the clinch.
Pacheco tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramon avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pacheco letting Ramon take a breather here.
Pacheco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramon can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon tries to break free but Pacheco pushes him back against the ropes.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.
Ramon trying to stall but Pacheco improves his position.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.
Pacheco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pacheco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramon looking to stall.
Pacheco lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Pacheco struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramon controls his hands.
Pacheco taking a breather.
Pacheco avoiding damage as Ramon throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacheco wants to stall.
Ramon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacheco.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pacheco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pacheco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
Pacheco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramon.
Ramon trying to land knees to the body.
Ramon tries to break the clinch but Pacheco is controlling the position.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Pacheco scores with a shot to the side of Ramon's head.
Pacheco misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramon is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacheco misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacheco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Pacheco dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacheco circles away.
Rico Ramon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramon throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
Ramon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
Ramon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pacheco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramon tries a low kick but Pacheco avoids it.
Pacheco lands with a thumping leg kick.

Ramon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco missing with knees to the body.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramon prevents a body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco missing with knees to the body.
Pacheco misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pacheco as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon blocking some punches.
Pacheco misses with some punches.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Ramon tries to stall but Pacheco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pacheco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Pacheco on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pacheco.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Ramon blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacheco gets an underhook and turns Ramon into the ropes.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Pacheco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pacheco fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramon.
Pacheco is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramon gets an underhook and turns Pacheco into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramon wants to stall.
Ramon stalling in the clinch but Pacheco improves position.
Ramon prevents a body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco wants to stall.
Pacheco misses with a body punch.
Ramon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ramon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pacheco slows down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pacheco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramon's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Pacheco clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pacheco lands with a shot to the body.
Gerardo Pacheco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacheco circles away.
Ramon is looking to clinch.
Pacheco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacheco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramon unleashes a big counter combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick from Pacheco lands but Ramon takes it in his stride.
Ramon tries to clinch up.
Pacheco connects with a right hand. Ramon shakes it off.
Ramon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pacheco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco scores with a spinning back kick!

Pacheco has managed to clinch.
Pacheco lands a shoulder strike.
Pacheco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pacheco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon working hard to break the clinch.

Ramon manages to break the clinch.
Ramon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramon tries to clinch up but Pacheco circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramon tries to clinch up but Pacheco circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramon is looking to clinch but Pacheco is avoiding it.
Pacheco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacheco throws a head kick but Ramon moves out of range.
Pacheco blocks a head kick by Ramon.
Pacheco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramon moves out of range of the leg kick from Pacheco.
Pacheco checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramon wants to clinch up but Pacheco keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Pacheco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacheco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramon wants to stall.
Pacheco misses with some punches.
Ramon tries to stall but Pacheco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pacheco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Pacheco working aggressively here.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Ramon trying to control the position but instead, Pacheco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramon into the ropes.
Pacheco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramon avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Pacheco had his way with Rico Ramon in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ramon misses with a body kick.
Ramon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Pacheco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerardo Pacheco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramon wants to clinch.
Pacheco is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ramon.
Some wild striking there from Ramon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ramon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pacheco moves into range and clinches up with Ramon.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramon.
Ramon is trying to force a seperation but Pacheco has the dominant position.
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Ramon avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the ropes.
Ramon is trying to maintain a safe position but Pacheco gets an underhook and turns Ramon into the ropes.
Pacheco lands a body shot.
Pacheco misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco tries to throw a body punch but Ramon avoids it by throwing Pacheco back against the ropes.
Pacheco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramon's efforts to push away.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco presses Ramon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacheco has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pacheco misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon is looking to break free of the clinch but Pacheco has double underhooks.
Pacheco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.
Ramon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramon takes a shot to the head.
Ramon working hard to break the clinch.
Ramon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pacheco tries to stall but Ramon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pacheco tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramon avoids the damage to the body.
Ramon can't break the clinch.
Rico Ramon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Pacheco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pacheco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:43
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:44
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Pacheco!
Post fight, Gerardo Pacheco took to the microphone: 'SEE AMIGOS!! Stop doubting Mexican lightning.. I bet you did allready, am i right? '.