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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Griffiths (ranked 141 p4p, 23 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 271 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Pacheco throws a jab when Griffiths was well out of range.
Griffiths thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pacheco misses the body punch
enabling Griffiths to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffiths lands a jab to Pacheco's midsection.
Griffiths looks to land a body kick but Pacheco moved away.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pacheco throws a head kick but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Griffiths is looking to slow Pacheco down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Griffiths.
Griffiths has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacheco finds it's way round the side to connect with Griffiths's head.
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Pacheco's front leg.
Griffiths throws out a leg kick but Pacheco moves out of range and Griffiths only half commits.
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Pacheco moved away.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffiths connects with a single shot there.
Pacheco misses with a hook
and Griffiths cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacheco doesn't seem bothered though.
Archie Griffiths seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pacheco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Griffiths tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffiths keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacheco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffiths slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Pacheco checks a low kick from Griffiths.
Pacheco cracks Griffiths with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
and Griffiths counters with a thumping low kick.
Pacheco avoids the body shot from Griffiths.
Griffiths pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Griffiths swings widly with a right hand
and Pacheco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Griffiths scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Griffiths misses with a punch to the body.
Griffiths blocks a body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands an elbow just above Griffiths 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacheco lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths prevents a takedown attempt there.
Griffiths tries to throw a body punch but Pacheco avoids it by throwing Griffiths back against the cage.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Griffiths.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pacheco.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffiths's elbow.
Griffiths is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Griffiths.
A head punch on the inside from Pacheco fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffiths.
Griffiths misses with some punches.
Griffiths is working Pacheco over against the cage.
Griffiths is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffiths digs a right hand underneath Pacheco's ribcage. Pacheco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacheco breaks from the clinch.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Griffiths swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griffiths tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Pacheco misses.
Griffiths throws a body punch but Pacheco moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacheco is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths tries to work over Pacheco's front leg with a kick but Pacheco checks it.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco loads up on a big right hand but Griffiths slips the punch.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Pacheco's front leg.
Griffiths looks for the body kick but Pacheco saw that one coming.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffiths is looking to chop away at Pacheco's legs.
Pacheco throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffiths counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffiths just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacheco! But no joy.
Pacheco blocks a head kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Griffiths motions for Pacheco to come forward. Griffiths throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Pacheco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffiths scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Griffiths looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Pacheco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Griffiths throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths lands a nice hook to Pacheco's body. Pacheco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pacheco misses with a straight right.
Griffiths connects with a body shot.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffiths.
Griffiths looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pacheco is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Griffiths there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pacheco misses with a double jab.
Griffiths fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pacheco just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Griffiths dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griffiths misses with a straight left.
Pacheco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacheco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pacheco scrambles back to his feet.
Pacheco scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffiths fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacheco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griffiths scores with a shot to the body.
Griffiths lands a slapping body shot.
Griffiths is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacheco can do to turn this around?
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacheco throws out a counter right but Griffiths avoids it with no problem.
Pacheco tries to bum rush Griffiths with a series of wild strikes but Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths misses the body punch
and Pacheco counters with a straight right hand.
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 gets a clinch.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Griffiths.
Pacheco misses with a punch on the inside.
Pacheco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Griffiths uses from the top position.
Pacheco has his foot on Griffiths's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffiths works his way back into a safe position though.
Pacheco is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Griffiths rolls with it to try and escape but Pacheco cranks on the arm and Griffiths is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerardo Pacheco!
A very excited looking Gerardo Pacheco made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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