PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 2507 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 303 p4p, 361 weight class). Yalixqua comes to the cage accompanied by Stop This Flame. Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. Derek Patterson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yalixqua
vs
Patterson

183 cm
39
184
44 - 26 - 2

179 cm
36
186
13 - 20 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

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 44 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iaspero Yalixqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson takes a swing at Yalixqua's ribcage but misses.
Yalixqua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yalixqua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Yalixqua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Patterson throws out a counter right but Yalixqua avoids it with no problem.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua scores with a spinning back kick!
Yalixqua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Yalixqua throws a body kick that misses.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson digs a good hook to Yalixqua's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Yalixqua misses its intended target.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
Yalixqua thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yalixqua throws a shot to the body.
Yalixqua connects with a body shot.
Yalixqua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yalixqua connects with an inside leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a big shot that misses.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Yalixqua ducks down to avoid it.
Iaspero Yalixqua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yalixqua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Yalixqua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Yalixqua lands a jab to Patterson's midsection.
Yalixqua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yalixqua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Yalixqua throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Yalixqua moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Patterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. in the buildup to the fight.
Yalixqua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Patterson.
Yalixqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Yalixqua as he connects with a hook.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patterson.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yalixqua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patterson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patterson tries to move into range but Yalixqua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Yalixqua misses.
Iaspero Yalixqua is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua thows a body kick. Patterson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yalixqua tries to land a front kick but Patterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yalixqua lands with an uppercut that bounces Patterson off the cage and back into range.
Yalixqua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Patterson blocks the body kick.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Yalixqua defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua connects with a looping right hand.
Patterson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patterson throws a body punch but Yalixqua moves out of range.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Patterson under the eye.
Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yalixqua throws a good cross that connects.
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
Yalixqua scores with a push kick.
Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yalixqua connects with the punch.
Patterson throws a head kick but Yalixqua moves out of range.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Patterson slaps the foot to one side.
Yalixqua cracks Patterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Patterson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yalixqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Yalixqua lands a slapping body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yalixqua!
Patterson slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch.
Patterson throws an elbow but it misses.
Yalixqua tries to circle away but Patterson has him pinned against the cage.
Yalixqua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson lands a body shot.

Yalixqua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yalixqua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a body kick.
Patterson tries a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua is wise to it.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yalixqua.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iaspero Yalixqua dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Yalixqua misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Yalixqua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yalixqua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yalixqua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yalixqua lands with a good body shot.
Yalixqua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patterson momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Yalixqua there.
Yalixqua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand.
Yalixqua throws a shot to the body.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson misses with a looping right.
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!
A big left from Patterson misses.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to slow Yalixqua down with leg kicks.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy.
Patterson misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua lands a really nice looking cross but Patterson seems unphased.
Yalixqua misses with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua is looking to wear down Patterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yalixqua. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson moves out of range as Yalixqua throws a body kick.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.
Patterson blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from Yalixqua finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yalixqua just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yalixqua misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yalixqua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Patterson feints a counter leg kick.
Yalixqua connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yalixqua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yalixqua.
Yalixqua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Yalixqua slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Patterson.
Iaspero Yalixqua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patterson sizes up Yalixqua with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iaspero Yalixqua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yalixqua, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iaspero Yalixqua!
In his post fight interview, Iaspero Yalixqua started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.