PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendricks
vs
Pacheco

179 cm
25
157 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

175 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bailey Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaime Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches up with Hendricks, looking for a takedown. Pacheco pushes Hendricks against the cage but Hendricks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hendricks swivels and escapes.
Pacheco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendricks is fending him off so far but Pacheco persists. Nope, Hendricks circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Pacheco.
Hendricks misses the jab.
Pacheco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Hendricks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hendricks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown but Hendricks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pacheco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hendricks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacheco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacheco is controlling him.
Pacheco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendricks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pacheco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pacheco is controlling him.
Pacheco throws and elbow that misses. Hendricks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pacheco's guard. Nice move by Hendricks!
Pacheco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacheco is trying to keep Hendricks in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pacheco closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pacheco passes to full mount!
Pacheco punching from mount but Hendricks doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pacheco throwing strikes here but Hendricks is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hendricks tries to buck Pacheco off but he can't manage it.
Pacheco scoring with strikes but Hendricks is staying in there.
Pacheco with the ground and pound from mount.
Hendricks is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hendricks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hendricks tries to get out of the position.
Pacheco unloading with bombs!
Hendricks is breathing heavily.
Pacheco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Hendricks is rocked!
Pacheco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oh Hendricks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hendricks seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacheco punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pacheco lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacheco with a couple of short strikes.
Pacheco wants to control the pace but Hendricks is squirming around nicely.
Pacheco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendricks blocking the ground and pound.
Pacheco breaks from Hendricks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from Hendricks.
Pacheco tries for a takedown but Hendricks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Hendricks digs a good body shot into Pacheco's ribs.
Hendricks scores with a jab. Pacheco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pacheco.
Hendricks stuffs the takedown attempt from Pacheco. Pacheco gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Pacheco.

Pacheco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hendricks's half guard.
Pacheco is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hendricks's head.
Hendricks taking some punishment here, with Pacheco in his half guard.
Hendricks is trying to stand.
Hendricks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pacheco looks to land a strike but Hendricks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pacheco postures up and lands a big shot to Hendricks's brow.
Hendricks has momentary wrist control but Pacheco slips an elbow through the middle.
Pacheco throwing strikes but missing.
Pacheco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pacheco throwing strikes from guard but Hendricks blocks nicely.
Pacheco trying to control but Hendricks is working from the bottom.
Pacheco with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pacheco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pacheco loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Pacheco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hendricks is trying to defend but Pacheco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pacheco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pacheco not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a head shot. Hendricks uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pacheco passes into half guard.
Hendricks is trying to stand.
Pacheco trying to advance position but Hendricks counters by regaining guard.
Pacheco trying to control the position from guard on top but Hendricks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Pacheco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pacheco shoots in looking for a takedown. Hendricks tries to sprawl out of it but Pacheco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hendricks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hendricks punishes Pacheco's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacheco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hendricks is fending him off so far but Pacheco persists. Nope, Hendricks circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Hendricks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendricks sprawls well. He's pushed Pacheco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailey Hendricks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaime Pacheco.
Hendricks connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hendricks but Hendricks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pacheco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacheco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Hendricks.

Pacheco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hendricks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacheco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pacheco.
Jaime Pacheco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pacheco throws a big right hand that misses.
Pacheco passes Hendricks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pacheco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pacheco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hendricks manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Pacheco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pacheco scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks taking punishment in the form of punches.

Pacheco tries for a kimura but Hendricks is defending well.
Hendricks managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pacheco.
Pacheco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hendricks is avoiding damage well.
Hendricks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pacheco taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacheco working the ground and pound from side control.
Bailey Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pacheco cracks Hendricks with a big right hand but Hendricks just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pacheco working the body and head with strikes.
Hendricks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pacheco lands a decent elbow from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaime Pacheco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pacheco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaime Pacheco!