PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Tony (ranked 4772 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curro Pacheco (ranked 5962 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tony
vs
Pacheco

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Little Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Curro Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tony.
Pacheco misses with a few strikes there.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Pacheco. That snapped Tony's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacheco as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Tony misses its intended target.
Pacheco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacheco with a nice cross.

Pacheco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tony tries a body shot but Pacheco blocks it.
Tony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tony misses with a body punch.
Pacheco is trying to force a seperation but Tony has the dominant position.
Tony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tony cracks Pacheco with a nice body shot.
Tony misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony misses with the head strike.
Tony tries a body shot but Pacheco blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tony has a couple of punches blocked by Pacheco.
Tony misses with the head strike.

Tony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacheco lands a glancing blow to the side of Tony's head.
Tony moves in looking to clinch but Pacheco pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacheco! But no joy.
Little Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacheco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tony counters with a right hand to the body.
Tony scores with a punch to the head.
Tony moves out of range as Pacheco strikes.
Pacheco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tony lands with a nice combination. Pacheco backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Tony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tony moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacheco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Pacheco as he connects with a hook.
Tony stuns Pacheco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacheco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tony.
Pacheco looks to land a right hand but Tony moved out of range.
Tony tests Pacheco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacheco tries to clinch up.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Tony.
The fighters circling - Pacheco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tony was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony throwing a counter right hand but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Tony is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tony.
Tony dips to his left and cracks Pacheco with an uppercut!
Tony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a counter combo.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacheco fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tony on the side of the head.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Tony.
Tony looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco jabs Tony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tony throws a looping overhand right but Pacheco ducks down to avoid it.
Tony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.

Tony forces Pacheco back against the cage and clinches.
Tony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tony tries to throw a body punch but Pacheco avoids it by throwing Tony back against the cage.
Pacheco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tony misses with the head strike.
Pacheco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tony has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tony breaks from the clinch.
Pacheco throws the left hand but Tony avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tony bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacheco's head backwards.

Tony clinches up with Pacheco and pushes him back against the cage.

Tony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pacheco tries to clinch up.
Pacheco lands with an uppercut that bounces Tony off the cage and back into range.
Tony missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tony to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony throws a jab when Pacheco was well out of range.
Tony cracks Pacheco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tony misses with a hook.
Pacheco cracks Tony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Tony rushes Pacheco and presses him up against the cage.
Pacheco blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Tony.
Tony manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Tony.

Tony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tony.
Pacheco scores with a nice right hand.
Pacheco jabs Tony right on the nose. Tony blinks but takes it well.
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!
Tony misses with an uppercut.
Tony scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tony paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacheco throws a hook but Tony avoids it easily.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Tony misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco throws a poor cross that misses
and Tony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Pacheco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tony throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco throws out a counter right but Tony avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tony, as that shot connected.
Pacheco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tony. Pacheco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony scores with a hook.
Tony slips a straight right by Pacheco.
Tony is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacheco can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Pacheco looks to throw the jab but Tony is out of range.
Pacheco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tony throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco unleashes a big counter combination but Tony bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco punishes Tony's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacheco moves out of range as Tony strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacheco! But no joy.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Tony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacheco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacheco looks to throw the jab but Tony is out of range.
Tony was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacheco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pacheco.
Tony misses with a looping right.
Pacheco misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacheco moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Tony is looking to counter punch.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Tony circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tony fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacheco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tony throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pacheco is looking to clinch.
Pacheco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tony looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Little Tony is winning the standup battle so far.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Pacheco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Pacheco.
A jab from Pacheco finds it's way through Tony's defenses.
Tony tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacheco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tony gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Pacheco clinches with his opponent.
Tony lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
A body shot lands from Tony.
Tony tries to work over Pacheco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacheco wants to break free but Tony has control.
Pacheco tries to circle away but Tony has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tony.
Tony tries a body shot but Pacheco blocks it.

Tony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacheco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Little Tony will probably get the nod.
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!

Tony looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Tony counters with a nice body shot.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tony counters with a left and a right that stings Pacheco.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Pacheco swings for the body but Tony moves out of range.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.

Tony moves into range and clinches up with Pacheco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony looks to land a combination but Pacheco avoids it well.
Tony looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
Pacheco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tony throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Tony swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony throws the left hand but Pacheco avoids the punch easily.
Tony digs a good hook to Pacheco's body.
Tony tests Pacheco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch but Tony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tony is looking to counter punch.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tony misses the shot to the body.
Tony looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tony throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
A slow jab from Tony misses its intended target.
Tony staying out of range there.
A cross from Pacheco lands.
Pacheco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tony throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
It seemed like Pacheco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tony throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Pacheco to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Tony misses the target.
Tony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tony throws a jab when Pacheco was well out of range.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Pacheco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacheco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacheco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tony.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tony misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacheco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Tony moved out of range nicely.
Tony misses with a right hand
and Tony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Pacheco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacheco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pacheco's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony lands a left hand.
Tony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pacheco's elbow.
Pacheco is stalling here.
Pacheco being controlled against the cage.
Curro Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pachecos head.
A head punch on the inside from Tony fails to land.
Pacheco blocks a body shot from Tony.
Tony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacheco's efforts to push away.
Tony has Pacheco pressed against the cage, preventing Pacheco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tony.

Tony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Pacheco does it's job there.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tony. Those never looked like landing.
Pacheco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacheco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Pacheco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pacheco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tony scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pacheco moves in looking to clinch but Tony pushes him off.
Tony tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pacheco manages to circle out of the way.
Pacheco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tony counters by clinching up.
Tony lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacheco blocking some punches.
Pacheco blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Tony showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Tony!
A relieved looking Little Tony thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.