PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 93 p4p, 13 weight class) and Royal Pain (ranked 229 p4p, 28 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scorpion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jiu Jitsu. Pain has chosen AC/DC Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Royal Pain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kasey Scorpion's chin.

Scorpion
vs
Pain

187 cm
33
160 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

181 cm
30
166 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Sportivité
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain misses with a right hand
and Scorpion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pain thinking.
Pain tries to clinch but Scorpion is having none of it.
Royal Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain throws a series of punches but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pain takes one to the side of the head.
Scorpion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Pain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scorpion pulls his leg out and moves away.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scorpion lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scorpion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pain.
Scorpion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Pain tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Pain back against the cage.
Scorpion avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Pain struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Pain blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Scorpion keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pain tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain tries to stall but Scorpion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scorpion scores with a shoulder strike.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Scorpion pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
Pain is working for takedown but Scorpion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kasey Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Pain.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Pain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scorpion pulls his leg out and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scorpion pinned against the cage. Scorpion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Scorpion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Scorpion drives through and clinches with Pain against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Pain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scorpion is defending well.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain takes a shot to the head.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion just leaning against Pain, taking a breather.
Scorpion lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pain fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Scorpion.
Pain looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
Pain prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Pain struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion pushes Pain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scorpion smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasey Scorpion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scorpion on the side of the head.
Scorpion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.
Pain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?
Pain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scorpion or not.
Pain misses with a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to drag Scorpion to the mat but Scorpion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion is working Pain over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scorpion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kasey Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Pain.
Pain takes a shot to the head.
Scorpion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pain wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain tries to circle away but Scorpion has him pinned against the cage.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion is leaning against Pain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pains head.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Pain.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Pain misses with some punches.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
Pain takes a shot to the head.

Pain is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Pain is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Scorpion as the two fighters clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion pushes Pain against the cage. Scorpion is working some dirty boxing. Scorpion pushes off with a quick right hook! Pain goes down! Pain tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Scorpion moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasey Scorpion!
Kasey Scorpion retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Kasey Scorpion 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.
Royal Pain spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.