PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 65 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 540 p4p, 71 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scorpion
vs
Carlos Luciano

187 cm
33
160 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
170 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Carlos Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion checks a low kick from Luciano.
Luciano missing with a left hand there. Scorpion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luciano thuds a left hand into Scorpion's body.
Scorpion throws a hook but Luciano avoids it easily.
Luciano thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Luciano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Luciano has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano thuds his right hand into Scorpion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luciano wants it to stay on the feet.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Scorpion walks into a stiff left hand from Luciano.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scorpion shoots in but Luciano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.

Scorpion darts in and clinches Luciano up against the cage.
Luciano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Luciano.
Luciano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Scorpion.
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.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Luciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to stall but Scorpion improves his position.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Luciano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion takes a shot to the head.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano misses with some punches.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the cage.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luciano.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Luciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Luciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scorpion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion is working Luciano over against the cage.
Luciano has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano presses Scorpion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion pushes Luciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luciano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luciano works on Scorpion's body with a couple of short punches.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luciano's elbow.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano dominated that round.
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.

Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luciano misses with a straight left.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion falls off balance throwing a combination
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scorpion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano clobbers Scorpion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Scorpion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano misses with a low kick.

Scorpion gets a clinch.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luciano.
Kasey Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luciano lands a body shot in the clinch.

Scorpion gets control of Luciano's arms and successfully pulls guard. Scorpion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Scorpion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scorpion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.
Scorpion working a defensive guard but Luciano passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorpion gets back to full guard.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Scorpion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Scorpion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scorpion being controlled here, momentarily.

Scorpion looking for a guillotine here but Luciano defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano controlling from the top position.
Scorpion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Luciano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Scorpion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luciano is one step ahead there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Scorpion lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Luciano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scorpion.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Jose Carlos Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scorpion with a jab.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luciano throws a front kick aimed at Scorpion's knee but Scorpion avoids it well.
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano tries to score with a low kick but Scorpion moves his leg out of the way.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorpions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scorpion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Luciano thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Carlos Luciano 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.

Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scorpion lands with a good body shot.
Scorpion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scorpion scores with a hook.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion tries to clinch up but Luciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Luciano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luciano lands with a good body shot.
Luciano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scorpion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scorpion swings for the body but Luciano moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scorpion takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Luciano moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scorpion tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luciano.

Luciano is rocked!
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Scorpion finish him?
Scorpion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luciano jabs at Scorpion's body.
Luciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Luciano's body. Luciano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Scorpion blocks the low kick.
Scorpion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scorpion fails with a takedown attempt.
Luciano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scorpion is defended easily by Luciano.
A countering left hand to the body from Luciano misses.
Scorpion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scorpion, as that shot connected.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Luciano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luciano takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Scorpion misses the target.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scorpion takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scorpion walks into a straight right hand from Luciano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Luciano.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luciano feints a counter leg kick.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luciano. That's going to slow Scorpion down.
Scorpion swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.

Scorpion has managed to clinch.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
A nice left hand lands by Luciano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
A short right from Scorpion.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
Luciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
Luciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.

Luciano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scorpion lands a jab.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Scorpion's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kasey Scorpion did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scorpion slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
It looked like Scorpion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luciano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Luciano takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Jose Carlos Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luciano. Luciano obviously looking to wear him down.
Scorpion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Scorpion tries to clinch up.
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
Scorpion checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano scores with a jab to the head.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scorpion walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Luciano drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Scorpion swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Luciano's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasey Scorpion!
Kasey Scorpion retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Kasey Scorpion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.