PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walter Flanagan (ranked 3064 p4p, 3618 weight class) and Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan comes to the cage accompanied by The Wizard . Gerardo Pacheco has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Flanagan
vs
Pacheco

171 cm
44
158
19 - 20 - 1

174 cm
37
152
24 - 13 - 3

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Pacheco lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Pacheco finds it's way through Flanagan's defenses.
Pacheco swings for the body but Flanagan moves out of range.

Pacheco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pacheco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacheco throws an elbow but it misses.
Flanagan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacheco has him pressed against the cage.
Pacheco can't find room to land a body shot as Flanagan controls the action.
Pacheco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flanagan backwards.
Pacheco wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco misses with the head strike.
Pacheco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flanagan misses with a body punch.
Pacheco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flanagan's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco looking for a takedown.
Flanagan can't find room to land a body shot as Pacheco controls the action.
Pacheco misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Pacheco.
Flanagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Flanagan.
Pacheco throws a punch but it's blocked by Flanagan.

Pacheco jumps guard.
Flanagan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flanagan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacheco on the ground.

Flanagan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pacheco to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Flanagan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pacheco pulls down on the head and he's put Flanagan to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gerardo Pacheco!
Our winner, Gerardo Pacheco, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.