PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Pacheco (ranked 1689 p4p, 180 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 2335 p4p, 224 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pacheco
vs
Scorpion

174 cm
26
152 lbs
13 - 7 - 2

172 cm
23
148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerardo Pacheco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacheco counters with a two punch combo.
Scorpion tries a low kick but Pacheco avoids it.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Scorpion is looking to slow Pacheco down with leg kicks.
Scorpion misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Scorpion.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Pacheco misses with a looping left.
Pacheco lands the left hand.
Pacheco just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pacheco's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Pacheco throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion unleashes a big counter combination but Pacheco bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a low kick, looking for Pacheco's leg but Pacheco calmly moves out of range.
Pacheco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacheco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Pacheco was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Pacheco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pacheco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Pacheco slips the punch.
Pacheco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scorpion circles away quickly and effectively.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacheco looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacheco.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Scorpion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pacheco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Pacheco lands with a hook. Scorpion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scorpion displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pacheco.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pacheco counter with a right hand.
Pacheco throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Scorpion tries a quick counter leg kick but Pacheco is wise to it.
Scorpion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Pacheco tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses the jab.
Pacheco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco drops his hands momentarily and Scorpion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion throws a leg kick that misses.
Pacheco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Pacheco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco blocks the body kick.
Scorpion works Pacheco's body with a nice hook.
Pacheco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scorpion throws a lazy head kick
and Pacheco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacheco connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacheco.
The crowd cheers as Pacheco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scorpion doesn't seem phased though.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacheco.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacheco is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco works over Scorpion's head and body with a nice combination.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacheco was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
Pacheco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silva Scorpion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pacheco scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pacheco misses the target.
Scorpion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacheco circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacheco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Pacheco checks a leg kick.
Pacheco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacheco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pacheco cracks a nice hook into Scorpion's ribs.
Gerardo Pacheco is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Pacheco lands with an uppercut that bounces Scorpion off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacheco.
It looked like Pacheco wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Pacheco moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pacheco lands the left hand.
Pacheco slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pacheco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pacheco works Scorpion's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Pacheco misses its intended target.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scorpion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco cracks Scorpion with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pacheco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Pacheco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pacheco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Pacheco walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
A jab lands there for Pacheco.
Scorpion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pacheco looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion misses with a kick to the body.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Pacheco moves out of range easily.
Pacheco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Pacheco.
Scorpion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacheco's hands.
Pacheco jabs Scorpion right on the nose. Scorpion blinks but takes it well.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion missing with a left hand there. Pacheco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pacheco throws a good cross that connects.
Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Pacheco moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacheco misses with the combination.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Pacheco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacheco.
A swing and a miss from Pacheco.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pacheco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacheco throws a good cross that connects.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a head kick that Pacheco semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco scores with a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Pacheco's head back.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scorpion jabs at Pacheco's body.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Scorpion is rocked!
Pacheco thuds his right hand into Scorpion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scorpion is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacheco finish him?
Pacheco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scorpion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scorpion is breathing heavily.
Pacheco lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Scorpion head around and knocks him out cold! Pacheco hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerardo Pacheco!
A relieved looking Gerardo Pacheco thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.