PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 25214 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Noll Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by The Office. Noll Powers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Powers

175 cm
25
150
1 - 9 - 0

175 cm
25
169
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

New Standard ($50 160q products)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noll Powers!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers wants to clinch.
Scott half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Scott looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Powers avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Powers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noll Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Scott moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Powers struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Powers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noll Powers.
Scott trying to stall but Powers improves his position.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Powers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Powers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Powers looking to score a takedown here. Scott is defending well but Powers drives through and ends up in Scott's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Powers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.

Powers clinches.
Powers taking a breather.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powers is trying to push Scott away but Scott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Powers tries to break the clinch but Scott is controlling the position.
Powers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powers prevents Scott from breaking the clinch.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Powers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott avoiding damage as Powers throws knees to the body.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powers looking to stall.
Powers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noll Powers will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Powers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Powers.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Powers tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noll Powers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Powers drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers working hard to break the clinch.
Powers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Powers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scott walks away with a smile on his face. Powers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Powers shoots in but Scott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Michael Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Scott darts in and clinches Powers up against the cage.
Scott is stalling here.
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Scott ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Scott no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powers can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers looking to pass the guard.
Scott throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers stays in close to Scott's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Powers.
Powers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scott avoids it really well and circles away.

Powers drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
Powers looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Powers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Powers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powers tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Powers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott jumps guard but Powers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott won't allow it.
Powers looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that second round.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Powers shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott throws a quick counter head kick but Powers was just out of range.

Powers clinches.
Scott has Powers pressed against the cage, preventing Powers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powers.
Powers is trying to pull guard but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noll Powers.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers misses with a takedown

and Scott counters by moving into the clinch.
Michael Scott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Powers misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Powers drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Powers tries for a takedown. No joy.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powers tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Powers tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Powers shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
Scott is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Powers.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scott defends it nicely.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott misses with a double jab.

Powers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Powers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Powers is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Powers is trying to control the action in half guard but Scott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to roll over but Powers keeps him under control.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Powers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scott is just riding it out for now. Powers eventually gives up the hold.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powers.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Powers wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powers looks to clinch
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Powers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throwing a counter right hand but Powers manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scott!
After the fight, Michael Scott was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.