PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scurlock
vs
King

173 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harrison King!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Scurlock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Scurlock is looking to improve his position.

King wants to work for an arm triangle but Scurlock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King trying to control the action but Scurlock is working from the bottom.
Scurlock trying to control from the bottom.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scurlock defending well though.

King is working for a submission of some sort.
Scurlock trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scurlock looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Harrison King has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scurlock was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scurlock throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scurlock.
Scurlock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Scurlock.
Scurlock misses with a two punch combination.
Scurlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.

King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Scurlock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Scurlock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
King looks gassed!
King working away.

King tries for a kimura but Scurlock is defending well.
Scurlock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King tries to advance to mount but Scurlock denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to bench press King off him but King keeps the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scurlock slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.

King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scurlock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Scurlock looking to control.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
Scurlock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Scurlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock can't do much from the bottom here.
Scurlock wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scurlock keeps working.
Scurlock is looking for a sweep.
Scurlock dodges the ground and pound from King.
Scurlock is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Scurlock moves out of range easily.
Scurlock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harrison King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harrison King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scurlock scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scurlock is looking to clinch.
Josiah Scurlock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Scurlock's torso.
Scurlock wants to clinch.
King lands a head kick. Scurlock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scurlock throws a one two combo.
Scurlock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King tries to score with a low kick but Scurlock moves his leg out of the way.
Scurlock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scurlock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scurlock moves out of range of the body kick from King.
King misses with a head kick.
King wants to slow Scurlock down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Scurlock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Scurlock.

That's one minute gone in the round.

King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scurlock to the mat! Scurlock manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scurlock keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Scurlock controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Scurlock.
Scurlock keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scurlock looking to control but King passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock manages to get to full guard.

King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King is pushing down on Scurlock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scurlock is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.

King is working for a submission of some sort.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is keen to just control but Scurlock is a slippery customer.
King is thwarting Scurlock's attempts to control the position.

King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scurlock defends it well.
King trying to control from half guard but Scurlock is working away.

Scurlock is defending against the submission attempts here by King.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scurlock throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Scurlock throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.

King is rocked!
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Scurlock finish him?
Josiah Scurlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Scurlock instigates a clinch.
Scurlock lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Scurlock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scurlock gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Scurlock.
Scurlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Scurlock.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Scurlock keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scurlock lands a hook to the side of the head.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scurlock lands with a big left! King is wobbled badly! Scurlock comes in with a flurry of punches and drops King to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Josiah Scurlock!