PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Scoop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Stevens has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stevens
vs
Scoop

196 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Scoop!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scoop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Scoop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scoop misses with a head kick.

Scoop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Scoop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. Scoop eventually gives up the hold.
Scoop prevents Stevens from standing back up.
Scoop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scoop working over Stevens with some ground and pound. Stevens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Scoop there.
Scoop working Stevens over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scoop controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stevens!
BOOM! Scoop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Scoop with the ground and pound from mount.
Scoop punishing his opponent with strikes.
Scoop fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Scoop controlling from mount.
Scoop looking to control but Stevens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Scoop.

Stevens defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scoop.

Scoop is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Scoop extends the arm and Stevens is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Scoop!