PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Foe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josiah Scurlock has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Foe
vs
Scurlock

160 cm
25
149 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Foe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scurlock throws a one two combo.
Scurlock tests Foe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Foe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scurlock's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Scurlock has his feet on Foe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Foe shoots in for a takedown but Scurlock shows good takedown defense.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Foe.
Foe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Scurlock down.
Scurlock is trying to improve his position.
Foe looks up at the clock and then as Scurlock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Foe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Foe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scurlock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Scurlock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock is looking to reverse the position.
Foe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Scurlock!
Scurlock is trying to escape the mount.
Foe working Scurlock over with strikes here.
Scurlock is bucking up trying to escape but Foe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Foe is landing with some decent strikes but Scurlock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scurlock wants to try and get back to his feet.
Scurlock wants to control but Foe is having none of it.
Foe breaks from Scurlock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Scurlock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scurlock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Foe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scurlock is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to hold on but Foe postures up.
Foe lands a heavy elbow.
Foe lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foe lands a nice shot to the head.
Scurlock is looking to improve his position but Foe isn't that keen on the idea.
Foe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scurlock squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Scurlock takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
You get the feeling that Scurlock really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Foe.
Foe dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is desperately trying to improve his position but Foe has a good base and remains in mount.
Foe avoids the attempt from Scurlock to control.
Foe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Scurlock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Foe.
Foe cracks Scurlock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Foe looking to finish Scurlock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scurlock!
Scurlock wants to control but Foe is having none of it.
Foe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foe with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Foe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foe lands a big elbow.
Foe is breathing heavily.
Foe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scurlock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foe lands a big shot there that rocks Scurlock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scurlock regains half guard.
Foe stops Scurlock from getting back to his feet.
Scurlock trying to control here.
Foe prevents Scurlock from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Scurlock is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foe lands a nice short elbow.
Foe is looking to advance position but Scurlock won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Foe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Foe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a hook to the side of Foe's head but Foe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Foe avoids them all with ease.
Scurlock misses with the combination.
Foe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scurlock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Foe avoids them all with ease.
Scurlock misses with a double jab.
Joe Foe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scurlock as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Foe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scurlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scurlock duly obliges.
Scurlock throws a nice looking combination but Foe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scurlock tries to clinch up.

Foe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Foe showed some decent athleticism there.
Scurlock is looking to escape.

Scurlock looking for submissions off his back.
Foe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Foe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foe working the head and body with strikes.
Foe wants to control but Scurlock is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Scurlock to regain full guard.
Scurlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foe shoots in and drives through. Scurlock sprawls well.
Scurlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scurlock ducks under a wild hook from Foe.
A combination from Scurlock does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foe.
Foe dives in and grabs Scurlock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scurlock pushes down on Foe's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Scurlock.
Some wild striking there from Scurlock.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that Foe avoids nicely.
Josiah Scurlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scurlock pinned against the cage. Scurlock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Foe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scurlock fails to land with a series of punches.
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Foe avoids them all with ease.
Foe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scurlock.
Scurlock looks to land a combination but Foe avoids it well.
A punch combination from Scurlock misses.
A punch combination from Scurlock misses.
Scurlock connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Scurlock as he connects with a hook.
Scurlock lands with a nice combination. Foe backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scurlock throws a nice looking combination but Foe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scurlock misses with the combination.
Foe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scurlock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scurlock looks to land a combination but Foe avoids it well.
Scurlock throws a right hand that Foe ducks under and follows up with a left that Foe also avoids with ease.
Foe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scurlock's waist but Scurlock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foe off to one side.
Foe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scurlock swivels and escapes.
Foe defending well as Scurlock loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foe is defended easily by Scurlock.
Scurlock tries to clinch there but Foe circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Scurlock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A left and a right from Scurlock both land. Nice combination.
Foe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scurlock.
Scurlock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scurlock throws a shot from downtown. Foe moves away and avoids it.
Scurlock tries to bum rush Foe with a series of wild strikes but Foe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Scurlock as Foe shoots in.
Scurlock lands a jab-cross combination.
Scurlock misses with a wild combination.
Scurlock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scurlock throws an overhand right that lands on Foe's shoulder, as Foe tries to avoid the shot.
Foe moves out of range of the strikes.
Scurlock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Joe Foe has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Scurlock.
Josiah Scurlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock throws a nice looking combination but Foe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scurlock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scurlock throws a series of punches but Foe moves out of range.
Scurlock throws a hook but Foe avoids it easily.
Scurlock throws a looping overhand right but Foe ducks down to avoid it.
Scurlock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Scurlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Scurlock as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scurlock looks to score with a jab to the body but Foe is just out of range.
Scurlock lands a nice hook to Foe's body. Foe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Foe slips a jab and a cross from Scurlock.
Scurlock tries to bum rush Foe with a series of wild strikes but Foe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scurlock throws a nice looking combination but Foe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scurlock lands with a hook. Foe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock looks to land a left hand but Foe moved out of range nicely.
Scurlock throws a right and a left that Foe avoids nicely.
Scurlock looks to land a combination but Foe avoids it well.

Foe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scurlock!

Scurlock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Foe.
Scurlock really wants to buck Foe off and get back to his feet.
Scurlock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scurlock tries to hold on but Foe postures up.
Foe landing strikes from the mount and Scurlock is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Scurlock is trying to escape the mount.
Foe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe Foe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foe is landing with some decent strikes but Scurlock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scurlock tries to hold on but Foe postures up.
Scurlock tries to reverse the position but Foe maintains control.
Foe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Foe.
Scurlock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scurlock is in a horrible position here. Foe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foe punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foe breaks from Scurlock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Foe is landing with some decent strikes but Scurlock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scurlock working to try and regain half guard.
Foe raining down shots from the mount!
Foe lands a nice shot to the head.
Foe lands a big shot there that rocks Scurlock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scurlock is in a horrible position here. Foe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Foe landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foe prevents Scurlock from getting the reversal.
Scurlock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scurlock is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Foe.
I think Foe 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Foe!