PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Scarlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollendina has chosen Mohamed's theme tune as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Scarlett
vs
Pollendina

172 cm
24
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
31
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Will Scarlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlett misses with a body shot
and Pollendina counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Scarlett connects with a body shot that sends Pollendina's belly button to the back.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlett throws a series of strikes that have Pollendina backpedaling.
Pollendina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pollendina darts in and clinches Scarlett up against the cage.
Scarlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarlett throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pollendina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pollendina.
Pollendina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pollendina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scarlett backwards.
Scarlett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pollendina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pollendina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scarlett backwards.
Pollendina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pollendina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pollendina misses with a punch on the inside.

Scarlett manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlett lands with a straight right. Pollendina didn't see that one coming.
Pollendina missing with a left hand there. Scarlett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarlett misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Pollendina blocks the low kick.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scarlett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollendina slips a jab and a cross from Scarlett.

Pollendina closes the distance and pushes Scarlett back into the cage.
Scarlett misses with a punch to the body.
Scarlett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scarlett blocks an uppercut.

Pollendina breaks from the clinch.
Scarlett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pollendina.
Pollendina connects with a leg kick. Scarlett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pollendina throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollendina misses with a kick to the body
and Scarlett counters with a series of strikes. Pollendina will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pollendina scores with the left hand. Scarlett knows he should have avoided that one.
Pollendina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Pollendina.
Pollendina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarlett.
Scarlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollendina goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scarlett slips a jab from Pollendina.
Scarlett throws a low kick, looking for Pollendina's leg but Pollendina calmly moves out of range.
Pollendina works the jab nicely.
Scarlett misses with a head kick.
Pollendina tries to clinch but Scarlett moves out of range.
Pollendina throws a solid leg kick but Scarlett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a good cross that connects.
Pollendina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scarlett's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina digs a good body shot into Scarlett's ribs.
Pollendina ducks under a wild hook from Scarlett.
Pollendina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pollendina misses with a leg kick
and Scarlett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pollendina thinking.
Scarlett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarlett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlett thows a body shot but no joy.
Scarlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scarlett. Pollendina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pollendina is looking to clinch but Scarlett is avoiding it.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlett misses with a straight right.
Pollendina blocks the body kick.
Scarlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarlett throws a hook to the side of Pollendina's head but Pollendina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarlett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scarlett is looking to wear down Pollendina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pollendina moves out of range as Scarlett strikes.
Pollendina tries to clinch there but Scarlett circles away.
Pollendina thuds a left hand into Scarlett's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scarlett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scarlett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scarlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollendina.
Scarlett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollendina lands with an overhand left.
Scarlett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pollendina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlett keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarlett swings widly with a right hand
and Pollendina counters with a head kick.
Pollendina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pollendina tries to clinch up but Scarlett circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CId Pollendina dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scarlett checks a leg kick.
Pollendina cracks a nice hook into Scarlett's ribs.
Nice body punch from Pollendina.
Scarlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pollendina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pollendina throws the kick towards the body but Scarlett avoids it.
Scarlett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Pollendina misses.
Pollendina misses the jab.
CId Pollendina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarlett throws a looping overhand right but Pollendina ducks down to avoid it.
Scarlett swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollendina.
Pollendina lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scarlett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scarlett cracks the inside of Pollendina's front leg.
Pollendina throws a body punch but Scarlett moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a front kick that sends Scarlett stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Scarlett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scarlett.
Scarlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlett throws a leg kick
and Pollendina counters with a solid body kick.
Scarlett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pollendina counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pollendina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scarlett on the side of the head.
Scarlett walks into a jab.
Pollendina looks to throw the jab but Scarlett is out of range.
Pollendina wants to clinch up but Scarlett keeps it at a distance.
Pollendina avoids the head kick by Scarlett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pollendina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pollendina scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina scores with a head kick.
Scarlett takes one to the side of the head.
Pollendina avoids the head kick by Scarlett.

Pollendina rushes Scarlett and presses him up against the cage.
Scarlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarlett throws a punch but it's blocked by Pollendina.
Scarlett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pollendina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarlett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scarlett ducks under a wild hook from Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a body kick that misses.
Scarlett missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina misses with an uppercut.
Scarlett with a jab.
Pollendina thuds his right hand into Scarlett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pollendina sizes up Scarlett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Will Scarlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pollendina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scarlett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scarlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarlett ducks under a wild hook from Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scarlett counters with a left and a right that stings Pollendina.
Scarlett connects with a crisp jab.
Pollendina wants to clinch up but Scarlett keeps it at a distance.
Pollendina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scarlett.
Scarlett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pollendina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pollendina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scarlett throws a combination. Pollendina tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pollendina is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina throws a head kick but Scarlett moves out of range.
Scarlett connects with a solid leg kick.
Scarlett tries to land a leg kick but Pollendina saw it coming and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scarlett.
Pollendina is still on wobbly legs! Can Scarlett finish him?
Pollendina slips a jab from Scarlett.
Pollendina misses with a hook. Scarlett ducked under it nicely.
Pollendina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarlett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pollendina seems to have recovered his senses.
Scarlett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scarlett takes one to the side of the head.
Scarlett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pollendina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlett takes a swing at Pollendina's ribcage but misses.

Pollendina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scarlett blocks an uppercut.
Scarlett can't find room to land a body shot as Pollendina controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CId Pollendina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Scarlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pollendina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlett.

Scarlett lands a big head kick that sends Pollendina tumbling to the mat! Scarlett takes a step backwards and waves Pollendina back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like CId Pollendina has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarlett walks into a straight right hand from Pollendina.
Scarlett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pollendina dodges the punch combination from Scarlett.
Pollendina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pollendina lands a lovely overhand right.
Scarlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pollendina.
Pollendina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pollendina.
Scarlett throws a head kick that misses.
Scarlett lands with a nice combination. Pollendina backs away looking to recover.
Pollendina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina swings for the body but Scarlett moves out of range.
Pollendina misses with the body kick
and Scarlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Scarlett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scarlett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pollendina avoids the body shot from Scarlett.
Scarlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Scarlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarlett throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pollendina digs a good body shot into Scarlett's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scarlett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pollendina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pollendina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pollendina motions for Scarlett to come forward. Pollendina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pollendina throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scarlett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Pollendina is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina loads up on a big right hand but Scarlett slips the punch.
Pollendina throws a shot from downtown. Scarlett moves away and avoids it.
Pollendina scores with a head kick. Scarlett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pollendina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scarlett moves away from the strike by Pollendina.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarlett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pollendina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pollendina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scarlett misses with a looping right.
Pollendina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pollendina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scarlett misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donk. Pollendina catches Scarlett right on the button with a cross.
Scarlett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlett misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pollendina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scarlett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scarlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarlett misses with an uppercut. Pollendina saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Pollendina.
Scarlett misses the shot to the body.
Pollendina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarlett.
Pollendina throws a leg kick but Scarlett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scarlett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett misses with a body kick.
Scarlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pollendina moves out of range as Scarlett strikes.
Pollendina lands a glancing blow to the side of Scarlett's head.
Scarlett throws the kick towards the body but Pollendina avoids it.
Pollendina blocks the body kick.
Pollendina cracks Scarlett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pollendina tries to land a front kick but Scarlett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarlett misses the target.
Pollendina misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pollendina moves into the clinch successfully.
Scarlett takes a shot to the head.

Pollendina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pollendina throws a leg kick but Scarlett sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Will Scarlett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pollendina throws a head kick but Scarlett moves out of range.
Pollendina connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scarlett's hands.
Scarlett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scarlett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pollendina.
Pollendina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarlett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pollendina lands a nice looking body shot.
Pollendina throws a shot to the body.
Pollendina misses with a head kick.
Scarlett blocks a jab.
Pollendina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pollendina moves out of range as Scarlett throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Scarlett finds it's target.
Pollendina checks the leg kick.
Scarlett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scarlett misses with a series of wild punches.
Scarlett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina ducks right into an uppercut from Scarlett.
Pollendina scores with a shot to the body.
Scarlett throws a lazy right hand but Pollendina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scarlett misses with a low kick.
Pollendina tries to clinch up.
Pollendina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollendina feints and then cracks Scarlett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scarlett down.
Scarlett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scarlett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pollendina with a hook.
Pollendina misses with a right hand
and Scarlett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pollendina's knee momentarily.
Scarlett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pollendina.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pollendina.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett slips under a jab.
Pollendina lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scarlett's calf.
Pollendina throws a leg kick but Scarlett moved away.
Scarlett lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pollendina misses the target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pollendina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarlett looking to throw knees to the head but Pollendina is blocking nicely.

Pollendina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Scarlett gets tackled into the cage by Pollendina. Pollendina maintains the clinch.
Scarlett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Scarlett pushes Pollendina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlett prevents Pollendina from breaking the clinch.
Scarlett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pollendina manages to break the clinch.
Pollendina throws a shot from downtown. Scarlett moves away and avoids it.
Pollendina throws a head kick but Scarlett moves out of range.
Scarlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scarlett takes a swing at Pollendina's ribcage but misses.
Scarlett looks to land a right hand but Pollendina moved out of range.
Scarlett missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pollendina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scarlett's sensitive parts.
Pollendina tries to clinch but Scarlett is having none of it.
Pollendina misses with a left hand
and Scarlett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scarlett doesn't seem bothered though.
Pollendina blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pollendina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarlett moves out of range of the body kick.
Scarlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Pollendina gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scarlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pollendina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scarlett's brow.
Still in the clinch, Scarlett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlett lands with a right to the head.
Scarlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scarlett.
Scarlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pollendina's face.
Scarlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Pollendina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but CId Pollendina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on CId Pollendina's cut.
That's time! Scarlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Scarlett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pollendina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pollendina.
Pollendina looking to sit in guard and control but Scarlett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scarlett preventing the sweep.

Scarlett is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Pollendina has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Scarlett is looking to defend but Pollendina has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Scarlett! Pollendina pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Scarlett taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). CId Pollendina!
CId Pollendina is the new lightweight champion!
As CId Pollendina got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I just want to say 1 thing to my beautiful brothers and sisters all over the world.............. FUCK ISLAM!'.