PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
The Lion

200 cm
27
260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

220 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Lion, right into the meat.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott misses with a straight left.
The Lion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Lion connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott misses with a takedown
and The Lion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Lion misses with a jab, cross combination.
David The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion lands a jab-cross combination.

The Lion closes the distance and clinches.
The Lion misses with a body punch.

Scott has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Lion is trying to keep an underhook but Scott manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Lion moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott stands up over The Lion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Lion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Lion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scott lands with a good body shot.

The Lion moves into the clinch.
The Lion stalling.

Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott looks to land a right hand but The Lion moved out of range.

The Lion has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
The Lion misses with the head strike.
The Lion misses with a body punch.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
The Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
The Lion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to circle away but The Lion has him pinned against the cage.
Scott letting The Lion take a breather here.
Scott blocking some punches.
The Lion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
The Lion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Lion takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David The Lion.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have The Lion backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Lion.
The Lion dodges the punch combination from Scott.
The Lion looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.

The Lion clinches with his opponent.
The Lion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Lion digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
The Lion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
The Lion takes an elbow to the forehead.

Scott gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Lion regains guard.
The Lion controlling Scott's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David The Lion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Lion, as that shot connected.

Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Lion misses with some punches.
Scott is trying to pull guard but The Lion has him pressed against the cage.
The Lion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Lion is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott feints and then cracks The Lion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Lion down.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott cracks The Lion with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Lion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Andy Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from The Lion does it's job there.
The Lion tries to clinch up.
The Lion slips a jab from Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but The Lion moves out of range.
David The Lion seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Scott instigates a clinch.
The Lion has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Lion is trying to stall.
The Lion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Lion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Lion tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Lion wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Scott drops an elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
The Lion is not content to let Scott control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The Lion gets a clinch.
Scott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The Lion tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
The Lion misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Lion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but The Lion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as The Lion tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scott tries to break free but The Lion pushes him back against the cage.
The Lion lands a shot to the body.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
The Lion prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Lion leaning his opponent against the cage.
David The Lion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy 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!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Lion!

Scott instigates a clinch.
The Lion gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.
The Lion is trying to maintain a safe position but Scott gets an underhook and turns The Lion into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from The Lion.
The Lion misses with a body punch.
The Lion looking to slow down the pace here.
The Lion stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David The Lion.
The Lion tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The Lion drops Scott with a left and a right! Oh, Scott is hurt - The Lion dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Andy Scott has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott is letting The Lion control him for a moment.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Lion's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Lion is trying to control. Scott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andy Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

The Lion gets a clinch.
The Lion digs a right hand underneath Scott's ribcage. Scott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Lion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Lion scores with a shoulder strike.
The Lion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Lion taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Lion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Lion moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
The Lion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Lion scores with a kick to the body.
Scott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Lion.
The Lion misses with a few strikes there.
The Lion is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
The Lion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott. Scott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Scott is rocked!
The Lion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scott dives in for a single leg takedown but The Lion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Lion lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Scott to his knees! The Lion keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David The Lion!
After the fight, David The Lion 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.