PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Scord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilhaume Prevot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Devon Scord's chin.

Prevot
vs
Scord

164 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devon Scord!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scord wants to clinch.

Scord shoots in and bounces Prevot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Prevot controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scord accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scord loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scord stops Prevot from standing up.
Scord postures up in Prevot's guard and throws a big left but Prevot blocks it.
Prevot keeping moving, preventing Scord from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scord won't allow Prevot to sweep him here.
Scord being controlled here momentarily.
Scord is looking to work some ground and pound but Prevot has wrist control.
Prevot keeping moving, preventing Scord from controlling successfully.

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

Scord shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Prevot napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Prevot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scord working the ground and pound but Prevot is defending the strikes.
Scord lands a few punches from side control.
Prevot is not content to let Scord control the position.
Scord looks up at the clock and then as Prevot takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Scord smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Prevot taking punishment in the form of punches.
Scord throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Prevot is looking for a sweep.
Prevot holding on.
Prevot looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Scord throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prevot struggling a bit here.
Scord in side control lands a decent elbow.
Scord misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Scord in side control lands a decent elbow.
Scord throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Prevot works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Prevot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Prevot is refusing to be controlled, as Scord sits in half guard.
Prevot is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scord is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Scord wants to pass to mount but Prevot is defending the position.
Prevot is staying active underneath Scord, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scord looks to land a strike but Prevot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scord trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scord postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prevot lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Scord is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devon Scord dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Prevot throws a series of punches but Scord moves out of range.
Scord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prevot takes a swing at Scord's ribcage but misses.
Scord now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Prevot gets caught napping as Scord dives in and scores a takedown. Prevot manages to retain guard.
Scord trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Scord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scord throws a big right hand that misses.
Scord cracks Prevot with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prevot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scord distracts Prevot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scord trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scord is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scord trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Scord throwing strikes from guard but Prevot blocks nicely.
Scord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prevot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prevot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Devon Scord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prevot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scord controls the pace.
Scord wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
Scord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Scord dives in and scores a takedown into Prevot's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevot trying to keep a closed guard but Scord is proving a slippery customer.
Scord connects with a couple of short punches.
Scord wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
Scord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scord throws a big elbow that misses.
Scord postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prevot trying to keep a closed guard but Scord is proving a slippery customer.
Scord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scord keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prevot's head.
Scord throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scord throws a strike but Prevot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Prevot connects with a couple of short punches.
Scord wants to hit a switch here but Prevot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Scord there!
Scord working to try and regain half guard.
Prevot trying to control but Scord is having none of it.

Prevot working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Prevot working Scord over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scord is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prevot with a couple of short strikes.
Scord is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Prevot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prevot can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scord is looking to escape.
Scord can't escape the position.
Scord is squirming around, avoiding Prevot's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scord tries to hold on but Prevot pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guilhaume Prevot will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Scord bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scord is trying to ground and pound but Prevot uses the momentary lack of control by Scord to regain half guard.
Scord trying to control the action but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Scord throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Prevot to regain full guard.
Scord is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scord connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prevot trying to control the position.
Scord trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Scord postures up in Prevot's guard and throws a big left but Prevot blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prevot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scord must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scord throws a big elbow that misses.
Scord preventing the sweep.
Scord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prevot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scord with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scord loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scord won't allow Prevot to sweep him here.
Prevot is working hard here to advance position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prevot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Prevot gets caught flat footed, as Scord shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prevot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scord scoring with some ground and pound.
Scord looking to pass the guard.
Scord throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scord wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
Scord tries to free his leg and advance position but Prevot is retaining full guard.
Scord scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Prevot wants to sweep here but Scord controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scord is working Prevot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scord looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Scord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Prevot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scord is looking to reverse the position.
Scord gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scord flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Prevot drops an elbow to the side of Scord's head.
Prevot trying to mount his opponent but Scord defends it.
Scord throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prevot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scord tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Scord.
I think Scord has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devon Scord!