PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Alejandro - Lady Gaga. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Scott
vs
James

191 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
33
206 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Scott forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Scott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
James scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scott.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Scott.
Scott misses with a body punch.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James prevents a body shot from Scott.
James lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Scott.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scott prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Scott.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
James throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James jabs at Scott's body.
Scott tries to clinch
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
Scott lands an overhand right.
Scott works the jab nicely.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
James misses with a body shot.
Scott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James lands a slapping body shot.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
James drops his hands momentarily and Scott takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That kick from James tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott checks a low kick from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alejandro Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
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.

Scott tries to clinch there but James circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by James.
James looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Gerrald James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
James walks into a straight right hand from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Scott.

Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
Scott has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James working aggressively here.
A short right from Scott.
James digs a right hand into Scott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scott's gas tank.
James scores with a shot to the side of Scott's head.
Scott misses with a body punch.
James misses with a body punch.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Scott lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
James lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
A leg kick checked by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Scott slips a jab from James.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott misses with a right hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scott connects with a jab.
Scott tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Scott throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott scores with a push kick.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a straight right.
Scott is looking to counter with a body kick.
James moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Scott.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Alejandro Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Scott is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Scott tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.

Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James lands with a shot to the body.
James throws a shot to the body.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James moves away from the strike by Scott.
Scott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and James connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
James jabs at Scott's body.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Scott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for James.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to clinch.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott cracks James with a good jab.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Scott misses
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by James. That's going to slow Scott down.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from James, right into the meat.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and James settles back down.
James is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Scott throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scott wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a nice body shot.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings for the body but James moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
James slips under a jab.
Scott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrald James really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
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.

A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
James throws a good cross that connects.
Scott tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Scott blocks a jab.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and James settles back down.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott jabs James right on the nose. James blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Scott.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Scott's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
Scott throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
James jabs Scott right on the nose. Scott blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Scott misses with a hook.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Scott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott is looking to chop away at James's legs.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scott.
James slips a jab from Scott.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Scott tries to clinch but James is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott tries to counter by clinching up but James breaks away and moves out of range.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Scott wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scott missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a one two combo.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
James cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
James buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Scott takes one on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scott, right into the meat.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Scott misses with an uppercut
and James makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Scott.

Scott closes the distance and clinches.
James blocks a body shot from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerrald James dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gerrald James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Scott moves into range and clinches up with James.
Scott tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Scott tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
James tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Scott steps away.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott 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 James has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from James and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott backing away here, and James unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
letting James counter with a right hand.
A cross from Scott lands.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott checks a leg kick.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
Scott moves away from the strike by James.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James misses with a straight right.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scott lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.

James breaks from the clinch.
Scott avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a leg kick
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Scott throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Scott tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
James is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
James only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James connects with an inside leg kick.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James connects with a jab.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Scott throws a low kick but James moves out of range easily.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Scott misses
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Scott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrald James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrald James!
Gerrald James is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerrald James thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.