PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Leon (ranked 24105 p4p, 425 weight class) and Tyler Scott (ranked 4485 p4p, 346 weight class). Tyler Scott told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Leon
vs
Scott

195 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

200 cm
19
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Trenton Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Scott!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leon fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott connects with the punch.
Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Leon looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott tries to counter by closing the distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Leon looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well.
Leon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Leon.
Scott scores with a kick to the body.
Leon throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Leon throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Scott finds it's way through Leon's defenses.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Leon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leon throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Scott.
Leon blocks a head kick by Scott.
Leon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leon throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leon misses with the combination.
Leon sets himself, and Scott steps forward looking for the clinch! Leon avoids it this time.
Leon blocks a head kick by Scott.
Leon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leon loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Leon is looking for a counter combo.
Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott throws a head kick but Leon moves out of range.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Leon sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Leon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scott.
Scott avoids the body shot from Leon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leon loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Leon.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Leon avoids it.
Leon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyler Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott throws a counter combo.
Scott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leon throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Scott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leon throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Leon.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Leon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leon is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Leon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Leon moved away.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott slips under a jab from Leon.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leon throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon swinging wildly here.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Leon slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leon checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leon throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leon lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Leon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Leon avoids it.
Leon throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leon checks a leg kick nicely.
Leon lands with a straight right. Scott didn't see that one coming.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Tyler Scott has been cut.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Leon misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Scott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scott throws a series of punches but Leon avoids them all with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Scott. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leon swinging wildly here.
As Leon backs off Scott throws a huge counter combo but Leon manages to avoid it all.
We've been told by Leon's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Scott tries to land a front kick but Leon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Leon does no damage.
Scott tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scott throws a low kick but Leon moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
No joy there for Leon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Leon blocks a head kick by Scott.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Leon avoids it.
Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott wants to counter the offense by Leon and move into the clinch position.
Scott throws a body punch but Leon moves out of range.
Leon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Leon throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Scott with a jab.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leon on the side of the head.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Leon throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Leon moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leon moves out of range of the body kick.
Leon tries a head kick but it misses.
Leon misses with a body shot.
Leon throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Leon moved away.
Leon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott moves away from the strike by Leon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott wants to counter the offense by Leon and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon misses with a wild combination.
Leon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leon's head.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leon.
Scott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Leon.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Leon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Leon misses with a few strikes there.
Scott scores with a hook.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Leon misses with a double jab.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Leon swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Scott misses with a low kick as Leon jumps back.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leon is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Leon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leon misses with a few strikes there.
Scott thinks about the counter body kick.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Leon moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Leon misses the target.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Leon.
Leon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Leon backpedaling.
Leon misses with an uppercut.
Scott moves out of range as Leon throws a body kick.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Leon sees coming a mile off.
Leon throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leon moves out of range of the body kick.
Leon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Scott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott tries to bum rush Leon with a series of wild strikes but Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyler Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Leon.
Scott throws a head kick but Leon moves out of range.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Leon avoids it.
Leon throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leon wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Scott does it's job there.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leon blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyler Scott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyler Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott ducks under a wild hook from Leon.
Scott moves out of range as Leon throws a body kick.
Scott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Leon misses with a double jab.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leon checks a leg kick.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Leon misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Leon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a hook but Leon avoids it easily.
Leon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Scott both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leon.
Leon slips under a jab from Scott.
Scott throws a chopping leg kick but Leon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scott.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Leon moves out of range easily.
Trenton Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leon throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Leon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott unleashes a big counter combination but Leon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Leon misses with a body kick.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott throws a right and a left that Leon avoids nicely.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leon throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott misses the jab.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leon.
Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Leon tries to land a front kick but Scott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Leon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott throws a head kick but Leon moves out of range.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Leon.
Scott tries to bum rush Leon with a series of wild strikes but Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyler Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Scott tries to bum rush Leon with a series of wild strikes but Leon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Leon.
Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Leon misses the target.
Leon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Scott counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leon!
Leon manages to get back to half guard.
Leon trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Scott is taking a breather. Leon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leon trying to hold on to Scott's head to control him but Scott postures up.
Scott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott trying to mount his opponent but Leon defends it.

Scott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leon defends it well.
Leon trying to control but Scott postures up.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Leon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott moves into full mount! Leon won't be happy about that!
Trenton Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Scott looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Scott!
Tyler Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.