PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Scott (ranked 2008 p4p, 2816 weight class) and Scott Dolton (ranked 18 p4p, 28 weight class). Scott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gods Bound by Rules. Dolton has chosen Paradise Warfare as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Scott
vs
Dolton

186 cm
21
260
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
261
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Dolton!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott looks to land a strike but Dolton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
Dolton is looking to stand up but Scott isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws a strike but Dolton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Scott wants to get back to his feet but Dolton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dolton manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to kick Dolton off in order to stand up. Dolton Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Scott tries to escape but Dolton is in control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dolton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Scott trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Scott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scott tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Dolton is dominant here and he's now got Scott's back!

Despite having Scott's back, Dolton says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Scott seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!

Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dolton to the mat! Dolton manages to get full guard.

Dolton pushes Scott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Scott closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dolton's guard.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolton is keeping the position for now.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Dolton is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dolton is wriggling around but Scott manages to pass to half guard.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dolton's thigh. Dolton counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dolton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Dolton wants to stand but Scott is controlling the position.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dolton defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Dolton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dolton doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Dolton tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.

Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dolton to the mat! Dolton manages to get full guard.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Dolton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Dolton!

Dolton stops Scott from standing up.

Scott pushes Dolton off and scrambles back to his feet.

Scott shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dolton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dolton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dolton is not content to let Scott control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dolton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolton defending against the ground and pound.
Scott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dolton some visible discomfort.
Scott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dolton is avoiding damage well.
Scott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Scott wants to control but Dolton is keeping him busy.
Scott in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Scott misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dolton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dolton is trying to stand up here but Scott is controlling him well.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Dolton defending well.
Dolton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott prevents Dolton from standing back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dolton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Dolton has wrist control.
Scott throws a strike but Dolton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Scott is looking to stand up but Dolton isn't so interested in that idea.

Scott pushes Dolton off and gets back to his feet.
Dolton misses with a few strikes there.

Scott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dolton quickly recovers to half guard.
Scott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Dolton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott working the head and body with strikes.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dolton defending well though.
Scott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dolton defending well though.
Scott looks to land a strike but Dolton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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 control but Dolton is working from the bottom.
Dolton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Scott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Scott are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dolton parries the strikes from Scott easily there. Scott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dolton to escape.
Scott happy to just control the position for now.
Scott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Scott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dolton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dolton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Scott.
An elbow from Scott crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to control but Dolton is keeping him busy.
Scott throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dolton wants to get back to his feet but Scott drags him back down.
Scott 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.
Scott throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dolton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Scott with the ground and pound but Dolton uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dolton wants to get back to his feet but Scott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scott wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott Dolton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dolton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tyron Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dolton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott works over Dolton with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Dolton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Scott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Dolton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Dolton!

Scott wants to get back to his feet but Dolton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Scott manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dolton struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.

Dolton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Scott is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dolton to the mat. Dolton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dolton keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dolton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolton keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Dolton wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Scott clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scott scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dolton to see if he's OK.
Dolton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Scott connects with a decent elbow.
Scott cracks Dolton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Scott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Scott working the ground and pound but Dolton is defending the strikes.
Scott misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott working the strikes but Dolton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dolton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Scott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dolton pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott thows a huge punch but Dolton dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
Dolton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott looks to land a strike but Dolton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but Dolton keeps moving.
Scott throws an elbow that misses. Dolton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scott's guard. Nice move by Dolton!

Dolton prevents Scott from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dolton tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.

Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dolton to the mat! Dolton manages to get full guard.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott trying to control but Dolton is working from the bottom.
Scott stops Dolton from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dolton's head.
Scott postures up in Dolton's guard and throws a big left but Dolton blocks it.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott distracts Dolton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dolton is keeping the position for now.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Dolton gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scott throws a strike but Dolton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Scott wants to stand and escape but Dolton is having none of it.

Scott pushes Dolton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dolton can do to turn this around?

Scott shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Scott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Scott had his way with Scott Dolton in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Scott showed some decent athleticism there.
Dolton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Scott.
Dolton is looking to stand up but Scott isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Dolton is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Dolton is rocked!
Dolton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dolton is still in real trouble! Can Scott finish him?
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dolton seems to have recovered his senses.
Dolton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dolton wants to stand and escape but Scott is having none of it.
Dolton keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Dolton wants to get back to his feet but Scott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dolton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Dolton tries to clinch up

and Scott counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dolton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Scott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dolton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Scott.
Dolton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Scott asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Scott tries to score with some ground and pound. Dolton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Scott 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.
Scott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Scott tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Scott.
Scott is looking to take a break and control but Dolton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dolton regains half guard there - taking advantage of Scott's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dolton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dolton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott Dolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Scott thows a huge punch but Dolton dodges it nicely.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dolton's head.
Tyron Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott looks to land a strike but Dolton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Scott fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dolton to the ground. Scott is now in Dolton's guard.
Dolton is wriggling around but Scott manages to pass to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Dolton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyron Scott!
Tyron Scott retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Tyron Scott thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Scott Dolton stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is a joke? Let's start it over again.'.