PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Scott (ranked 4465 p4p, 24128 weight class) and Alicon Maximo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Maximo

182 cm
20
162
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
21
156
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicon Maximo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scott swinging wildly here.
Maximo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Scott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scott is looking to slow Maximo down with leg kicks.
Scott misses with a head kick.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Scott appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maximo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott scores with a head kick. Maximo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Scott avoids the head kick by Maximo.
Maximo throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Maximo misses
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scott lands a high kick!

Maximo is rocked!
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Maximo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Maximo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scott - that will leave a mark!
Maximo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scott fakes the leg kick and cracks Maximo in the body.
Maximo looks winded!
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maximo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximo slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Scott finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Scott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maximo.
Scott scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Maximo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maximo backs up against the cage.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximo circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott thuds a left hand into Maximo's body.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximo. That did some damage!
Scott lands a high kick!
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alicon Maximo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maximo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maximo throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Maximo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott stalks Maximo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maximo's face. Maximo staggers backwards, shaken.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maximo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maximo throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maximo's head.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott thumps Maximo with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maximo if he has to take too many more of those.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maximo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scott.
Scott avoids the head kick by Maximo.
Scott lands a head kick!
Maximo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoids the head kick by Maximo.
Scott is looking for a counter combo.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Maximo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scott. Maximo shrugs it off though.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott lands with a kick to the temple. Maximo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott connects with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott avoids the head kick by Maximo.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maximo can do to turn this around?
Maximo throws a head kick that misses.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.
Scott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maximo eats them both and turns towards Scott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Scott lands a head kick!
Scott stalks Maximo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maximo's face. Maximo staggers backwards, shaken.
Scott lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maximo will feel that in the morning.
Scott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Maximo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maximo.
Johnny Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximo blocks a head kick by Scott.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott lands with a nice combination. Maximo backs away looking to recover.
Scott is looking to wear down Maximo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maximo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maximo throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maximo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maximo throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximo. That did some damage!
Scott scores with a head kick. Maximo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maximo takes one to the chin there.
Maximo throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Maximo backing up. Maximo nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Maximo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Scott avoids the head kick by Maximo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a big counter combination but Maximo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maximo. That did some damage!
Maximo throws a head kick that misses.
Maximo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maximo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scott.
Johnny Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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 moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Maximo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scott has got the better of the exchanges.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott thinks about countering with a head kick.
Maximo takes one on the button.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott lands with an overhand left.
Scott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maximo throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a two punch combo.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott stalks Maximo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maximo's face. Maximo staggers backwards, shaken.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maximo's head.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maximo at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Scott dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scott. Maximo shrugs it off though.
Maximo throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott counters with a leg kick.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
It looked like Scott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Scott lands with a nice combination. Maximo backs away looking to recover.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott throws a head kick that Maximo semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maximo back to the cage. Scott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott scores with a head kick.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scott. That one must have hurt.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Scott appears to be looking for a big counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
Maximo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Maximo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maximo's head.
Alicon Maximo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maximo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott lands a high kick!
That kick from Scott tenderised Maximo's leg. Maximo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Maximo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses.
Scott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott throws a head kick that Maximo semi-blocks.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maximo's head.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scott throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Maximo.
Scott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maximo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Scott blocks a head kick by Maximo.
Maximo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott throws a right hand that Maximo ducks under and follows up with a left that Maximo also avoids with ease.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Maximo's ribs.
Johnny Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maximo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maximo's head.
Maximo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott lands with an overhand left.
Scott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maximo misses with a head kick.
Maximo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maximo tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Maximo off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maximo throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Scott!