PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 972 p4p, 685 weight class) and David Scott (ranked 135 p4p, 101 weight class). Oliva's entrance music is Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). A fine choice. 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.

Oliva
vs
Scott

187 cm
28
215
12 - 6 - 1

194 cm
28
215
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KRAKEN Nutrition + Laundry
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Oliva with a nice cross.
Oliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Scott backs away, Oliva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Nice sprawl there from Oliva as Scott shoots in.
Scott goes for a double leg but Oliva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oliva continues to drive forward.
Scott cracks Oliva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliva throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Oliva only half commits.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scott on the side of the head.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Scott misses the jab.
Oliva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Oliva as Scott shoots in.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Oliva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliva swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut there from Scott.
Scott lands a slapping body shot.
Scott blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Oliva.

Scott drives through with a takedown into Oliva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scott won't allow Oliva to sweep him here.
Scott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oliva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oliva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott passes into half guard.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Scott wants to take a breather but Oliva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to get back to full guard.
Scott throwing shots but Oliva is blocking nicely.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Scott trying to advance position but Oliva counters by regaining guard.
Oliva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliva is keeping the position for now.
Oliva keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva pulls Scott in to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Oliva tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oliva sprawls well. Oliva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.

Scott closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oliva quickly recovers to half guard.
Oliva wants to control but Scott is keeping busy.
Oliva is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Oliva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oliva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliva tries to get out of the position.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott trying to pass the guard but Oliva defending well.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oliva!

Scott is working for a guillotine from mount but Oliva frees his head quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Scott 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.

Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliva circles away.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
A nice side step and Scott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Scott with that takedown attempt.
Oliva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Oliva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliva moves out of range as Scott strikes.
A jab from Oliva does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a hook
and Oliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva throws a leg kick that is checked

and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Oliva pushes Scott off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Oliva 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.
Nice cross by Oliva.
Oliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Biscuit Oliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Oliva. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Oliva clobbers Scott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Oliva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oliva cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliva.
Oliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Oliva's ribs.
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliva moves away.
Oliva slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva scores with a punch to the head.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott misses with a body punch
enabling Oliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
Oliva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oliva wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliva is looking to counter punch.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Oliva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Oliva misses its intended target.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Scott throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
Scott shoots in but Oliva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliva misses with a looping right.
Oliva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a body shot that sends Oliva's belly button to the back.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Oliva defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Scott throws a body punch but Oliva moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliva throwing a counter right hand but Scott manages to avoid it.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva slips a jab from Scott.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Oliva is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliva misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Oliva scores with a nice strike.
Scott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Oliva defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Scott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliva cracks Scott with an open hand slap.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott tests Oliva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
Oliva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Scott shoots in and bounces Oliva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oliva 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 is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biscuit Oliva dominated that second round.
That's time! Oliva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Oliva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Oliva misses.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott checks a leg kick nicely.
Scott swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
A big left from Scott misses.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oliva digs a good hook to Scott's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oliva to the mat! Oliva manages to get full guard.
Oliva trying to control the position.
Oliva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control from the top but Oliva keeps moving.

Scott drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oliva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oliva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oliva!

Oliva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to get back to half guard.

Oliva decides to stand back up.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Oliva misses.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Scott scores with the left hand. Oliva knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Nice jab there from Scott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Oliva.

Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott staying calm.
Scott wants to control but Oliva is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Oliva is trying to escape the position but Scott is controlling the position.
Oliva is trying to improve his position.
Oliva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scott off and has taken his back!
Oliva is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Scott trying to control but not successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biscuit Oliva.
I think Oliva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!