PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Scott (ranked 4654 p4p, 24999 weight class) and Esad Aliev (ranked 462 p4p, 543 weight class). Esad Aliev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Scott
vs
Aliev

162 cm
23
170
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
179
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Esad Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliev misses with a hook

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aliev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scott is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Scott tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Aliev is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
I would not like to be Scott right now.
Scott is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Aliev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Scott is really stuck here.
Aliev controlling the position well here. Scott rolled but Aliev kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

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.
Aliev has the hooks in. Scott is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Aliev is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Scott is defending well though. Aliev let's go of the attempt for now.
Aliev trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Scott doesn't escape.
Aliev avoiding Scott 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliev is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Aliev controlling well, preventing Scott from escaping the position.
What can Scott do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Aliev.
Scott breaks Aliev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aliev pulls Scott in close to his closed guard and prevents Scott from doing any damage or advancing position.
Scott really is a fat lump.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Scott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aliev tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Scott pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aliev back to the ropes. Scott follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Scott misses with a kick to the body.
Aliev just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aliev on the side of the head.
Aliev misses with a straight right.
A big left from Aliev misses.

Scott dives in and scores a takedown into Aliev's guard.
Aliev pulls Scott in close to his closed guard and prevents Scott from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott wants to control from the top but Aliev keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aliev can do to turn this around?
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aliev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aliev controlling the position.
Aliev is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aliev controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aliev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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 moves into range and clinches up with Aliev.
A body shot lands from Scott.

Scott decides to pull guard.

Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aliev is stalling in the full guard.
Aliev passes into half guard.
Aliev wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Aliev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Aliev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scott is trying to stand back up but Aliev is controlling him
Robert Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aliev controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
Aliev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Scott gets a double leg takedown into Aliev's guard.
Scott trying to control but Aliev is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Scott dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Aliev misses the jab.

Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into Aliev's guard.
Aliev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.
Scott trying to control but Aliev is working from the bottom.
Aliev keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aliev holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aliev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Scott wants to control from the top but Aliev keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aliev holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

Aliev looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aliev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Aliev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scott wants to stand and escape but instead Aliev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aliev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aliev is still trying to improve position.
Aliev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aliev wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott throws a head kick but Aliev moves out of range.
A jab from Aliev misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Aliev enables Scott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aliev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aliev wants to sweep but no luck.
Aliev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Scott throws a strike but Aliev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Scott trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aliev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aliev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aliev content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esad Aliev.
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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Robert Scott!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Robert Scott!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Robert Scott!

Robert Scott wins by unanimous decision!