PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Scotsdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillip Scotsdale has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Scotsdale
vs
Pong

194 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Scotsdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scotsdale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Scotsdale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scotsdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pong up against the cage.
Scotsdale lands an elbow just above Pong 's eye.

It looks like Ping Pong has been cut.
Pong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scotsdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scotsdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pong looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scotsdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scotsdale stalling against the cage.
Scotsdale lands a knee to the body.
Pong takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scotsdale.

That has opened up Ping Pong's cut even more.

Scotsdale breaks from the clinch.

Scotsdale closes the distance and pushes Pong back into the cage.
Scotsdale lands an elbow that stopped Pong in his tracks for a moment.
Scotsdale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pong's face.
Pong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scotsdale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotsdale crunches a lovely knee into Pong's ribcage.

Scotsdale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Scotsdale moves into the clinch.
Scotsdale stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scotsdale obliges.
Scotsdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Scotsdale.
Scotsdale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scotsdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scotsdale lands a nice uppercut.
Scotsdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scotsdale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scotsdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pong's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotsdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scotsdale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scotsdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Ping Pong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Scotsdale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scotsdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scotsdale with a knee to the head.
Scotsdale is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scotsdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scotsdale scores a nice knee to the body.

Scotsdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pong has his takedown stuffed

and Scotsdale counters by clinching up.
Phillip Scotsdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Pong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pong fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scotsdale obliges.

Scotsdale manages to break the clinch.

Scotsdale clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotsdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scotsdale lands an elbow just above Pong 's eye.
Scotsdale will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pong up against the cage.
Scotsdale missing with knees to the body.
Scotsdale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scotsdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scotsdale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pong avoids a wild elbow strike from Scotsdale.
Scotsdale is stalling here.
Scotsdale gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scotsdale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scotsdale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scotsdale with a knee to the head.
Pong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pong tries to pull guard but Scotsdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Pong drops back down to his feet.

Scotsdale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pong fails with the takedown

and Scotsdale counters by moving into the clinch.
Pong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scotsdale smiles and moves away.
Scotsdale misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pong takes the fight into the clinch.
Scotsdale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Scotsdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ping Pong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scotsdale moves away.
Pong with a lazy takedown attempt

and Scotsdale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scotsdale.
Scotsdale avoiding damage.
Scotsdale crunches a lovely knee into Pong's ribcage.
Pong tries to pull guard but Scotsdale won't allow it.
Pong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scotsdale.
Scotsdale lands a good knee to the midsection. Pong won't want to take too many of those.

Scotsdale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pong circles away from the clinch attempt.

Scotsdale pushes Pong up against the cage in a clinch.
Scotsdale lands a damaging elbow.
Scotsdale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pong's defenses.
Scotsdale with a knee to the head.
Scotsdale landing knees to the body.
Pong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotsdale landing knees to the body.
Scotsdale landing knees to the head.
Scotsdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Scotsdale misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scotsdale.
Scotsdale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pong avoids it.
Pong managing to block the knees to the body from Scotsdale.
Pong avoiding damage as Scotsdale throws knees to the body.
Pong jumps guard but Scotsdale stands there with Pong around his waist. Pong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phillip Scotsdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Pong.
Scotsdale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scotsdale looking to throw knees to the head but Pong is blocking nicely.
Pong is trying to break the clinch but Scotsdale has him pressed against the cage.
Scotsdale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phillip Scotsdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pong jumps guard but Scotsdale stands there with Pong around his waist. Pong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pong has Scotsdale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scotsdale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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.
Scotsdale lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Scotsdale.
Pong can't get the takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scotsdale.
Scotsdale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scotsdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Scotsdale - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pong tries to pull guard but Scotsdale won't allow it.
Scotsdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scotsdale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scotsdale pushes off an throws an elbow but Pong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scotsdale is trying to maintain a safe position but Pong gets an underhook and turns Scotsdale into the cage.
Pong avoids a wild elbow strike from Scotsdale.
Pong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pong has Scotsdale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scotsdale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scotsdale.
Scotsdale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scotsdale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scotsdale.
Scotsdale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pong can do to turn this around?
Pong can't break the clinch.
Scotsdale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scotsdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pong.
Scotsdale tries to land a knee to the head but Pong blocks with his arms.
Pong tries to pull guard but Scotsdale won't allow it.
Pong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scotsdale misses with a knee to the head.
Pong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pong avoids the elbow strike from Scotsdale, against the cage.
Pong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scotsdale walks away with a smile on his face. Pong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scotsdale wants to clinch up but Pong keeps it at a distance.
Pong tries for a takedown but Scotsdale circles away easily

and Scotsdale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Scotsdale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scotsdale wants to clinch up but Pong keeps it at a distance.
Scotsdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scotsdale moves in looking to clinch but Pong pushes him off.
Pong with a poor takedown

and Scotsdale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scotsdale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Scotsdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pong.
Pong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scotsdale prevents it.
Scotsdale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scotsdale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Scotsdale manages to break the clinch.
Pong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scotsdale is fending him off so far but Pong persists. Nope, Scotsdale circles away and we're back to standing.
Scotsdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pong shoots and misses
and Scotsdale counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Scotsdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ping Pong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Scotsdale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pong has his takedown stuffed

and Scotsdale moves into the clinch.
Scotsdale content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scotsdale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scotsdale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scotsdale pushes Pong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Scotsdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ping Pong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Scotsdale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scotsdale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scotsdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scotsdale.
Pong jumps guard but Scotsdale stands there with Pong around his waist. Pong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Scotsdale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pong keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scotsdale tries to close the distance and clinch but Pong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pong with a poor takedown

and Scotsdale counters by clinching up.
Phillip Scotsdale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ping Pong.
Scotsdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scotsdale scores with a knee to the head.
Scotsdale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scotsdale scores a nice knee to the body.
Pong fails to pull guard.
Scotsdale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Scotsdale gets underhooks to prevent Pong's takedown attempt.
Scotsdale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pong tries to pull guard but Scotsdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Pong drops back down to his feet.
Scotsdale lands an elbow just above Pong 's eye.
Knees to the body from Scotsdale.
Scotsdale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pong avoids it.
Scotsdale scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scotsdale misses with a knee to the head.
Pong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scotsdale smiles and moves away.

Pong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scotsdale is concentrating on defense, preventing Pong from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pong works his way into full mount!

Pong is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pong extends the arm and Scotsdale is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ping Pong!