PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Harris
vs
Scott

190 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denny Scott!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott forces his way into half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
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.
Scott postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott wants to stand but Harris has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Harris is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scott.

That's two 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.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott is working Harris over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harris is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Harris has his takedown stuffed

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Scott is controlling well.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Scott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harris is not content to let Scott control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott works his foot free and advances to mount.
Scott landing punches.
Scott prevents Harris from getting the reversal.
Harris wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott landing strikes from the mount and Harris is in trouble!

Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Scott working Harris over with strikes here.
Harris tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.

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 is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris can't escape the position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott breaks from Harris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harris wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harris tries for a takedown but Scott circles away easily

and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Harris is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.

Scott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Harris misses

and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Scott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Scott tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.

Scott closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harris works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Harris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Scott is looking to stand up but Harris won't let him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Scott gets caught flat footed, as Harris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Scott can't keep his opponent in guard - Harris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scott!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris working Scott over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Harris jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Scott is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Scott and Harris has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott has hold of Harris's hands but Harris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Scott is defending well.

Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
Harris working Scott over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the pace.

Harris seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Scott is defending the position.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.

Harris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Scott wants to control but Harris is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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.
Harris passes to side control.
Harris trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott is looking to regain half guard here but Harris keeps moving and retains side control.
Scott is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott gets back to half guard.
Scott pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denny Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harris misses with a takedown

and Scott counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Harris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Scott has passed into half guard!
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
Harris trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harris wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.

Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Harris is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
Scott looking to finish with strikes here!
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denny Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harris hang on?
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harris taking shots to the head.
Harris is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
Harris tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott landing punches.
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harris is looking to escape.

Harris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scott.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position.
Scott wants to stand up but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Scott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harris has his takedown stuffed

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scott wants to stand up but Harris has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Scott is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Harris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Scott is very close to passing his half guard.
Harris controlling the position for now.
Paul Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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