PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Scoup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Little
vs
Scoup

188 cm
21
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, One Scoup!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little avoids the body shot from Scoup.
Scoup throws a hook to the side of Little's head but Little sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scoup is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scoup swivels and escapes.
Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Little fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scoup misses with a double jab.
Scoup scores with a one two! Little had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Scoup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scoup looks to score with a jab to the body but Little is just out of range.
Scoup takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Scoup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scoup.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scoup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scoup lands with an uppercut that bounces Little off the ropes and back into rage.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scoup scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scoup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Little. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Little moves away from the strike by Scoup.
Little looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scoup throws a jab but it's blocked by Little.
One Scoup is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scoup takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Little shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scoup but Scoup pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scoup.
Little gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Little fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scoup's waist but Scoup gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Little off to one side.
Little is breathing heavily.
Jab from Scoup.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little ducks right into an uppercut from Scoup.
Scoup lands a with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Scoup.
Scoup throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Scoup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scoup scores with a body shot.
Scoup lands with a straight right. Little didn't see that one coming.
Scoup misses with a body shot.
Scoup scores with a jab.
Scoup lands a nice looking body shot.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Scoup connects with a single shot there.
Scoup lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Scoup throws a shot to the body.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Scoup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scoup is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scoup!
Scoup misses with a looping right.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scoup connects with the punch.
One Scoup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scoup throws a series of strikes that have Little backpedaling.
Scoup is working the combinations to good effect here.

Little closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scoup to the mat! Scoup manages to get full guard.
Scoup 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.
Little trying to control but Scoup is working from the bottom.
Little preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoup has a closed guard, preventing Little from standing up.
Little might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scoup has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Scoup lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Little!
Scoup with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Scoup dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scoup misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
A cross from Scoup lands.
A nice combination there by Scoup.
Scoup misses with a straight left.
Frank Little is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scoup misses with a two punch combination.
Scoup goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Little pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Little throws a head kick but Scoup moves out of range.
Little throws a body punch but Scoup moves out of range.
Little tries to clinch but Scoup moves out of range.
Scoup throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scoup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Little cracks Scoup with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Little moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little shoots for a double leg takedown but Scoup sprawls well. He's pushed Little's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Scoup, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Scoup misses.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little avoids them all with ease.
Little fails with the takedown.
Scoup tests Little's chin there with a solid looking shot.
One Scoup seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scoup lands a glancing blow to the side of Little's head.
Little slips a straight right by Scoup.
Scoup digs a good body shot into Little's ribs.
Scoup throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scoup scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scoup throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Little sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scoup throws an overhand right that lands on Little's shoulder, as Little tries to avoid the shot.
Scoup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Little fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scoup throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little fails with a takedown attempt.
Little wants to clinch up but Scoup keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scoup.
Little tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scoup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Little looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Scoup.
Scoup connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Little's hands.
Scoup throws out a loose jab but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Little tries to clinch up but Scoup circles away and keeps his distance.
Scoup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little tries to clinch up.
Scoup throws a looping overhand right but Little ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup checks the leg kick.
Little showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scoup.
Scoup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Little tries for a takedown but Scoup sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scoup takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Little looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scoup is fending him off so far but Little persists. Nope, Scoup circles away and we're back to standing.
Little takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scoup scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Scoup. That snapped Little's head back.
Scoup missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scoup tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Little dodges the punch combination from Scoup.
Scoup lands with an overhand left.
Little uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scoup.
Little throws a series of strikes that have Scoup backpedaling.
Little takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scoup misses with the combination.
Scoup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Scoup misses with a shot to the body

so Little counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scoup trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scoup can do anything to dispel that myth.
Scoup is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Little is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Scoup showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scoup swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Little counters with a stiff right hand.
Scoup falls off balance throwing a combination
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Little will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little shoots in and drives through. Scoup sprawls well.
Little takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scoup misses with a double jab
and Little counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Scoup. That snapped Little's head back.
Scoup lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scoup lands a jab-cross combination.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Little. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Scoup.
Little tries to clinch up but Scoup circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoup closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Little misses with a body kick.
Scoup lands the left hand.
Scoup looks to land a combination but Little avoids it well.
Scoup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Little.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scoup as he avoids it easily.
Scoup throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
Little throws a low kick but Scoup avoids it.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scoup as he avoids it easily.
Little is looking to clinch.
Scoup lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
Little takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scoup lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Scoup avoids it.
Scoup listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scoup stuffs the takedown attempt from Little. Little gets slowly back to his feet.
Scoup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scoup missing with a left hand there. Little was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Little shoots in but Scoup avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Little has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scoup finds it's way round the side to connect with Little's head.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Scoup pushes him off.
Scoup swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little shoots in looking for a takedown. Scoup tries to sprawl out of it but Little keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Scoup manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scoup misses with the combination.
Scoup throws a hook but Little avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scoup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Little drives through and clinches with Scoup against the ropes.
Scoup tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Little has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scoup avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Scoup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scoup throws out a powerful jab.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little shoots in for a takedown but Scoup shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Scoup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Little.
Scoup misses with a body shot.
Little takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scoup misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Little.
Little closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scoup scores with a nice head shot.
Little doesn't manage to clinch there - Scoup circles away.
Scoup thuds a left hand into Little's body.
Scoup misses with a wild combination.
Scoup misses with a double jab.
Little fails to land the takedown.
Scoup's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scoup duly obliges.
Little on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scoup avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scoup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Little fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
One Scoup is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
One Scoup comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scoup winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Scoup!