PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Dancer (ranked 4664 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Scarmozzino (ranked 7863 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Dancer
vs
Scarmozzino

177 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

175 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leslie Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Scarmozzino!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dancer clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dancer.
Scarmozzino blocking some punches.
Scarmozzino is trying to maintain a safe position but Dancer gets an underhook and turns Scarmozzino into the cage.
Scarmozzino blocks an uppercut.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Dancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dancer prevents the takedown attempt.
Dancer lands with a right to the head.
Dancer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dancer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarmozzino's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarmozzino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scarmozzino pulls Dancer into guard.
Dancer wants to stand and escape but instead Scarmozzino has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scarmozzino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dancer trying to keep a closed guard but Scarmozzino is proving a slippery customer.
Dancer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dancer working a defensive guard but Scarmozzino manages to pass into side control anyway.
Scarmozzino just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Scarmozzino 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.

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.
Dancer looking for a sweep but Scarmozzino has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Scarmozzino working for a submission but Dancer is keeping him at bay.
Scarmozzino tries to control but Dancer wriggling away.
Scarmozzino punching from mount but Dancer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scarmozzino content just to control the position here.

Scarmozzino is working for a guillotine from mount but Dancer frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dancer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scarmozzino throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Scarmozzino working for a guillotine from mount but Dancer is in no mood to give up.
Scarmozzino sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dancer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Scarmozzino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scarmozzino gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Scarmozzino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dancer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scarmozzino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dancer circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dancer misses the target.
Scarmozzino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dancer drives through and clinches with Scarmozzino against the cage.
Scarmozzino blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xavier Scarmozzino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dancer instigates a clinch.
Scarmozzino blocking some punches.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Dancer lands a nice uppercut.
Dancer lands an uppercut.
Dancer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Scarmozzino.
Dancer scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Scarmozzino jumps into guard, dragging Dancer to the mat.
Dancer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scarmozzino is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scarmozzino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Scarmozzino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dancer is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarmozzino looking for a sweep. Not yet Scarmozzino, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Scarmozzino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Scarmozzino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dancer as he jumps to the side.
Scarmozzino tries to close the distance and clinch but Dancer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dancer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dancer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dancer lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Dancer on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dancer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scarmozzino looking to slow down the pace here.
Scarmozzino blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarmozzino's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Dancer.

Scarmozzino is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarmozzino.
Dancer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarmozzino backwards.
Scarmozzino is still on wobbly legs! Can Dancer finish him?
Dancer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scarmozzino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dancer has a couple of punches blocked by Scarmozzino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarmozzino.
Scarmozzino tries to circle away but Dancer has him pinned against the cage.
Scarmozzino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dancer misses with some punches.
Dancer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scarmozzino blocks an uppercut.
Dancer swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarmozzino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dancer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scarmozzino can do to turn this around?
Dancer working aggressively here.
Dancer misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarmozzino.
Dancer lands an elbow inside.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Scarmozzino taking a breather.
Dancer lands a nice elbow.
Clinched against the cage, Dancer lands a big elbow that drops Scarmozzino! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Scarmozzino is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leslie Dancer!
Our winner, Leslie Dancer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.