PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keene Scott (ranked 3004 p4p, 6044 weight class) and Gary Oldman (ranked 380 p4p, 536 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.

Scott
vs
Oldman

173 cm
25
165
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
159
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keene Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Oldman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oldman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott throws a leg kick but Oldman moved away.
Scott scores with a leg kick.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
Oldman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oldman pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oldman is trying to push Scott away but Scott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Oldman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oldman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oldman wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Oldman misses the target.
Scott misses with a low kick as Oldman jumps back.
Oldman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oldman scores with a jab to the head.
Oldman blocks a head kick by Scott.
Oldman throws out a counter right but Scott avoids it with no problem.
Scott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oldmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scott lunges at Oldman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oldman's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldman throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Oldman throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Oldman pushes him off.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Oldman throws a fast counter high kick but Scott manages to duck under it in time.
A head kick misses from Oldman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Oldman throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Oldman misses.
Scott is looking for a counter combo.
Scott misses the body punch
and Oldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oldman's sensitive parts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Oldman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Oldman moves into the clinch.

Oldman breaks the clinch.
A jab from Scott does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws out a leg kick but Oldman moves out of range and Scott only half commits.
Oldman misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott pushes Oldman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott has Oldman pressed against the cage, preventing Oldman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oldman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Oldman controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Oldman prevents a body shot from Scott.
Oldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott presses Oldman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldman working hard to break the clinch.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Oldman blocking some punches.
Oldman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scott tries to work over Oldman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scott prevents Oldman from breaking the clinch.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

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

Oldman moves into the clinch successfully.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Oldman.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Oldman controls the action.
Oldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Oldman blocks a body shot from Scott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott digs a right hand underneath Oldman's ribcage. Oldman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scott prevents Oldman from breaking the clinch.
Scott misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Scott - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Scott.
Scott tries a body shot but Oldman blocks it.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oldman or not.
Oldman looks winded!
Scott is leaning against Oldman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Oldman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scott presses Oldman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
Scott lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keene Scott dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oldman's sensitive parts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Oldman avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Oldman.
Oldman is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scott lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Oldman.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Scott lands a body shot.
Oldman tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Keene Scott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Oldman controls the action.
Scott struggles to land a body shot inside as Oldman controls his hands.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scott.
Still in the clinch, Oldman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Oldman blocks an uppercut.
Oldman blocks a body shot from Scott.

Oldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gary Oldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oldman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott connects with a jab.
Keene Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oldman misses with a head kick.
Oldman throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Oldman is breathing heavily.
Oldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott sizes up Oldman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oldman feints a counter leg kick.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scott stuns Oldman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oldman throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oldman fails to land with a series of punches.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oldman, pushing him back against the cage.
Oldman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oldman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Oldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oldman is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pushes Oldman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scott avoiding damage.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scott blocks a jab.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oldman.
Oldman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keene Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oldman swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Oldman seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Oldman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oldman throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a good low kick that Oldman was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oldman misses with a double jab.
Scott lunges at Oldman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oldman's hand.
Scott throws a combination. Oldman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scott with a nice calf kick.
Oldman is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oldman can do to turn this around?
Scott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oldman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Oldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keene Scott dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oldman misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Oldman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scott.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oldman on the side of the head.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oldman.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Oldman throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Scott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Oldman misses the shot to the body.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott is looking to slow Oldman down with leg kicks.
Jab by Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Oldman circles away.
Oldman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Scott finds it's way through Oldman's defenses.
Oldman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Oldman misses.
Scott is looking to counter punch.
Oldman takes a jab right on the kisser.

Oldman rushes Scott and presses him up against the cage.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Oldman avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oldman avoids the head kick by Scott.
Oldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Oldman.

Oldman has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Oldman blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Oldman breaks the clinch.
Oldman throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oldman misses with a looping right.
Oldman throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oldman. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oldman is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott cracks Oldman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oldman tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Oldman takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Oldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick but Oldman checks it.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oldman.
Gary Oldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right-left combo lands from Oldman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oldman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott slips under a jab.
Oldman moves forwards but Scott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott tried to counter with a leg kick but Oldman avoided it.
Oldman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Oldman.
Oldman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oldman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oldman there as he acknowledges the shot.

Oldman is rocked!
Scott scores with a sloppy right hand. Oldman should have avoided that one.
Oldman is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Oldman down.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Oldman tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Oldman looks for the body kick but Scott saw that one coming.
Scott jabs Oldman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Oldman seems unphased.
Oldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott feints and then cracks Oldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oldman down.
Oldman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oldman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Scott lands a right hand from hell, dropping Oldman. Scott pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keene Scott!