PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scorpion
vs
Puma

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Puma!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion works over Puma's head and body with a nice combination.
Puma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scorpion scores with a head kick.
Puma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Scorpion avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Scorpion.

Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scorpion tries to clinch up.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Puma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puma scores with a nice right hand.

Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Puma is trying to break the clinch but Scorpion is controlling him.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Scorpion moves into the clinch successfully.
Scorpion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scorpion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puma's face.
Puma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma working hard to break the clinch.

Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scorpion counters with a head kick. That will keep Puma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion tries a head kick but it misses.
Puma throws a head kick that misses.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
Scorpion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puma.
Puma lands a right hook to the body.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Puma moves out of range.
Scorpion throws a sloppy head kick and Puma moves out of range easily.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Puma throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puma fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scorpion counters with a big head kick but Puma shrugs it off.
Scorpion is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.
Puma throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Scorpion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puma.
Scorpion cracks the inside of Puma's front leg.
Puma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scorpion tries to avoid it but Puma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scorpion to the ground. Scorpion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luis Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Puma.

Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Puma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.

Scorpion manages to break the clinch.
Scorpion stuns Puma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Puma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puma misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Puma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scorpion counters with a good low kick that Puma was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Luis Scorpion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Scorpion moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Puma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scorpion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Puma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scorpion walks away with a smile on his face. Puma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scorpion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scorpion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scorpion closes the distance but Puma moves to the side

and Puma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Puma wants to break the clinch but can't.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puma pushes Scorpion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scorpion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Scorpion closes the distance and pushes Puma back into the cage.
Scorpion wants to break the clinch but can't.

Puma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scorpion.
Puma throws and low kick but Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Puma keeps it at a distance.
Puma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scorpion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scorpion is looking to clinch but Puma is avoiding it.

Scorpion tries to keep at a distance but Puma has taken the fight into the clinch.

Scorpion breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorpion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puma lands with a nice combination. Scorpion backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Scorpion dominated that round.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Scorpion lands a head kick. Puma smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Puma throws a hook to the side of Scorpion's head but Scorpion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Scorpion to work.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis Scorpion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puma waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Scorpion.

Puma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scorpion is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scorpion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Puma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion stuns Puma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scorpion on the side of the head.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.

Scorpion darts in and clinches Puma up against the cage.
Puma wants to break free but Scorpion has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scorpion has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Puma breaks from the clinch.
Puma tries to bum rush Scorpion with a series of wild strikes but Scorpion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
Scorpion doesn't manage to clinch there - Puma circles away.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scorpion counters with a big head kick but Puma shrugs it off.
Puma misses with a two punch combination.
Puma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Puma moves out of range.
Scorpion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Puma.
Luis Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scorpion throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Scorpion moves into range and clinches up with Puma.
Scorpion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scorpion doesn't manage to clinch there - Puma circles away.
Scorpion swats away the attempt to clinch by Puma.
Scorpion connects with a high kick.
Scorpion tries to close the distance and clinch but Puma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puma thows a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion wants to clinch.
Scorpion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puma blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puma misses with a head kick.
Scorpion throws a head kick that Puma semi-blocks.
Scorpion lands with a nice combination. Puma backs away looking to recover.
Puma misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion lands a high kick!
Scorpion digs a good hook to Puma's body.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.

Scorpion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scorpion circles away quickly and effectively.
Puma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Puma looks to land a combination. Scorpion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Puma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scorpion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Puma's knee momentarily.
Scorpion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Puma takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Puma moves out of range.
Puma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Puma moves out of range.
Scorpion tries to clinch up but Puma circles away and keeps his distance.
Puma keeps the fight on the outside.
Scorpion chopping away at his opponent's legs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Puma avoids the elbow strike from Scorpion, against the cage.
Puma wants to break free but Scorpion has control.

Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scorpion is looking to clinch.

Scorpion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puma, pushing him back against the cage.
Puma tries to pull guard but Scorpion holds him up against the cage and eventually Puma drops back down to his feet.
Puma wants to break free but Scorpion has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Scorpion dominated that second round.
That's time! Scorpion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Scorpion scores with a head kick.
Puma throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Scorpion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Puma circles away.
Puma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Puma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Puma tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scorpion controlling the action here for a moment.
Puma avoiding damage as Scorpion throws knees to the body.
Puma has had enough of the clinch but Scorpion keeps him there for the moment.
Scorpion prevents Puma from breaking the clinch.
Puma is trying to force a seperation but Scorpion has the dominant position.
Scorpion trying to control the position but instead, Puma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scorpion into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puma is looking to break free of the clinch but Scorpion has double underhooks.

Puma has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scorpion uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scorpion stands up and waves to Puma to follow him.
Puma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scorpion lands a high kick!
Scorpion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Puma wants to clinch.

Scorpion has Puma up against the cage in a clinch.

Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Puma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scorpion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puma tries to clinch there but Scorpion circles away.

Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Puma in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is pushing Puma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puma can't break the clinch.
Puma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Puma has had enough of the clinch but Scorpion keeps him there for the moment.
Scorpion landing knees to the body.
Scorpion lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Scorpion moves into range and clinches up with Puma.

Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Scorpion throws a head kick that half lands.
Puma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scorpion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scorpion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scorpion connects with a high kick.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scorpion on the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Puma circles away.
Puma wants to clinch
and Scorpion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scorpion fails to land with a series of punches.
Puma misses with a few strikes there.
Scorpion closes the distance looking to clinch

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

Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scorpion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scorpion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puma.

Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Luis Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scorpion has him pressed against the cage.

Scorpion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puma loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a head kick!
Puma shoots in for a takedown but Scorpion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirk Puma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scorpion fails to land with a series of punches.
Puma wants to clinch but Scorpion slips to the side
and Scorpion counters with a nice kick to the body.
Scorpion tries to clinch up
and Puma counters with a straight right hand.
Puma swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.

Scorpion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puma can do to turn this around?
Puma tries to pull guard but Scorpion holds him up against the cage and eventually Puma drops back down to his feet.
Luis Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Puma.
Puma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scorpion keeps control of Puma as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scorpion controlling the action here for a moment.
Puma takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Scorpion!