PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Scissorbows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arbnor Blerim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Scissorbows
vs
Blerim

165 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

172 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Scissorbows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbnor Blerim!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorbows tries to clinch up.
No luck for Blerim with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Scissorbows. No joy for Blerim on that attempt.
Scissorbows is looking to clinch.
Blerim closes the distance and clinches up with Scissorbows, looking for a takedown. Blerim pushes Scissorbows against the cage but Scissorbows circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Edward Scissorbows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arbnor Blerim.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blerim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scissorbows is looking to clinch.
Blerim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but Blerim is having none of it.
Scissorbows doesn't manage to clinch there - Blerim circles away.
Scissorbows wants to clinch.
Blerim scores with a hook to the body. Scissorbows takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edward Scissorbows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blerim shoots in for a takedown but Scissorbows shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scissorbows tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorbows moves forwards but Blerim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blerim swats away the attempt to clinch by Scissorbows.
Blerim misses with a wild combination.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but Blerim moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blerim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blerim blocks an elbow strike from Scissorbows.
Scissorbows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scissorbows throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Blerim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scissorbows.
Scissorbows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blerim blocks the elbow strike.
Scissorbows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow over the top.
Blerim tries to break the clinch but Scissorbows is controlling the position.
Blerim has had enough of the clinch but Scissorbows keeps him there for the moment.
Blerim wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scissorbows has Blerim pressed against the cage, preventing Blerim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scissorbows lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Arbnor Blerim has been cut.
Blerim dodges an elbow strike from Scissorbows.
Scissorbows lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scissorbows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scissorbows lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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.
Scissorbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scissorbows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blerim's brow.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
Blerim avoids the elbow strike from Scissorbows, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scissorbows just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blerim's brow.
Scissorbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scissorbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
Scissorbows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scissorbows throws an elbow but it misses.
Blerim is trying to force a seperation but Scissorbows has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scissorbows throws an elbow but misses.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
Blerim tries to break free but Scissorbows pushes him back against the cage.
Scissorbows comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blerim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow strike.
Blerim blocks an elbow strike.

Blerim manages to break the clinch.
Blerim shoots in but Scissorbows avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorbows doesn't manage to clinch there - Blerim circles away.
Edward Scissorbows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blerim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blerim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scissorbows wants to clinch.

Scissorbows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blerim, pushing him back against the cage.
Scissorbows keeps control of Blerim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scissorbows throws an elbow but it misses.
Scissorbows pushes off an throws an elbow but Blerim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blerim blocks an elbow strike from Scissorbows.
Scissorbows misses with an elbow over the top.
Blerim blocks the elbow strike.
Blerim blocks the elbow strike.
Scissorbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scissorbows is struggling to control the position.
Scissorbows throws an elbow that misses.
Scissorbows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blerim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four 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.
Blerim avoids the elbow strike from Scissorbows, against the cage.
Blerim dodges an elbow strike from Scissorbows.
Blerim wants to break the clinch but can't.

Blerim breaks the clinch.
Scissorbows tries to clinch up.
Scissorbows tries to clinch up but Blerim circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissorbows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scissorbows is looking to clinch but Blerim is avoiding it.
Scissorbows doesn't manage to clinch there - Blerim circles away.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blerim misses with a two punch combination.
Blerim looks to land a combination but Scissorbows avoids it well.
Scissorbows is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blerim.
Blerim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blerim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scissorbows tries to close the distance and clinch but Blerim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scissorbows stuffs the takedown attempt from Blerim. Blerim gets slowly back to his feet.
Scissorbows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blerim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arbnor Blerim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arbnor Blerim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Scissorbows fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blerim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blerim.
Scissorbows is looking to clinch.
Scissorbows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arbnor Blerim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blerim lands a with a good body shot.
Scissorbows tries to clinch up.
Scissorbows tries to clinch up but Blerim circles away and keeps his distance.
Blerim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blerim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scissorbows is looking to clinch.

Blerim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blerim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scissorbows is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Blerim is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Scissorbows is surviving well by controlling Blerim's body position as best he can.
Scissorbows is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Scissorbows on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scissorbows tries to get out of the position.

Blerim looking to secure an arm triangle but Scissorbows defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorbows is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scissorbows has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Scissorbows is trying to get back to his feet but Blerim has full control of the position and if anything, Scissorbows has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Blerim has managed to slip his arm under Scissorbows's chin. This could be all over... yep, Scissorbows is tapping out! Submission win for Blerim.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arbnor Blerim!