PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music. The key to victory for Mark Scott has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Scott
vs
Lesner

192 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
278 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesner scores with a hook to the body. Scott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Scott throws a right hand that Lesner ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesner also avoids with ease.
Scott throws a good cross that connects.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesner.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lesner.

Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott lands a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesner backwards.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Scott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott avoiding damage.

Scott has hold of one of Lesner's legs. Lesner is fighting the takedown attempt but Scott gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
Lesner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott stands and throws Lesner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lesner looks gassed!
Scott tries to advance to mount but Lesner denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to stand but Lesner is controlling his arm.
Lesner wants to control but Scott postures up.
Scott advances nicely into full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesner can do anything to dispel that myth.

Scott is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Scott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesner moves away.

Lesner scores with a takedown into Scott's guard.

Scott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lesner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott wants to sweep but no luck.
Scott looking to control.

Lesner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scott looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scott looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scott!
Lesner can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesner is trying to improve his position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesner, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to stand but Lesner is controlling his arm.
Scott is trying to move to mount but Lesner reverses beautifully and ends up in Scott's guard.
Lesner trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lesner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lesner is in close to Scott's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to control.

Scott has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lesner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Scott pushes Lesner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lesner looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesner misses with a straight left.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesner.
Mark Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.
Lesner closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Lesner pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lesner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Lesner or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott which made him look bad.
Lesner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott throws a shot to the body.

Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott has Lesner pressed against the cage.
Scott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lesner is breathing heavily.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Scott stalks Lesner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesner's face. Lesner staggers backwards, shaken.

Scott has closed the distance and engaged Lesner in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mark Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Lesner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott wants to clinch up but Lesner keeps it at a distance.
Lesner throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesner slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lesner loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Lesner moves out of range easily.
Lesner thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Lesner misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesner.
Mark Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Lesner backpedaling.
Scott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Scott connects with the punch.
Scott takes a swing at Lesner's ribcage but misses.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesner.
Lesner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
Scott scores with a jab to the body.
Lesner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
Scott is looking to clinch but Lesner is avoiding it.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Lesner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
Mark Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesner blocks a head kick by Scott.
A jab from Scott finds it's way through Lesner's defenses.
Scott stuns Lesner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott looks to land a combination. Lesner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lesner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesner misses with a takedown attempt
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lesner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Scott.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesner can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Scott.
Scott is pushing Lesner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Scott.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lesner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scott tries a body shot but Lesner blocks it.
Scott lands a right hand.
Lesner blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott lands a body shot.
Lesner struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesner or not.
Lesner blocks a body shot from Scott.
Scott gets underhooks to prevent Lesner's takedown attempt.
Scott pushes Lesner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scott will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesner up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesner backwards.
Scott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesner.

Lesner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott is trying to control but can't.

Scott kicks Lesner off and gets back to his feet.
A slow jab from Lesner misses its intended target.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lesner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Scott moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Scott.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lesner moves out of range.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner shoots in for a double leg but Scott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesner swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.

Scott scores with a takedown into Lesner's guard.

Scott gets to his feet - Lesner follows without any prompting.
Lesner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesner.
Brock Lesner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scott!
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Lesner swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Scott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Scott wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into rage.
Scott throws a head kick that Lesner semi-blocks.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Lesner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.

Lesner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Scott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Lesner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mark Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mark Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Lesner wants to improve his position but instead Scott has moved into half guard.
Brock Lesner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lesner has a hand on Scott's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Scott takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lesner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Scott is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a left to the head.
Scott digs a right hand underneath Lesner's ribcage. Lesner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Scott on the inside.
Scott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lesner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Lesner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesner.

Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lesner being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Scott!