PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Florian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joesy scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Florian
vs
scott

178 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
18
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Florian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesy scott!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scott misses with a double jab.
scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
scott throws a hook to the side of Florian's head but Florian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florian.
A combination from scott does no damage.
scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Florian.
Joesy scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florian fails in his attempt to clinch.
scott tries to bum rush Florian with a series of wild strikes but Florian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from scott. No joy for Florian on that attempt.
Florian connects with a high kick.
scott scores with a nice head shot.
scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
scott throws a nice looking combination but Florian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Florian takes one to the chin there.
scott throws a nice looking combination but Florian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florian circles away quickly and effectively.
scott misses with a series of wild punches.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian avoids them all with ease.
scott looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
scott misses with the combination.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt.
scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florian.
Florian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Florian dives in and grabs scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. scott pushes down on Florian's head and hops out.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
scott throws a right and a left that Florian avoids nicely.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from scott.
scott throws a right and a left that Florian avoids nicely.
scott throws a one two combo.
scott fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Florian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Florian defending well as scott loads up on a big left hand.
Florian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by scott.
A punch lands to the side of Florian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Florian shoots for a double leg takedown but scott sprawls well. He's pushed Florian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from scott.
Florian takes one on the button.
scott lands with a straight right. Florian didn't see that one coming.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian avoids them all with ease.
scott misses with a wild combination.
Florian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Florian is defended easily by scott.
scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. scott catches Florian right on the button with a cross.
scott swinging wildly here.
scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scott misses with an uppercut.
Florian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from scott.
Florian dodges the punch combination from scott.
scott might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Florian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
scott regains half guard there - taking advantage of Florian's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Florian working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on scott's thigh. scott counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

scott has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Florian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joesy scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

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 throws a right and a left that Florian avoids nicely.
Florian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. scott defends it nicely.
scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florian.
scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from scott does no damage.
Florian tries for a takedown but scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from scott does no damage.
scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from scott.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian moves out of range.
scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scott scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from scott does no damage.
scott lands with a nice combination. Florian backs away looking to recover.
A big right from scott misses.
scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Florian on the side of the head.
scott misses with a few strikes there.
scott dips to his left and cracks Florian with an uppercut!
No joy there for scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
Florian ducks under a wild hook from scott.
scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Florian.
A punch combination from scott misses.

Florian takes the fight into the clinch.
Florian tries to stall but scott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
scott is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Florian gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Florian walks away with a smile on his face. scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Florian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as scott sprawls well. scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Florian gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
scott avoids the body shot from Florian.
scott looks to land a combination but Florian avoids it well.
Joesy scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Florian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from scott.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian moves out of range.
scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Florian dodges the punch combination from scott.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Florian.
Florian avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt.
scott throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
scott stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from scott.
Florian throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Florian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. scott tries to avoid it but Florian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag scott to the ground. scott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
scott tries to bum rush Florian with a series of wild strikes but Florian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Florian throws a nice head kick!
scott cracks Florian with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from scott misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Florian tries to close the distance and clinch up but scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Florian. That's going to slow scott down.
A slow jab from Florian misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from scott.
scott takes a swing at Florian's ribcage but misses.
scott tries to bum rush Florian with a series of wild strikes but Florian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Florian 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.
Florian wants to stand but scott is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Florian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Florian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

scott keeps the fight on the outside.
scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ken Florian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian avoids them all with ease.
Florian slips a jab and a cross from scott.
scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Florian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by scott.
Florian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. scott defends it nicely.
scott scores with a hook to the body. Florian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Florian moves in looking to clinch but scott pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Florian tries to clinch but scott moves out of range.
scott throws a series of punches but Florian avoids them all with ease.
scott misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Florian gets a takedown into half guard.
Florian is keen to just control but scott is a slippery customer.

scott kicks off Florian and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
scott avoids the head kick by Florian.
scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
scott scores with a nice head shot.
scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Florian circles away quickly and effectively.
scott looks to land a combination but Florian avoids it well.
Florian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Florian plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
scott throws a nice looking combination but Florian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Florian.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
Florian shoots in for a double leg but scott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Florian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
A combination from scott does no damage.
Florian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? scott is fending him off so far but Florian persists. Nope, scott circles away and we're back to standing.
scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Florian is looking to clinch but scott is avoiding it.
Florian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from scott.
Florian tries to clinch there but scott circles away.
scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Florian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
scott throws a right hand that Florian ducks under and follows up with a left that Florian also avoids with ease.
Florian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Florian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around scott's waist but scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Florian off to one side.
scott avoids the head kick by Florian.
Florian staying out of range there.
scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Florian.
scott stalks Florian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Florian's face. Florian staggers backwards, shaken.
Florian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has scott pinned against the cage. scott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
scott blocks a head kick by Florian.
scott sizes up Florian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joesy scott.
I think scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joesy scott!