PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lil Scrapy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Escher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scrapy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scrapy Do. Lil Scrapy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Scrapy
vs
Escher

180 cm
18
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite 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 Montreal, Lil Scrapy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand Escher!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scrapy.
Scrapy misses with the combination.
Scrapy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scrapy looks to score with a jab to the body but Escher is just out of range.
Escher throws a head kick but Scrapy moves out of range.
Escher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scrapy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Escher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Scrapy's guard now.
Escher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escher chips away with some ground and pound.
Escher scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scrapy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scrapy working a defensive guard here.
Escher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Escher is stalling in the full guard.
Scrapy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scrapy wants to sweep here but Escher controlling him for the moment.
Scrapy keeping moving, preventing Escher from controlling successfully.
Scrapy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

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.
Escher landing with the ground and pound.
Scrapy wants to stand up but Escher is controlling him.
Escher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Escher trying to control but Scrapy is working from the bottom.
Escher is working Scrapy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Escher trying to control but Scrapy is working from the bottom.
Escher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Escher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Escher stands up over Scrapy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scrapy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scrapy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Scrapy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Escher throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scrapy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scrapy's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Escher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Escher with a nice head shot there.
Escher is stalling in the full guard.
Escher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Escher landing with the ground and pound.
Escher wants to control from the top but Scrapy keeps moving.
Scrapy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertrand Escher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Scrapy works the jab nicely.
Escher throws a right hand that misses
and Scrapy counters with a series of strikes. Escher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scrapy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scrapy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scrapy.
Scrapy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scrapy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrapy misses with a double jab

and Escher counters with a takedown into side control.
Scrapy is not content to let Escher control the position.
Escher is putting a hurting on Scrapy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Scrapy is not content to let Escher control the position.
Escher landing a few strikes.
Bertrand Escher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scrapy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Escher lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Escher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Escher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escher is nestled in close to Scrapy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Escher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Escher slips a nice elbow through Scrapy's hands, connecting with Scrapy's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrapy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escher lands strikes from half guard.
Escher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scrapy keeps working.
Scrapy won't allow Escher to pass to mount.
Scrapy taking some punishment here, with Escher in his half guard.
Scrapy manages to get to full guard.
Escher postures up.
Escher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escher controlling from the top position.
Escher is working Scrapy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Escher lands a couple of elbows.
Scrapy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escher is one step ahead there.
Escher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scrapy wants to improve his position but instead Escher has moved into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Escher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scrapy trying to hold on to Escher's head to control him but Escher postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bertrand Escher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Scrapy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scrapy throws a sloppy body shot

and Escher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Scrapy's guard.
Escher throws a big right hand that misses.
Scrapy wants to stand up but Escher is controlling him.
Escher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escher stands up over Scrapy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Escher throwing strikes from guard but Scrapy blocks nicely.
Scrapy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escher trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrapy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scrapy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrapy, not yet.
Escher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Escher trying to control the position from guard on top but Scrapy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bertrand Escher.
Nice shot lands for Scrapy.
Escher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrapy.
Escher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scrapy misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Escher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escher is keen to just control but Scrapy is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Escher in particular looking to stall.
Lil Scrapy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escher thows a huge punch but Scrapy dodges it nicely.
Scrapy trying to control here.
Escher throwing shots but Scrapy is blocking nicely.
Scrapy is looking to improve his position.
Escher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Escher is taking a breather. Scrapy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Escher uses his free foot to push down on Scrapy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scrapy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Escher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escher lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Escher connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Scrapy is rocked!
Escher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scrapy hang on?
Oh Scrapy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scrapy is squirming around, avoiding Escher's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Escher.
Escher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Escher landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Escher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Escher connects with a bit shot that sees Scrapy covering up! More strikes from Escher and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Escher is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bertrand Escher!