PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Scurlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq has chosen Testament - Jun-Jun as his entrance music. Mohammed Ul Haq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scurlock
vs
Ul Haq

173 cm
28
144 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

160 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josiah Scurlock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scurlock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ul Haq has time to react.
Scurlock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick as Scurlock jumps back.
Ul Haq is looking to score with low kicks.
Ul Haq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mohammed Ul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Scurlock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ul Haq lands a body shot.
Ul Haq looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scurlock throws a shot from downtown. Ul Haq moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Scurlock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scurlock moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Mohammed Ul Haq has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Scurlock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ul Haq misses with a wild body shot.
Scurlock digs a good body shot into Ul Haq's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ul Haq takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scurlock throws a hook but Ul Haq avoids it easily.
Scurlock connects with a looping right hand.
Scurlock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ul Haq misses with a hook. Scurlock ducked under it nicely.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scurlock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No joy there for Scurlock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scurlock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ul Haq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scurlock lands with a straight right. Ul Haq didn't see that one coming.
Scurlock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ul Haq avoids the body shot from Scurlock.

Scurlock gets caught flat footed, as Ul Haq shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scurlock controls Ul Haq momentarily but Ul Haq frees himself.
Ul Haq looking to pass the guard.
Ul Haq landing with the ground and pound.
Scurlock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scurlock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ul Haq can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scurlock wants to control the pace but Ul Haq is squirming around nicely.
Scurlock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ul Haq is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scurlock trying to control but Ul Haq is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scurlock with the ground and pound from mount.
Ul Haq is trying desperately to improve position.
Scurlock trying to control but Ul Haq is having none of it.
Ul Haq blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ul Haq tries to reverse the position but Scurlock maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scurlock controlling from mount.
Scurlock tries to control but Ul Haq wriggling away.
Scurlock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ul Haq suckers Scurlock into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Ul Haq is now in Scurlock's guard!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ul Haq chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ul Haq trying to control but Scurlock is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ul Haq accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josiah Scurlock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Ul Haq's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Scurlock with a nice cross.
Scurlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ul Haq moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scurlock avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
Scurlock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ul Haq in his tracks.
Ul Haq just misses with a punch to the body.
Scurlock scores with a shot to the body.
Scurlock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ul Haq's head.
Scurlock misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ul Haq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ul Haq swings for the body but Scurlock moves out of range.
Scurlock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick but Scurlock checks it.
Ul Haq avoids the body shot from Scurlock.
Scurlock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scurlock here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Scurlock throws the left hand but Ul Haq avoids the punch easily.
Ul Haq moves away from the strike by Scurlock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ul Haq changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scurlock tries to avoid it but Ul Haq manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scurlock to the ground. Scurlock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scurlock looks to land a right hand but Ul Haq moved out of range.
Josiah Scurlock is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Scurlock.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ul Haq.
Scurlock tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq working the body and head with strikes.
Scurlock is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ul Haq off and has taken his back!
Ul Haq manages to reverse the position and now he's in Scurlock's guard. Nice work there by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq pushes down on Scurlock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Scurlock trying to control from the bottom.
Ul Haq perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ul Haq seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Scurlock moves into full guard.
Scurlock tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ul Haq loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ul Haq throwing strikes but missing.
Scurlock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Scurlock looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Scurlock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scurlock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ul Haq throwing strikes from guard but Scurlock blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scurlock is pulling down on Ul Haq's head to control his posture.
Ul Haq scoring with some ground and pound.
Ul Haq makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Ul Haq stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Scurlock has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ul Haq manages to get his head free but now Scurlock has transitioned to an armbar! Ul Haq grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Scurlock! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josiah Scurlock!
Josiah Scurlock is the new lightweight champion!
Josiah Scurlock seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.