PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Scott
vs
Sis

170 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bentley Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nem Sis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sis throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sis sprawls well. Sis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.

Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott scores with a one two! Sis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sis misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Sis backing up. Sis nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Sis misses with a head kick.

Scott closes the distance and pushes Sis back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Scott successfully pulls guard.
Sis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

Scott actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott has his hands clasped together around Sis's back. He's all about the action.
Sis is looking to take a break and control but Scott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scott keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Sis to pass to mount.
Sis 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.

Bentley Scott has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sis stuffs the takedown.
Sis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Sis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sis throws a right hand that misses

and Scott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Scott lands a takedown into guard.
Sis working a defensive guard here.
Scott stays in close to Sis's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Scott is now in half guard.
Sis wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sis is in trouble now - Scott has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sis is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis tries to improve his position but instead Scott has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott controlling from the back.
Scott seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sis for as long as he can get away with.
Scott keeps control of the position as Sis tries to break free.

Scott tightening his grip on Sis, looking for the choke.
Scott is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott has the hooks in. Sis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Scott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sis avoids it really well and circles away.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from Sis. Sis gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Sis.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sis throws a head kick that misses.
Sis misses with the combination.
Sis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nem Sis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Scott.
Scott throws a right hand that Sis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sis also avoids with ease.
Bentley Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Scott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sis is looking to reverse the position.
Sis tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Scott could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sis is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Scott lands with some strikes.
Sis is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Scott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sis is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Sis wants to hold on but Scott pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is landing with some decent strikes but Sis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Sis tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis reaches up to try and control the position but Scott seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sis rolls and tries to escape and now Scott has his back!
Sis trying to control the position but Scott manages to sink in the hooks.
Bentley Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sis wants to escape the position.

Scott working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Scott is hanging on to Sis's back as he tries to escape.

Scott tightening his grip on Sis, looking for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Scott looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Scott dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sis throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Sis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.

Scott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Scott stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sis misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott rushes Sis and presses him up against the cage.
Scott slowing the pace effectively.
Sis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott avoiding damage.
Sis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sis is looking to control Scott's arms but Scott gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sis has his back to the cage.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott prevents Sis from breaking the clinch.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Sis 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.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sis defends it nicely.
Sis misses with a body shot.
Nem Sis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scott if he has to take too many more of those.
Sis throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Sis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sis throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Sis.
Scott blocks a head kick by Sis.
Sis swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sis.
Sis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Scott counters by clinching up.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.

Scott manages to pull guard.
Scott controls Sis momentarily but Sis frees himself.

Scott is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sis is aware though and is defending well.

Sis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scott is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sis, into his guard.

Sis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Sis being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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