PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Scotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernst comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjVvhDwFnJk. Leopold Scotch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ernst
vs
Scotch

180 cm
30
157 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

175 cm
36
157 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leopold Scotch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Ernst lands.
Scotch fails to land the takedown.
Scotch with a jab.

It looks like Tim Ernst has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Scotch.
Ernst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scotch shoots for a takedown but Ernst saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ernst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ernst throws a nice looking combination but Scotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ernst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ernst fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scotch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ernst checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scotch takes the fight into the clinch.
Ernst misses with a punch to the body.
Ernst misses with a knee strike.
Ernst digs a right hand underneath Scotch's ribcage. Scotch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ernst swings wildly with an uppercut but Scotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ernst crunches a lovely knee into Scotch's ribcage.
Ernst throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scotch blocks it with crossed arms.
Scotch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ernst gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tim Ernst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Scotch.
Ernst with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernst lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Scotch blocks with his arms.
Ernst wants to stall.
Ernst tries to land knees in the clinch but Scotch avoids the damage to the body.
Ernst throws a head punch that misses.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scotch avoids it.
Ernst misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ernst obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ernst scores with a knee to the head.
Ernst looking to throw knees to the head but Scotch is blocking nicely.
Scotch blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ernst pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Scotch blocks with his arms.
Scotch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scotch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ernst tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ernst can't find room to land a body shot as Scotch controls the action.
Scotch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scotch tries for a takedown but Ernst manages to get underhooks.
Ernst misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Ernst - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scotch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ernst avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst misses with a knee strike.
Scotch blocks a body shot from Ernst.
Ernst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ernst stalling in the clinch.
Ernst looking to stall.
Ernst lands an uppercut.
Ernst misses with the head strike.
Ernst using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scotch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ernst with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ernst has a couple of punches blocked by Scotch.
Ernst tries to land a knee to the head but Scotch blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Ernst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Ernst's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scotch misses with a double jab
and Ernst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ernst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scotch avoids the body shot from Ernst.
Scotch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ernst swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scotch.
Scotch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ernst scores with a hook.
Ernst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Scotch clinches.
Ernst tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scotch's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Scotch manages to break the clinch.
Ernst dodges the punch combination from Scotch.
Ernst throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ernst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scotch.
A punch combination from Ernst misses.
Scotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ernst.
Ernst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scotch moves away.
Scotch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Scotch shoots in for a takedown but Ernst shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst misses with an uppercut. Scotch saw that one coming.
Ernst takes a swing at Scotch's ribcage but misses.
Ernst works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scotch misses with a left hand
and Ernst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ernst throws a chopping leg kick but Scotch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ernst connects with a crisp jab.

Scotch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ernst was covering up waiting for the punch and Scotch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scotch stands up over Ernst, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ernst preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scotch with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotch wants to control from the top but Ernst keeps moving.
Ernst avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scotch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ernst looking to control.
Scotch throws a strike but Ernst rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ernst being controlled here momentarily.
Ernst trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst wants to control from the top but Scotch keeps moving.
Scotch is looking to stand up but Ernst isn't so interested in that idea.
Scotch looking for a sweep. Not yet Scotch, not yet.
Scotch keeping moving, preventing Ernst from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Ernst just wasn't active enough.
Ernst missing with a left hand there. Scotch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ernst misses with a straight left.
Ernst misses with a few strikes there.
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 Tim Ernst will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Ernst's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ernst thows a body shot but no joy.
Scotch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scotch looks to land a left hand but Ernst moved out of range nicely.
Scotch misses with a body kick.
Scotch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ernst waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scotch.
Scotch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scotch throws a looping overhand right but Ernst ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Ernst. No joy for Scotch on that attempt.
Ernst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernst looks to throw the jab but Scotch is out of range.
Ernst misses with an uppercut. Scotch saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Ernst misses.
Scotch throws a lazy uppercut

and Ernst counters with a shoot takedown. Scotch fights it but they end up in guard.
Ernst showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scotch working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Tim Ernst wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scotch avoids the body shot from Ernst.
Ernst misses with an uppercut.
Ernst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scotch manages to avoid it.
Scotch wants to clinch.

Scotch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Scotch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scotch cracks Ernst with a big right hand but Ernst just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ernst is trying to get back to half guard.
Scotch misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Scotch is trying to ground and pound but Ernst uses the momentary lack of control by Scotch to regain half guard.
Scotch lands with a punch from half guard.
Leopold Scotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Ernst is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scotch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scotch not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scotch throwing shots but Ernst is blocking nicely.
Scotch lands strikes from half guard.
Scotch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scotch lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Scotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ernst blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scotch.
Ernst is looking to improve his position.
Ernst is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ernst slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leopold Scotch.
I think Ernst has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leopold Scotch!
Leopold Scotch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.