PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Balls by AC/DC. This should be fireworks!

Dessler
vs
Belford Scott

168 cm
29
160 lbs
20 - 6 - 2

175 cm
26
166 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Diamond Nutrition 160q

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 20 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Billy Dessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Belford Scott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Scott misses.
Dessler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dessler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott stuns Dessler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dessler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dessler moves into the clinch.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Dessler keeps him there for the moment.
Dessler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dessler lands an elbow inside.

Scott breaks the clinch.

Dessler drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dessler.

It looks like Ronald Belford Scott has been cut.
Dessler lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dessler as Scott tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dessler lands an elbow inside.
Scott has Dessler pressed against the cage.
Dessler throws an elbow that misses.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Dessler uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Dessler.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Dessler, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dessler's brow.
Nice elbow from Dessler.
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Dessler won't allow it.
Dessler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dessler throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessler takes a shot to the head.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Dessler, against the cage.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Dessler controls the action.
Scott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dessler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dessler.
Dessler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Dessler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dessler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Dessler lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.

Scott is rocked!
Dessler lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Dessler finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Dessler lands a big elbow that drops Scott! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Scott is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Dessler!
After winning the bout, Billy Dessler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.