PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between West Paw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Paw
vs
Scott

182 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, West Paw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Scott!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paw throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Paw throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.

Paw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paw lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Paw lands an elbow inside.
Paw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paw is defending well against a takedown attempt.
West Paw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Scott.
Paw scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paw misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paw.
Paw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paw tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Scott is working for takedown but Paw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paw throws an elbow but misses.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Paw.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Paw working aggressively here.
Paw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paw breaks the clinch.
Paw throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.

Paw clinches with his opponent.
Scott wants a takedown but no success here.
Paw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Paw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paw tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Paw back against the cage.

Paw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West Paw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Paw misses.
Paw is breathing heavily.
Paw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paw pinned against the cage. Paw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paw stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paw is looking to clinch.
Paw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paw wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Paw doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.

Paw moves into the clinch.
Paw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paw lands an uppercut.
Paw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Paw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Paw, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Paw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paw tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Paw.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paw after a bit of a struggle.
Paw misses with a knee to the head.
Scott has Paw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scott wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paw tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Scott should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scott wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

West Paw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Paw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.

Paw instigates a clinch.
Paw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Paw.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Paw.
Paw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Paw connects with a knee to the head.
Paw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paw lands a body punch.
Paw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paw obliges.
Paw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paw.
Scott is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Paw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
West Paw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Scott.

Paw has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Paw looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paw tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Paw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Paw connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Paw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scott.
Paw misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Paw fails to land.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Paw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paw misses with a knee to the head.
Paw 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.
Paw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
West Paw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paw tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Paw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott wants to take the fight to the mat but Paw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paw missing with knees to the body.

Paw breaks the clinch.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Paw slaps away a takedown attempt from Scott, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paw wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Paw closes the distance but Scott moves to the side

and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

West Paw dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paw doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
A combination from Paw does no damage.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Paw tries to clinch

and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Paw fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Scott drops back looking for a leg! Paw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paw manages to kick Scott off! Scott jumps back into Paw's guard.
Scott stops Paw from standing up.
Scott lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott is working Paw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Paw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott is in close to Paw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Paw is keeping the position.

Scott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paw is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paw has escaped and now he's on top!
Paw wants to stand but Scott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Paw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paw tries to stand but Scott is controlling from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paw manages to get himself to full guard.
Scott won't allow Paw to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Paw is retaining full guard.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scott trying to control but Paw is working from the bottom.
Scott is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Scott is looking to work some ground and pound but Paw has wrist control.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Scott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paw keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.

Scott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paw manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Scott has Paw in his guard.

Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paw gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paw 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for West Paw!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Lukas Scott!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for West Paw!

West Paw wins by split decision!