PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waka Flo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flo has chosen Dr. Dre ft Snoop Dog as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Hess
vs
Flo

211 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waka Flo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hess tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hess is looking to clinch.

Flo closes the distance and clinches.
Hess tries to break free but Flo pushes him back against the cage.
Hess jumps guard but Flo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Flo drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Flo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Helsinki inform us that Flo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hess postures up.
Flo looks winded!
Flo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hess haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Flo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hess doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hess manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hess chips away with some ground and pound.
Hess working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hess stands and steps away. Flo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hess.
Hess shoots and misses
and Flo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Waka Flo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Flo scores with a takedown into Hess's guard.
Hess striking off his back but it's not causing Flo any problems.
Hess wants to stand up but Flo is controlling him.
Hess keeping moving, preventing Flo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hess really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Waka Flo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hess rushes Flo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hess's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hess looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flo is fending him off so far but Hess persists. Nope, Flo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hess wants to clinch up but Flo keeps it at a distance.
Flo throws a body kick that misses.

Hess has Flo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hess tries to pull guard but Flo holds him up against the cage and eventually Hess drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Flo walks away with a smile on his face. Hess gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hess fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hess shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flo sprawls well. Flo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hess gets slowly back to his feet.

Flo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hess's guard.
Hess knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flo on the ground.
Hess keeping moving, preventing Flo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flo wants to stand but Hess is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Waka Flo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hess shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flo as he avoids it easily.

Flo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hess, pushing him back against the cage.

Hess has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flo is trying to keep an underhook but Hess manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hess not doing much here.
Flo is trying to control but Hess passes into side control!
Flo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Hess are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hess wants to control but Flo is keeping him busy.
Hess will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flo can't do much from the bottom here.
Flo tries to buck Hess off but Hess is having none of it.
Flo is trying to work for a sweep but Hess has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flo is looking to improve his position but Hess isn't that keen on the idea.

Hess is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hess tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hess tries to clinch but Flo moves away
and Flo counters with a thumping low kick.
Hess fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Flo misses
and Hess counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess fails with the takedown.
Flo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hess.
Hess is looking to clinch.

Hess closes the distance and clinches.
Hess tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Hess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hess fails to pull guard.

Hess ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hess no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Flo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hess is retaining full guard.
Hess looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hess tries to clinch up but Flo circles away and keeps his distance.

Flo closes the distance and pushes Hess back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hess wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hess fails to pull guard.
Hess tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hess tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hess dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hess tries to sprawl but Flo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hess trying to hold on to Flo's head to control him but Flo postures up.
Flo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waka Flo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hess is staying active underneath Flo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Flo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hess sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hess pushes Flo off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess closes the distance and clinches up with Flo, looking for a takedown. Hess pushes Flo against the cage but Flo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hess is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scott Hess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hess scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flo struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Hess crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Flo is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Flo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Flo is looking for a sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flo keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flo is looking for a sweep.

Hess decides to stand up, so the ref orders Flo to his feet.

Hess shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Flo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flo is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flo wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Hess seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Hess.
Well Hess 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

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