PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arm Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars. Barr has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Tim Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Barr

225 cm
21
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arm Barr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Barr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barr swivels and escapes.
Scott shoots in but Barr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barr looks gassed!
Scott shoots in and drives through. Barr sprawls well.
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arm Barr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Barr as Scott shoots in.
Barr tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Barr, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Barr against the cage but Barr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Barr has his takedown stuffed
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barr letting Scott take a breather here.

Scott manages to break the clinch.
Scott fails with the takedown.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Barr, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Barr against the cage but Barr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Scott gets a takedown into half guard.

Scott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scott is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barr!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Scott misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Scott raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.

Scott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Barr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott looking to control but Barr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Scott wants to finish this one by submission but Barr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Scott dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scott shoots in and bounces Barr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Barr is breathing heavily.
Scott throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barr's guard.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott trying to control but Barr is working from the bottom.
Barr 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Scott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barr!
Scott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scott looking to finish Barr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barr!
Barr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Scott there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barr is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barr is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Scott throwing strikes here but Barr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barr is bucking up trying to escape but Scott cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Scott get's back to his feet.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barr tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Barr drops back down to his feet.
Scott controlling the action here for a moment.
Barr taking a breather.
Barr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Barr avoids the damage to the body.

Scott decides to pull guard.
Barr wants to get up but he can't break Scott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Scott has his foot on Barr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barr works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Scott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Barr swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.

Scott scores with a takedown into Barr's guard.
Barr keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

Scott stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott looking to ground and pound but Barr is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barr looks a forlorn figure.
Scott landing shots from mount.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Scott has control of Barr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barr regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Scott is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tim Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Scott tries to control but Barr wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Scott trying to control but Barr is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arm Barr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Barr has eaten all the pies!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tim Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scott shoots for a takedown but Barr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barr takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Scott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Barr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barr keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

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