PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind by Jay Z. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scott
vs
Universe

186 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

AnonymouS
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Universe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Universe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.

Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Universe lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.

It looks like Bobby Scott has been cut.
Scott blocks the elbow strike.
Universe lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scott blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Scott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Universe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Universe trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Universe into the cage.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Scott pushes Universe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Universe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands a damaging elbow.

Bobby Scott's cut is getting worse.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Scott is rocked!
Universe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scott works on Universe's body with a couple of short punches.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott lands an uppercut.
Scott scores with a hook to the body.
Scott tries a body shot but Universe blocks it.
Scott pushes Universe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Scott throws a punch but it's blocked by Universe.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Universe throws an elbow that misses.
Universe stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Universe throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.

Bobby Scott's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Universe.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
Scott can't find room to land a body shot as Universe controls the action.
A hook to the body from Scott.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Universe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Universe moves away from the strike by Scott.
Universe tries to counter with a clinch but Scott shakes him off and moves away.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Universe, pushing him back against the cage.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott is working Universe over against the cage.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Scott lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Scott.
Scott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Universe pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Universe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Universe has Scott pressed against the cage.
Scott blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Scott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott presses Universe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Universe, against the cage.
Universe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Universe misses with an elbow strike.
Scott wants to break free but Universe has control.
Scott lands with a right to the head.
Scott presses Universe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Universe trying to stall but Scott improves his position.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mr Universe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Scott'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.

Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Universe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Universe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Universe closes the distance and clinches.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Universe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Universe lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
Universe lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.

Jeez, Bobby Scott's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe lands a nice elbow.
Scott scores with a shot to the side of Universe's head.

Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Scott rushes Universe and presses him up against the cage.
Mr Universe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Universe prevents a body shot from Scott.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scott tries to throw a body punch but Universe avoids it by throwing Scott back against the cage.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott is leaning against Universe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Universe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Universe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
A right hand to the body from Scott.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Universe throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bobby Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott with a jab.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Universe has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott scores with a hook to the body.
Scott blocks an elbow strike from Universe.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Scott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Universe has him pressed against the cage.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Universe.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Universe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Scott's brow.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Universe.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Scott misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott gets through Universe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Universe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Universe has Scott pushed against the cage.
Scott lands an uppercut.

Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Universe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Universe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott.

Scott has managed to clinch.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Universe.
Scott is leaning against Universe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Universe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Universe misses with an elbow over the top.
Scott blocks the elbow strike.
Universe stalling in the clinch but Scott improves position.
Universe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Universe lands an elbow just above Scott 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Scott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Universe!
Mr Universe tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Bobby Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats on a good fight. Say hi to your wife and my kids.'.