PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Scissorhands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Todd's choice of entrance music: Church! T-Pain. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Scissorhands
vs
Todd

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edward Scissorhands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Todd!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scissorhands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scissorhands tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Todd swivels and escapes.
Todd with a lazy takedown attempt

and Scissorhands counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scissorhands sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scissorhands scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Scissorhands wants to take a breather but Todd is having none of it.
Scissorhands missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scissorhands is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scissorhands is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Todd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Todd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Scissorhands is trying to stand up here but Todd is controlling him well.
Scissorhands on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scissorhands tries to get out of the position.
Scissorhands is trying to get back to full guard.
Todd tries to stand but can't do so whilst Scissorhands controls his leg.
Scissorhands is controlling Todd's trapped leg to prevent Todd from advancing to side control.

Todd is trying to work for a kimura but Scissorhands is defending well.
Scissorhands manages to get to full guard.
Todd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Todd trying to control but Scissorhands is working from the bottom.
Scissorhands keeping full guard, as Todd tries to pass.
Scissorhands is pulling down on Todd's head to control his posture.
Scissorhands knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Todd on the ground.
Todd won't allow Scissorhands to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands is trying to keep Todd in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scissorhands gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Todd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Todd being controlled against the cage.
Todd is trying to stall.
Scissorhands drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Todd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Scissorhands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scissorhands blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scissorhands managing to block the knees to the body from Todd.
Todd goes for a takedown attempt but Scissorhands pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Todd gets a takedown into half guard.
Todd looks gassed!
Todd wants to take a breather but Scissorhands is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
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.

Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Scissorhands moved out of range.

Scissorhands looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Scissorhands is working Todd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Scissorhands trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd controlling Scissorhands's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scissorhands accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Todd wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scissorhands with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Scissorhands with a lazy takedown attempt
and Todd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Scissorhands is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Scissorhands circles away from the clinch attempt

and Scissorhands counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scissorhands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scissorhands working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scissorhands trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Todd controlling the pace.
Scissorhands slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scissorhands trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Scissorhands looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Todd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Todd connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Todd trying to control the position from guard on top but Scissorhands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scissorhands being controlled here, momentarily.
Todd tries to stand but Scissorhands is controlling from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Scissorhands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scissorhands drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Todd goes for a takedown attempt but Scissorhands pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Todd fails with the takedown

and Scissorhands decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Todd's guard.
Scissorhands controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scissorhands is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Scissorhands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Scissorhands drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Scissorhands jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Todd holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Todd clinches but Scissorhands breaks the clinch

and Scissorhands counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Scissorhands connects with a nice short shot to Todd's temple.
Scissorhands misses with a head shot. Todd uses the momentum to regain guard.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Todd wants to hit a switch here but Scissorhands passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Todd there!
Scissorhands looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Todd wants to control but Scissorhands is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissorhands punishing his opponent with strikes.
Todd tries to hold on but Scissorhands pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scissorhands lands a big shot there that rocks Todd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Scissorhands landing shots from mount.
Scissorhands is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Scissorhands landing punches.

Scissorhands has control of Todd's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Todd regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scissorhands thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Todd wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scissorhands cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scissorhands cracks Todd with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scissorhands tries to control but Todd wriggling away.
Todd bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Todd preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scissorhands manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Todd manages to get himself to full guard.
Scissorhands distracts Todd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Scissorhands trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd 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.
Scissorhands content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Todd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scissorhands is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scissorhands makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edward Scissorhands overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scissorhands preventing the sweep.
Scissorhands thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Scissorhands bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scissorhands is chipping away with strikes.
Scissorhands tries to score with some ground and pound. Todd controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Todd is trying to improve his position.
Edward Scissorhands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todd gets back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Scissorhands showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scissorhands, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Scissorhands!