PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artur Wolny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasey Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wolny
vs
Scorpion

179 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Wolny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scorpion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Scorpion misses.
Wolny misses with a double jab.
Scorpion is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Scorpion has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wolny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Scorpion wants to clinch up but Wolny keeps it at a distance.
Wolny throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolny swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Artur Wolny has been cut.
Scorpion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolny.
Wolny throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Wolny keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolny misses with a body kick.
Wolny tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scorpion is able to avoid easily.
Wolny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolny takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Scorpion misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Scorpion misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Wolny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolny.
Wolny throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Nice cross by Wolny.
Wolny misses with a left hand
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wolny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolny.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolny.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Scorpion is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolny gets an underhook and turns Scorpion into the cage.
Wolny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolny misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolny.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolny.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Wolny.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolny.
Wolny lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolny.
Wolny blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Wolny.
Wolny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolny blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wolny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolny scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Wolny.

Wolny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolny throws a wild body kick that Scorpion sees coming a mile off.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolny misses with a low kick.
Wolny tries to clinch but Scorpion is having none of it.
Wolny sets himself, and Scorpion steps forward looking for the clinch! Wolny avoids it this time.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Wolny.
Artur Wolny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.

Scorpion gets tackled into the cage by Wolny. Wolny maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolny.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Wolny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolny's gas tank.
Wolny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Wolny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolny.
Wolny scores with a shot to the side of Scorpion's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.

Wolny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Wolny slips the punch.
Scorpion moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolny wants to clinch.
Scorpion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolny just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wolny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolny.
Wolny lands a nice hook to Scorpion's body. Scorpion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wolny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolny misses with a right hand
and Scorpion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scorpion moves out of range of the strikes.
Scorpion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Wolny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Wolny's cut.
That's time! Wolny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Scorpion looks to land a left hand but Wolny moved out of range nicely.
Wolny throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion tries to counter by closing the distance.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
and Wolny makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wolny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion tries to counter with a clinch but Wolny shakes him off and moves away.
Wolny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wolny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolny moves out of range of the strikes.
Wolny looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Wolny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolny throws a sloppy head kick
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolny misses with a head kick.
Wolny avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny tries to clinch but Scorpion moves away
and Scorpion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolny connects with a body shot.
Wolny throws a wild body kick that Scorpion sees coming a mile off.
Scorpion lands the left hand.
Scorpion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scorpion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wolny with a body shot.

Scorpion forces Wolny back against the cage and clinches.
Wolny misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Wolny's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Artur Wolny has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wolny tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Wolny back against the cage.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Wolny.
Scorpion scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wolny.
Wolny tries to stall but Scorpion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wolny lands a body shot.
Scorpion pushes Wolny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion tries to work over Wolny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Wolny.
Scorpion tries to work over Wolny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Wolny avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolny lands a left hand.
Wolny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Wolny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wolny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolny swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion tries to work over Wolny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Wolny manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Scorpion misses.
Wolny wants to land a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wolny.
Wolny slips under a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scorpion tries to clinch
and Wolny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolny throws a head kick that misses.
Wolny misses with a body shot
and Wolny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolny thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a one-two to the body.
Wolny scores with a nice strike.
Wolny is looking to wear down Scorpion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolny thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Wolny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Wolny.
Wolny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scorpion throws a jab when Wolny was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolny misses with a low kick.
Wolny throws a sloppy body shot
and Scorpion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolny looks to land a body kick but Scorpion moved away.
Scorpion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolny lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scorpion might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wolny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wolny cracks Scorpion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wolny throws a leg kick which misses Scorpion's front leg but catches the back leg as Scorpion tries to avoid it.
Wolny throws a lazy body kick
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wolny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wolny looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion tries to counter with a clinch but Wolny shakes him off and moves away.
Wolny slips a jab and a cross from Scorpion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kasey Scorpion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Artur Wolny's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scorpion.
Scorpion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Wolny clinches.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolny.
Wolny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Wolny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Wolny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wolny's gas tank.
Wolny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wolny lands with a short shot to the head.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolny backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolny misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wolny.
Wolny misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scorpion or not.
Wolny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Wolny avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolny tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
A short left from Wolny.
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wolny swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wolny misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Wolny tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Wolny back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolny tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolny pushes Scorpion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wolny pushes Scorpion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Wolny manages to break the clinch.
Wolny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Wolny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scorpion is out of range and Wolny settles back down.
A head kick misses from Wolny.
Scorpion unleashes a big counter combination but Wolny bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Wolny misses its intended target.
Wolny tries to clinch up but Scorpion circles away and keeps his distance.
Scorpion throws a counter combo.
Wolny throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Wolny is predictable there
and Scorpion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scorpion throws a one two combo.
Kasey Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Scorpion duly obliges.
Wolny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Wolny misses with a left hand
and Scorpion counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolny looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Wolny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scorpion cracks Wolny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wolny connects with a jab.

Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Wolny can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Wolny lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking to control Wolny's arms but Wolny gets an underhook and turns him. Now Scorpion has his back to the cage.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Wolny backwards.
Wolny throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wolny.
Wolny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolny blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Wolny trying to control the position but instead, Scorpion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wolny into the cage.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolny presses Scorpion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wolny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Wolny.
Wolny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolny is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Scorpion tries to work over Wolny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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 Artur Wolny.
I think Wolny 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artur Wolny!