PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Templar (ranked 3660 p4p, 478 weight class) and Kalazzar Scar (ranked 4650 p4p, 578 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Templar
vs
Scar

191 cm
45
209 lbs
27 - 15 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Templar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalazzar Scar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scar's hands.
Scar misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Templar catches Scar right on the button with a cross.
Templar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Templar just misses with a punch to the body.
Scar misses with a wild body shot.
Scar scores with a head kick. Templar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Wesley Templar has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Templar. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Templar, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scar tries to clinch but Templar is having none of it.
Templar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scar swivels and escapes.
Templar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Templar misses its intended target.
Scar misses with a few strikes there.
Scar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesley Templar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Templar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scar misses with a series of wild punches.
Templar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Scar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Templar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scar can't find room to land a body shot as Templar controls the action.
Scar has a couple of punches blocked by Templar.
Templar blocks a body shot from Scar.
Scar struggles to land a body shot inside as Templar controls his hands.
Templar blocks an elbow strike.
Templar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scar missing with knees to the body.
Templar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Templar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scar.
Scar working aggressively here.
Scar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Scar.
Scar taking a breather.
Templar is trying to pull guard but Scar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wesley Templar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scar or not.
Templar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scars head.
Scar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templar avoids a wild elbow strike from Scar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templar can't get the takedown.
Scar tries to work over Templar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Templar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Templar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scar.
Templar works on Scar's body with a couple of short punches.
Templar struggles to land a body shot inside as Scar controls his hands.
Scar misses with a punch on the inside.
Templar struggles to land a body shot inside as Scar controls his hands.

Scar decides to pull guard.

Scar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Templar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Scar looking for a guillotine here but Templar defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Scar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Scar has his foot on Templar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Templar works his way back into a safe position though.
Templar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Templar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Templar distracts Scar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Templar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Templar stopping the sweep attempt from Scar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scar working for a triangle but Templar defends it easily.

Scar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Scar is looking for a triangle but Templar pushes his legs off easily.
Templar landing with the ground and pound.
Templar is in close to Scar's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Scar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Templar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Templar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Templar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Templar'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.

Scar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Templar.
Templar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Templar shoots in for a takedown but Scar shows good takedown defense.
Scar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Templar keeps the fight on the outside.

Scar rushes Templar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scar tries to throw a body punch but Templar avoids it by throwing Scar back against the cage.
Scar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Templar pulls Scar into guard.
Templar wants to hit a switch here but Scar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Templar there!
A nice elbow there by Scar.
Scar scoring with strikes but Templar is staying in there.
Templar is looking to improve his position but Scar isn't that keen on the idea.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scar lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scar working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Templar is rocked!

Wesley Templar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Templar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oh Templar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Templar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Scar softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Templar is out cold! Scar jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalazzar Scar!
An out of breath Kalazzar Scar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.