PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Scissorhands (ranked 775 p4p, 37 weight class) and Antun Racic (ranked 1183 p4p, 61 weight class). Scissorhands comes to the cage accompanied by Theme From Edward. Racic has chosen Tamo gdje su moji korjeni as his entrance music. Antun Racic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scissorhands
vs
Racic

163 cm
38
145 lbs
36 - 19 - 2

166 cm
34
138 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Sin City Allstars
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Scissorhands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antun Racic!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands connects with a single shot there.
Scissorhands fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scissorhands - that will leave a mark!
Racic checks a low kick from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Racic.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick which misses Racic's front leg but catches the back leg as Racic tries to avoid it.
Scissorhands chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Racic can pounce on him.
Racic throws a big shot that misses.
Racic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scissorhands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Racic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Racic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Racic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scissorhands counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scissorhands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Racic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Racic looks to throw the jab but Scissorhands is out of range.
The fighters circling - Scissorhands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scissorhands sizes up Racic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Scissorhands catches Racic right on the button with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Racic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Scissorhands misses.
Racic thinks about the counter body kick.
Scissorhands takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racic throws a series of punches but Scissorhands avoids them all with ease.
Scissorhands cracks the inside of Racic's front leg.
Scissorhands lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scissorhands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scissorhands!
Racic's corner calls for a 1-2. Racic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Scissorhands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Racic checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Racic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scissorhands throws a chopping leg kick but Racic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Racic blocks a low kick nicely.
Scissorhands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Racic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scissorhands moves away.
Scissorhands fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Racic is out of range.
Scissorhands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scissorhands scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scissorhands misses with a kick to the body.
Scissorhands misses with a low kick as Racic jumps back.
Racic defending well as Scissorhands loads up on a big left hand.
Racic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scissorhands ducks under a wild hook from Racic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands lands a slapping body shot.
Scissorhands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Racic.
Racic looks to land a combination but Scissorhands avoids it well.
Racic scores with a nice strike.
Racic scores with a kick to the body.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Racic blocks a leg kick.
Racic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Scissorhands blocks it well.
Racic throws a lazy right hand but Scissorhands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Racic fails to land with a series of punches.
Scissorhands fires out a quick counter leg kick but Racic just manages to avoid it.
Racic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scissorhands scores with a hook to the body. Racic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Scissorhands is predictable there
and Racic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scissorhands lands the left hand.
Scissorhands lands with a straight right. Racic didn't see that one coming.
Racic slips a jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Racic.
Racic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Racic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Racic.
Scissorhands slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scissorhands misses the jab.
Scissorhands throws a hook but Racic avoids it easily.
Racic throws a body punch but Scissorhands moves out of range.
Scissorhands moves away from the strike by Racic.
Antun Racic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scissorhands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scissorhands is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Racic looks to throw the jab but Scissorhands is out of range.
As Racic backs away, Scissorhands returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Scissorhands misses with a hook.
Scissorhands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Racic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scissorhands. That's going to slow Racic down.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands misses with a body shot.
Racic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Racic swings for the body but Scissorhands moves out of range.
Scissorhands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Racic checks it well.
Racic misses with an uppercut. Scissorhands saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scissorhands.
Racic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissorhands manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racic slips under a jab.
Scissorhands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Racic throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scissorhands connects with a leg kick. Racic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Racic lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scissorhands is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Racic avoids a kick to the body.
Scissorhands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scissorhands lands with a thumping leg kick.
Racic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scissorhands swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Racic.
Racic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scissorhands connects with a single shot there.
Racic throws a hook but Scissorhands avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissorhands misses with a hook. Racic ducked under it nicely.
Scissorhands scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Racic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Racic throws a leg kick but Scissorhands sees it coming and moves out of range.
Racic throws an off balance right hand
and Scissorhands counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Scissorhands lands with a cross.
Scissorhands takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scissorhands attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scissorhands lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scissorhands.
Scissorhands throws a front kick that sends Racic stumbling back into the cage.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Racic's head but Racic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Racic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Edward Scissorhands is winning the standup battle so far.
Scissorhands with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Scissorhands misses its intended target.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scissorhands throws a poor cross that misses
and Racic counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Racic misses with an uppercut. Scissorhands saw that one coming.
Scissorhands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scissorhands misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Scissorhands finds it's target.
Scissorhands connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Racic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scissorhands staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racic slips under a jab from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands slips a jab from Racic.
Scissorhands is looking to land body kicks.
Racic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scissorhands.
Racic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Scissorhands misses the target.
Scissorhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Racic manages to avoid it.
Racic moves out of range as Scissorhands strikes.
Racic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scissorhands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Racic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Racic connects with a leg kick. Scissorhands looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Racic throws a leg kick that misses.
Racic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands misses with a looping right.
Scissorhands scores with a leg kick.
Scissorhands throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scissorhands misses with a leg kick
and Racic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Racic misses with a low kick.
Scissorhands avoids the body shot from Racic.
Racic tried to score with a low kick but Scissorhands checks it.
Scissorhands walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Racic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Racic scores with a nice strike.
Scissorhands misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands tries to score with a low kick but Racic moves his leg out of the way.
Scissorhands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Racic can do to turn this around?
Scissorhands misses with a low kick.
Racic looks to land a right hand but Scissorhands moved out of range.
Racic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scissorhands counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Racic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Racic misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands slips under a jab from Racic.
Scissorhands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scissorhands misses the shot to the body.
Scissorhands's jab looks to have found its range, popping Racic under the eye.
Scissorhands goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Scissorhands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands throws a looping overhand right but Racic ducks down to avoid it.
Racic moves out of range as Scissorhands throws a body kick.
Scissorhands scores with a nice right hand.
Scissorhands lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Racic cracks Scissorhands with an open hand slap.
Scissorhands misses the shot to the body.
Racic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scissorhands. Scissorhands obviously looking to wear him down.
Scissorhands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scissorhands wants to land a leg kick but Racic is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Racic there.
Scissorhands scores with a jab. Racic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Racic thuds his right hand into Scissorhands's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Scissorhands is rocked!
Scissorhands throws a leg kick but Racic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Scissorhands is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Racic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scissorhands shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scissorhands scoring well with a low kick there.
Racic checks the leg kick.
Racic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Scissorhands misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racic connects with a solid leg kick.
Racic takes one to the side of the head.
Scissorhands slips under a jab from Racic.
Scissorhands throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Scissorhands lands an impressive looking overhand right. Racic doesn't seem phased though.
Scissorhands tries to work over Racic's front leg with a kick but Racic checks it.
Scissorhands seems to have got his legs back now.
Racic throws a sloppy head kick and Scissorhands moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Racic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Scissorhands has got the better of the exchanges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Racic. Scissorhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Racic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scissorhands.
Racic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scissorhands.
Racic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scissorhands.
Racic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scissorhands fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Racic checks it well.
Racic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Racic slips a straight right by Scissorhands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racic moves out of range of the leg kick from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scissorhands throws a hook to the side of Racic's head but Racic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scissorhands throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Scissorhands dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Racic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands cracks Racic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scissorhands swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Racic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Racic misses with a two punch combination.
Scissorhands fires out a quick counter leg kick but Racic just manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands tries a low kick but Racic avoids it.
Scissorhands tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Racic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scissorhands misses with a low kick.
Scissorhands throws a big shot that misses.
Racic ducks under a wild hook from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands misses with a lunging right hand
and Racic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scissorhands lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Racic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Racic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Racic clobbers Scissorhands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Racic misses with a left hand
and Scissorhands makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Racic really felt that one!
Racic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scissorhands lands with an overhand left.
Racic throws a body shot but no joy.
Scissorhands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Racic manages to avoid it.
Scissorhands is looking to chop away at Racic's legs.
Scissorhands misses the jab.
Racic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Racic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scissorhands throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Racic scores with a hook.
Scissorhands throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Racic's head.
A big left from Scissorhands misses.
Scissorhands checks a leg kick.
Scissorhands half committed to a counter leg kick.
Racic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Racic is looking for the big counter here.
Scissorhands just misses with a punch to the body.
Racic lands with a nice body punch.
Racic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Racic takes a swing at Scissorhands's ribcage but misses.
Scissorhands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Racic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scissorhands can pounce on him.
Racic throws a right hand that Scissorhands ducks under and follows up with a left that Scissorhands also avoids with ease.
Scissorhands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Racic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scissorhands misses with a hook. Racic ducked under it nicely.
Scissorhands is looking to slow Racic down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Racic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Racic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scissorhands.
Racic swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands throws a jab but it's blocked by Racic.
Scissorhands moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRacic.
Scissorhands clobbers Racic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Scissorhands throws a body punch but Racic moves out of range.
Racic throws a hook to the side of Scissorhands's head but Scissorhands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Racic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping body kick lands there for Scissorhands.
A clash of legs there as Racic blocks the low kick.
Scissorhands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Racic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Racic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scissorhands.
Scissorhands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Racic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scissorhands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Scissorhands blocks the low kick.
Racic misses with a hook. Scissorhands ducked under it nicely.
Scissorhands is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice jab there from Racic.
Scissorhands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Racic scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissorhands defending well as Racic loads up on a big left hand.
Scissorhands has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Racic.
Racic misses with a wild body shot.
Racic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scissorhands's head backwards.
Scissorhands misses with a wild body shot.
Racic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Scissorhands!
Racic blocks the body kick.
Racic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Antun Racic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edward Scissorhands is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Racic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Racic. Scissorhands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scissorhands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Racic.
Scissorhands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Racic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scissorhands slips a straight right by Racic.
Racic cracks Scissorhands with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Racic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scissorhands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Racic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scissorhands can pounce on him.
Racic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scissorhands was well out of range. Poor timing from Racic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Racic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scissorhands lands a leg kick that knocks Racic off balance momentarily.
Racic misses with a two punch combination.
Scissorhands feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Racics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Racic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Racic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scissorhands has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scissorhands throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scissorhands connects with an inside leg kick.
Scissorhands lands a leg kick that knocks Racic off balance momentarily.
Scissorhands throws a head kick that half lands.
Scissorhands throws a low kick but Racic avoids it.
Racic throws a low kick, looking for Scissorhands's leg but Scissorhands calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Racic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Racic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scissorhands.

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 Edward Scissorhands.
Well Scissorhands 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Scissorhands!
A very excited looking Edward Scissorhands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.