PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 6169 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 3226 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Scorpion
vs
Bob

185 cm
28
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
37
194 lbs
19 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Scorpion.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.

Bob breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Scorpion's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Bob tries to keep at a distance but Scorpion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion is stalling here.
Bob is leaning against Scorpion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bob.
Bob misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Still in the clinch, Scorpion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bob misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion is working Bob over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Bob working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bob.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
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!
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
Scorpion is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.

Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Bob has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Scorpion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scorpion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scorpion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bob looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Bob gets tackled into the cage by Scorpion. Scorpion maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike.
Scorpion tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Bob blocking some punches.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob misses with some punches.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.

Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bob closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Scorpion bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob presses Scorpion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bob swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Scorpion misses with a combination
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bob misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scorpion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scorpion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Scorpion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bob misses with a leg kick

and Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scorpion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Scorpion pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob misses with some punches.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob blocks a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!

Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
Bob tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scorpion is able to avoid easily.
Scorpion tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Scorpion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.

Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Scorpion dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Scorpion.
Bob blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
A swing and a miss from Bob.

Scorpion has Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion tries to stall but Bob uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Scorpion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bob throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scorpion presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Bob lands with a nice combination. Scorpion backs away looking to recover.
Bob takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Scorpion.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scorpion takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scorpion.
Come on Scorpion - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scorpion lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a short shot to the head.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bob doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion presses Bob against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Bob back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion working aggressively here.
Scorpion lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Scorpion is working Bob over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Good body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Scorpion is stalling here.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Scorpion controls the action.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scorpion, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Scorpion!