PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasey Scorpion (ranked 281 p4p, 34 weight class) and Tommy Shelby (ranked 987 p4p, 114 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scorpion
vs
Shelby

187 cm
36
160 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

176 cm
30
155 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Shelby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Kasey Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shelby throws a jab when Scorpion was well out of range.

Scorpion instigates a clinch.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shelby.
Scorpion jumps guard but Shelby stands there with Scorpion around his waist. Scorpion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scorpion tries to pull guard but Shelby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Shelby.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Scorpion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion scores with a hook to the body.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shelby tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Shelby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
A short left from Shelby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shelby.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion lands a left hand.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Shelby.
I was talking to Scorpion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shelby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shelby smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Scorpion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shelby wants to clinch.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Scorpion punishes Shelby's body with a nice straight punch.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shelby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shelby is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scorpion throws a looping overhand right but Shelby ducks down to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Scorpion.
Scorpion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shelby tries to escape but Scorpion is in control.
Scorpion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Scorpion has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Shelby!
Shelby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion looking to control but Shelby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scorpion punching from mount but Shelby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scorpion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shelby wants to get back to his feet.
Scorpion takes Shelby's back.

Scorpion has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shelby felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet but Scorpion has full control of the position and if anything, Shelby has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion controls the action.
Shelby trying to get back to his feet but Scorpion is in full control for now.

Scorpion looking to break Shelby's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Shelby remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Scorpion will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Shelby is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Scorpion is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Shelby defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Scorpion's arms.
Shelby is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Scorpion off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Good control from Scorpion.
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 Kasey Scorpion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Shelby. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Scorpion is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shelby.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scorpion was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Shelby 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.
Nice jab there from Scorpion.
Scorpion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Scorpion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scorpion fails with a takedown attempt.
Shelby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Scorpion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shelby tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Scorpion is in Shelby's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion trying to control the position from guard on top but Shelby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shelby wants to stand but Scorpion is controlling the position.
Scorpion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasey Scorpion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shelby pushes Scorpion off and gets back to his feet.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shelby.
Scorpion moves out of range of the strikes.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tommy Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scorpion.
Tommy Shelby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Shelby is out of range.

Scorpion rushes Shelby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shelby.
Scorpion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Scorpion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scorpion lands a nice shot to the body.
Scorpion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shelby tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion gets through Shelby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasey Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shelby tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Shelby back against the cage.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Shelby blocks it.
Shelby tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.

Scorpion pulls guard effortlessly.
Scorpion trying to keep a closed guard but Shelby is proving a slippery customer.

Scorpion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Scorpion is looking for a triangle but Shelby pushes his legs off easily.
Shelby wanted to stand there but Scorpion had control of the position.
Shelby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Shelby stands up from Scorpion's guard - Shelby perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Scorpion looking to score a takedown here. Shelby is defending well but Scorpion drives through and ends up in Shelby's guard.

Shelby kicks Scorpion off and gets to his feet.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Shelby is quick to defend against it.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.

Scorpion gets a double leg takedown into Shelby's guard.

Shelby manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Scorpion manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Scorpion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shelby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scorpion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Scorpion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shelby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shelby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Scorpion is working an open guard so Shelby takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Shelby misses its intended target.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby missing with a left hand there. Scorpion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion has his takedown stuffed
and Shelby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Shelby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Donk. Shelby catches Scorpion right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body shot.
Shelby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Scorpion closes the distance and clinches.
Scorpion fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Scorpion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shelby uses from the top position.

Scorpion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shelby defends well.

Scorpion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shelby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scorpion looking for subs off his back but Shelby has passed one foot through into half guard.

Scorpion looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shelby jumps into side control!

Shelby stands up.
Shelby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Shelby misses.
A big left from Scorpion misses.
Shelby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Shelby looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Shelby is quick to defend against it.
Scorpion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shelby avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shelby.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion tries to counter with a takedown but Shelby is quick to defend against it.
Shelby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shelby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Scorpion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shelby as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasey Scorpion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Scorpion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shelby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shelby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shelby's elbow.
Shelby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelby lands a body punch.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shelby to keep the fight standing.
Shelby pushes Scorpion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shelby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shelby throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Shelby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Shelby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shelby lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Shelby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion tries to work over Shelby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shelby up against the cage.
Shelby misses with a punch on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
Shelby digs a right hand into Scorpion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scorpion's gas tank.
Shelby lands a left hand.
Shelby tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion fails to pull guard.
Scorpion cracks Shelby with a nice body shot.
Shelby misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion lands with a left to the head.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion cracks Shelby with a nice body shot.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Shelby.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shelby.
Shelby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shelby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Shelby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shelby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Shelby!