PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 22225 p4p, 580 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 22331 p4p, 600 weight class). Michael Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Good

180 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good lands a head kick!

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott lands with a straight right. Good didn't see that one coming.
Good avoids the body shot from Scott.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Good wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Good attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Good.
Good shot there by Scott.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Nick Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott dips to his left and cracks Good with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Good.
Good takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Scott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scott misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Good.
Good looks to land a body kick but Scott moved away.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Good misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Scott slips under a jab.
Scott misses with an uppercut.
Scott clobbers Good with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Good misses the target.
A cross from Scott lands.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Good 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good slips under a jab from Scott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good just misses with a punch to the body.
Good pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a swing at Good's ribcage but misses.
Scott misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Scott. That snapped Good's head back.
Good ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
Good staying out of range there.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Good has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Good tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Good makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Good is controlling him.
Good blocks a body shot from Scott.
Good blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Good lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scott working aggressively here.
Good throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scotts head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Good misses with a body kick.
Scott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Good can do to turn this around?
Scott lands a nice hook to Good's body. Good takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Good has Scott up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Good.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Good misses with a body punch.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Good presses Scott against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott takes a shot to the head.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott blocks a body shot from Good.
Nick Good seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good has a couple of punches blocked by Scott.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott lands a shot to the body.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Scott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scott tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Good lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scott digs a right hand into Good's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Good's gas tank.
Scott misses with some punches.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good blocking some punches.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Scott controls his hands.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott swings wildly with an uppercut but Good uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott lands a left hand.
Good blocks a body shot from Scott.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Good is controlling him.
Good body shot from Good.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good lands a nice uppercut.
Good tries to throw a body punch but Scott avoids it by throwing Good back against the ropes.
Good tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Scott blocks an uppercut.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good backwards.
Good lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scott.
Scott works on Good's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Scott's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nick Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good 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.
Good feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Scott works Good's body with a nice hook.
Good throws a low kick but Scott moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Good takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
Good misses with a straight left.
It looked like Scott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Good is just out of range.
Good looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scott punishes Good's body with a nice straight punch.
Good throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Good.
Scott throws the left hand but Good avoids the punch easily.
Good moves out of range of the strikes.
Good throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Good counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Good feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Good! But no joy.
Good ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott tests Good's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Good tries a quick counter leg kick but Scott is wise to it.
Good throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Good.
Good throws a big counter head kick but Scott avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Good tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Good.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Good defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Good thinks about the counter body kick.
Good throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Good only half commits.
Scott swings for the body but Good moves out of range.
Good lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good lands a head kick. Scott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Scott's head.
Good lands a head kick!
Scott misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
Scott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scott, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scott!
Michael Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.