PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piff Lord (ranked 4311 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Zane Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lord
vs
Scott

184 cm
25
190
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piff Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zane Scott!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Lord lands a good knee to the midsection. Scott won't want to take too many of those.
Scott is trying to push Lord away but Lord has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Scott looks winded!
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.

Scott breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lord pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lord obliges.
Scott stalling in the clinch but Lord improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Lord is pushing Scott up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Scott letting Lord take a breather here.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.

Scott is rocked!
Lord tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Lord avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Scott seems to have recovered his senses.
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Scott tries for a takedown but Lord manages to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lord - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lord pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scott takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lord.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Lord.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lord working Scott over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Lord is struggling to control the position.
Lord is stalling here.
Scott being controlled against the cage.
Lord gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Scott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott wants to break free but Lord has control.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piff Lord dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lord pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lord.
Lord trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lord into the cage.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lord.
Lord with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lord.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lord obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Lord is stalling here.
Lord connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Scott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Scott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lord seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scott can turn it around.
Scott tries to land knees in the clinch but Lord avoids the damage to the body.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lord to work.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.
Scott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Lord stalling.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Piff Lord has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lord.
Lord landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lord in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Scott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lord walks away with a smile on his face. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lord closes the distance and clinches.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lord obliges.
Lord throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Lord pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Lord lands an elbow inside that Scott shrugs off.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lord.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piff Lord dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott throws a right and a left that Lord avoids nicely.
Scott tries to clinch there but Lord circles away.

Lord closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lord has Scott pushed against the cage.
Lord crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lord connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scott's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scott's defenses.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lord landing knees to the body.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lord lands a knee to the body.
Lord stalling the fight.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Lord has him pressed against the cage.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Scott tries a knee to the head but Lord blocks it.
Lord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lord controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
Lord gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.
Scott lands an elbow inside.
Scott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lord effectively controlling the action here.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lord utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord stalls.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Lord lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lord lands an elbow that stopped Scott in his tracks for a moment.
Scott trying to stall but Lord improves his position.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Scott stalling in the clinch.
Lord tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Lord is controlling him.
Lord is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zane Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Lord creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scott's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lord obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Lord.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lord lands a knee to the head.
Lord avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Lord taking a breather.
Lord is stalling here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piff Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lord, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piff Lord!