PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 749 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Biscuit Oliva (ranked 104 p4p, 134 weight class). Oliva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Biscuit Oliva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Scott's chin.

Scott
vs
Oliva

194 cm
28
215
8 - 0 - 1

187 cm
28
215
12 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott staying out of range there.
Oliva misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Oliva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliva.
Oliva cracks Scott with a good jab.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott throwing a counter right hand but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Oliva cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Oliva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva slips a jab from Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that Oliva avoids nicely.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Nice defenses there by Scott.
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Scott is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliva.
Oliva throws a shot to the body.
Scott cracks Oliva with an open hand slap.

It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva staying out of range there.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Oliva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot lands for Oliva.
Scott misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Scott has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Scott throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Oliva misses.
Oliva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oliva to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott checks a low kick from Oliva.
Oliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oliva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva blocks a jab.
Oliva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oliva throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oliva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Scott had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oliva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliva lands a right hook to the body.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oliva.
Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Scott tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva throws a leg kick that misses.
Oliva lands an overhand right.
Scott throws a jab but it's blocked by Oliva.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott throws a series of punches but Oliva avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Oliva lands a body shot.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliva lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
Oliva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva lands a nice shot to the body.
Scott slips under a jab from Oliva.
Scott thuds his right hand into Oliva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scott stuns Oliva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Oliva counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
That's time! Scott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oliva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oliva misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Scott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oliva.
Scott has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Scott avoids the body shot from Oliva.
It looked like Scott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Scott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva lands the left hand.
Oliva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliva throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Oliva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Good exchange - Oliva coming out on top.
Oliva stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Oliva misses
and Scott counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliva wants to land a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Oliva throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Oliva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.
Oliva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliva misses with a right hand
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliva misses the jab.
Oliva misses with a hook to the body
and Scott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliva thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott slips a straight right by Oliva.
Oliva missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Oliva lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott lands with a right hand.
Oliva misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Scott moves out of range as Oliva strikes.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Oliva thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
Scott punishes Oliva's body with a nice straight punch.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Scott might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Scott throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva feints a counter leg kick.
Oliva just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliva cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva misses with a left hand
and Scott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Oliva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliva throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Oliva throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Oliva misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Oliva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scott's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott digs a good hook to Oliva's body.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliva.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Oliva ducks down to avoid it.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Oliva looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.
Oliva misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Scott misses the target.
Scott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliva was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Oliva lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Biscuit Oliva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Biscuit Oliva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Scott throws a jab when Oliva was well out of range.
Oliva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oliva throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Scott misses the target.
Oliva looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Scott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Scott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Oliva's head but Oliva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliva throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliva as he connects with a hook.
Oliva misses with a right hand

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott passes into half guard.
Oliva tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Oliva is defending the position.
Oliva tries to roll over but Scott keeps him under control.
Oliva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
David Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oliva trying to control here.
Oliva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Scott is staying active.
Scott passes to side control.
Oliva is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.

Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Oliva has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Oliva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oliva can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott takes a swing at Oliva's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target.
Oliva avoids the body shot from Scott.
Oliva throws a head kick that misses
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott moves away from the strike by Oliva.
Oliva cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliva manages to avoid it.
Scott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oliva throws a jab when Scott was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Scott misses its target.

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 David Scott.
I think Oliva 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Biscuit Oliva!
After winning the bout, Biscuit Oliva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.