PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 1123 p4p, 934 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 145 p4p, 126 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawley's choice of entrance music: Jewelry - One More Time. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Scott
vs
Crawley

194 cm
28
215
8 - 1 - 1

191 cm
28
205
8 - 5 - 2

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses the jab.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott cracks Crawley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A cross from Crawley lands.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott scores with a jab.
Scott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scott thuds a left hand into Crawley's body.
David Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawley tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Scott slips a straight right by Crawley.
Scott swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Scott takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crawley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crawley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott won't let Crawley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crawley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott content just to control the position here.
Crawley tries to buck Scott off but he can't manage it.
Crawley is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Scott has taken his back!
Crawley is trying to stand back up.
Scott throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scott looking to break Crawley's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Crawley remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Scott will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawley is trying to get back to his feet but Scott has full control of the position and if anything, Crawley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Scott slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Scott has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Crawley! Can he survive? No! He's out! Scott gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Scott!
During a confident post fight interview, David Scott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.