PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aris Lithoxoidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scott
vs
Lithoxoidis

188 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aris Lithoxoidis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lithoxoidis looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis swinging wilding here.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Aris Lithoxoidis has been cut.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Lithoxoidis misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott looks to land a combination but Lithoxoidis avoids it well.
Lithoxoidis throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Aris Lithoxoidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Lithoxoidis misses.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a head kick.
Lithoxoidis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lithoxoidis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lithoxoidis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Lithoxoidis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lithoxoidis throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lithoxoidis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott moves out of range as Lithoxoidis strikes.
Lithoxoidis throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Lithoxoidis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lithoxoidis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott lands a nice hook to Lithoxoidis's body. Lithoxoidis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott cracks Lithoxoidis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lithoxoidis looks gassed!
Scott misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scott checks a leg kick.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lithoxoidis counters with a two punch combo.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis misses with a head kick.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lithoxoidis backs up against the ropes.
Lithoxoidis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott throws a body punch but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild body kick that Scott sees coming a mile off.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Lithoxoidis does no damage.
Lithoxoidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott clobbers Lithoxoidis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a left and a right that stings Lithoxoidis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Lithoxoidis saw it coming and moves away.
Lithoxoidis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Lithoxoidis.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Lithoxoidis misses with a wild combination.

Scott scores a takedown into full mount!
Lithoxoidis is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Lithoxoidis is holding on tight.
Lithoxoidis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aris Lithoxoidis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lithoxoidis throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Lithoxoidis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lithoxoidis counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott swings for the body but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis misses with a two punch combination.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lithoxoidis counters with a leg kick.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a thumping low kick.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lithoxoidis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brian Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lithoxoidis scores with a nice head shot.
Lithoxoidis throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott is working the combinations to good effect here.
Scott's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scott duly obliges.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lithoxoidis backs up against the ropes.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis misses with a straight right.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott blocks a head kick by Lithoxoidis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis avoids them all with ease.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lithoxoidis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lithoxoidis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott tries to bum rush Lithoxoidis with a series of wild strikes but Lithoxoidis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lithoxoidis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

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.
Scott stuns Lithoxoidis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lithoxoidis's knee momentarily.
Brian Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Lithoxoidis checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Scott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lithoxoidis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott swinging wilding here.
Lithoxoidis tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lithoxoidis counters with a thumping low kick.
Lithoxoidis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott moves out of range.
Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
enabling Scott to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Scott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Scott moves out of range as Lithoxoidis strikes.
Lithoxoidis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lithoxoidis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott scores with a jab. Lithoxoidis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lithoxoidis is looking to score with low kicks.
Scott lands with a shot to the body.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Lithoxoidis counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lithoxoidis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lithoxoidis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lithoxoidis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lithoxoidis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Lithoxoidis backing up. Lithoxoidis nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aris Lithoxoidis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lithoxoidis throws a combination that misses
and Scott counters with a three punch combo that has Lithoxoidis backing up. Lithoxoidis nods at Scott to acknowledge the strikes.
Scott staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lithoxoidis.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Scott thuds a left hand into Lithoxoidis's body.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott looks to land a combination but Lithoxoidis avoids it well.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lithoxoidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
A left lands for Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Lithoxoidis.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a body kick.
Lithoxoidis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lithoxoidis dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott tries to score with a low kick but Lithoxoidis moves his leg out of the way.
Lithoxoidis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scott.
Lithoxoidis looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Lithoxoidis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Lithoxoidis settles back down.
Lithoxoidis misses with a body shot
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lithoxoidis throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lithoxoidis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lithoxoidis misses with a double jab
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lithoxoidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lithoxoidis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lithoxoidis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lithoxoidis misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Lithoxoidis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lithoxoidis.
Lithoxoidis misses with a combination
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
Lithoxoidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott lands a lovely overhand right.
Lithoxoidis swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Lithoxoidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Scott finds it's target.
Lithoxoidis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott scores with a one two! Lithoxoidis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Scott.
Lithoxoidis with a nice cross.
Scott moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brian Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lithoxoidis counters with a head kick.
Scott throws a right and a left that Lithoxoidis avoids nicely.
Scott throws a series of punches but Lithoxoidis moves out of range.
Scott misses with a double jab.
Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Lithoxoidis.
Aris Lithoxoidis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lithoxoidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott avoids the head kick by Lithoxoidis.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lithoxoidis.
Scott throws a combination. Lithoxoidis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Scott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lithoxoidis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott.
Lithoxoidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lithoxoidis throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Lithoxoidis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Scott throws a right hand that Lithoxoidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lithoxoidis also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Scott!