PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Secronger Scuttler (ranked 4490 p4p, 25517 weight class) and Ace Victory (ranked 423 p4p, 544 weight class). Ace Victory is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Scuttler
vs
Victory

193 cm
19
256
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
230
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Secronger Scuttler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Victory!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victory feints and then cracks Scuttler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scuttler down.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Victory has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Victory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Victory connects with a body shot that sends Scuttler's belly button to the back.
Scuttler fails with the takedown
and Victory counters with a head kick.
Victory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Victory.

It looks like Secronger Scuttler has been cut.
Scuttler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Victory fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Scuttler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Victory lands with a slapping head kick.
Secronger Scuttler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scuttler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Victory.
Scuttler closes the distance and clinches up with Victory, looking for a takedown. Scuttler pushes Victory against the cage but Victory circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Secronger Scuttler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Victory misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scuttler fails with a takedown attempt.
Victory is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Victory defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scuttler.

Victory moves into the clinch successfully.

Victory pulls guard.
Victory wants to get back to his feet but Scuttler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Victory has control of Scuttler's left arm, preventing Scuttler from doing any damage.
Scuttler trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scuttler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Victory throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Victory is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Scuttler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scuttler trying to control but Victory is working from the bottom.
Scuttler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Victory is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttler is looking to clinch but Victory is avoiding it.
Victory is looking for the big counter here.
Victory stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Victory wants it to stay on the feet.
Scuttler throws a push kick but Victory slaps the foot to one side.

Victory tries to sprawl but Scuttler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scuttler is breathing heavily.
Victory wants to control but Scuttler is keeping busy.
Victory is trying to get back to full guard.
Scuttler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Scuttler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scuttler not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuttler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scuttler stops Victory from getting back to his feet.

Victory has one foot on Scuttler's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Victory lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Victory.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Scuttler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Victory is trying to defend but Scuttler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Victory avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scuttler.
Scuttler is trying to control. Victory wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Victory on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Victory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Secronger Scuttler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scuttler shoots in but Victory avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Scuttler scores with a takedown into Victory's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scuttler won't allow Victory to get back to his feet.
Victory controls Scuttler momentarily but Scuttler frees himself.
Victory managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scuttler looking to pass the guard.
Scuttler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttler stops Victory from standing up.
Scuttler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Victory is proving hard to escape from.
Scuttler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Scuttler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scuttler trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scuttler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victory swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victory is trying to keep Scuttler in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scuttler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scuttler advances position into side control!
Victory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Scuttler goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Victory has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Scuttler but great work by Victory.
Victory working away.
Scuttler manages to get back to half guard.
Scuttler tries to roll over but Victory keeps him under control.
Scuttler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Victory trying to control the position from guard on top but Scuttler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory advances position into side control!
Secronger Scuttler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scuttler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Victory wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Scuttler's face as Victory controls the position.
Scuttler struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Victory stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Scuttler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Victory sprawls well. Victory wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scuttler gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scuttler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victory stuns Scuttler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Victory slaps away a takedown attempt from Scuttler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Victory tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Secronger Scuttler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victory shoots for a double leg takedown but Scuttler sprawls well. He's pushed Victory's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Victory clinches up against the cage.
Victory wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ace Victory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Secronger Scuttler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Victory has closed the distance and engaged Scuttler in a clinch.
Victory has Scuttler pressed against the cage, preventing Scuttler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Victory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scuttler tries to clinch but Victory is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scuttler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Victory fails with the takedown.
Victory tries to clinch but Scuttler moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scuttler misses with a takedown
and Victory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Victory gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Victory lands a knee to the body.

Scuttler is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Victory can't fight it off and eventually Scuttler manages to take the fight to the floor. Victory looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Victory had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scuttler defends it easily.
Scuttler trying to control the position from guard on top but Victory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Victory pushes Scuttler off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scuttler is defended easily by Victory.
Victory is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Secronger Scuttler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttler with a poor takedown
and Victory counters with a three punch combo that has Scuttler backing up. Scuttler nods at Victory to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victory scores with a nice strike.
Scuttler fails to land the takedown.
Secronger Scuttler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Victory rushes Scuttler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Victory lands a hook that snaps the head of Scuttler backwards.
Scuttler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Victory pulls guard effortlessly.
Victory is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Victory not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Victory looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scuttler looks like he's trying to stand up.
Victory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scuttler gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victory passes into half guard.
Scuttler moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scuttler holds on and takes a little breather.
Victory pushes down on Scuttler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Secronger Scuttler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ace Victory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Victory performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Victory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Victory has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Victory!
Our winner, Ace Victory, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.