PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the ring accompanied by Randy Couture. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Couture
vs
Scott

185 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

188 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Win Nutritional

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scott.
Couture doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Couture backs up against the ropes.

Scott scores a takedown into full mount!
Couture tries to hold on but Scott postures up.
Scott working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Scott.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott landing punches.
Scott trying to control but Couture is having none of it.
Scott with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working Couture over with strikes here.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scott putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott landing punches.
Scott landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott wants to control the pace but Couture is squirming around nicely.
Couture can't escape the position.
Couture regains half guard.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Scott is looking to advance position but Couture won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Couture is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Couture somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Couture tries to keep control of the position but Scott is staying busy.
Scott trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Scott staying busy and making it hard for Couture to control.
Scott takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Scott wants to escape the position.
Scott staying busy and making it hard for Couture to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Scott!
Scott tries to break free.
Couture lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Scott.
Couture is working the ground and pound. Can Scott escape?
The referee is taking a good look at Scott as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Couture!

Couture is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Scott has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Couture trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Scott rolls, trying to escape but Couture keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scott tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Couture looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott is looking to improve his position but Couture isn't that keen on the idea.
Couture trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Couture postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Scott looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott works Couture's body with a nice hook.
Scott chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Scott feints and as Couture raises his hands in defense, Scott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture prevents Scott from getting the reversal.
Scott taking shots to the head.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Couture is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Scott regains half guard.
Couture has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control here.
Couture moves into full mount! Scott won't be happy about that!
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
Scott can't escape the position.
Couture controlling from mount.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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.
Scott wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brian Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scott regains half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Scott tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Couture has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Couture landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Scott takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Couture landing strikes from the mount.
Scott in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Couture scoring with strikes but Scott is staying in there.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scott is looking to improve his position but Couture isn't that keen on the idea.
Couture cracks Scott with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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.
Couture landing shots from mount.
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Scott really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Couture gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott 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.

Randy Couture dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Couture with a poor takedown
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott lands with a nice body punch.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Couture on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott lands a jab to the head.
Scott lands a two punch combo.
Scott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Couture at a distance.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott stands up over Couture, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Couture blocks nicely.
Scott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Couture is on top in guard.

Scott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Scott counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Couture wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.

Scott stands up from Couture's guard - Scott perhaps looking for a knockout.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Scott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Couture on the side of the head.
Couture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott throws a leg kick but Couture moved away.

Couture scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Couture.
Couture landing punches.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Couture controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Couture cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Couture lands a big shot there that rocks Scott but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scott can't escape the position.
Scott is trying to stand up.
Couture lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture with the ground and pound from mount.
Couture lands a heavy elbow.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Scott tries to reverse the position but Couture maintains control.
Couture sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Couture trying to control but Scott is having none of it.
Couture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scott 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

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