PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Scissors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scissors kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paper Cut - Linkin Park. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Scissors
vs
Champion

181 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Scissors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Champion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scissors stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Champion misses with a two punch combination.
Champion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scissors manages to avoid it.
Scissors drops his hands momentarily and Champion takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Champion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scissors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scissors tries to clinch but Champion moves out of range.
Scissors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Champion.
Scissors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scissors lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Champion as he connects with a hook.
Scissors tries to clinch there but Champion circles away.
Scissors avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Scissors tries to close the distance and clinch but Champion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Champion tried to score with a low kick but Scissors checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scissors moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Sam Champion has been cut.
Champion punishes Scissors's body with a nice straight punch.
Scissors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scissors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Champion.
Champion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scissors counters with a good low kick that Champion was not able to check.
Scissors tries to clinch there but Champion circles away.

Nice combo by Champion! Oh, that's hurt him - Scissors falls to the canvas and Champion follows him into side control.

Scissors is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Champion has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Scissors is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scissors misses with a kick to the body.
Scissors seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion misses with a double jab
and Scissors counters with a right hand to the body.
Scissors swinging wildly here.
Scissors with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scissors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champion.
Scissors misses with a body shot.
Scissors slips a jab and a cross from Champion.
Scissors thows a left - swing and a miss!
Champion digs a good body shot into Scissors's ribs.
Champion misses with a combination
and Scissors counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Champion.
Champion moves out of range of the leg kick from Scissors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion tests Scissors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Champion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Champion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Champion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Champion misses with the combination.
Scissors throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and Scissors counters with a stiff right hand.
Scissors dodges the punch combination from Champion.
Nice body punch from Scissors.
Champion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Champion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scissors sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scissors throws a sloppy head kick and Champion moves out of range easily.
Scissors throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Scissors misses
and Champion cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Champion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scissors bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Scissors clinches up with Champion and pushes him back against the cage.
Scissors stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Scissors breaks the clinch.
Champion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scissors.
Champion looks to score with a jab to the body but Scissors is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Champion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Champion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scissors lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Champion scores with a hook to the body. Scissors takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Champion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scissors ducks under a wild hook from Champion.
Champion fails to land with a series of punches.
Scissors is looking to clinch.
Champion scores with a nice head shot.
Champion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Champion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scissors counters with a nice body shot.
Champion tries to bum rush Scissors with a series of wild strikes but Scissors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scissors throws a sloppy head kick and Champion moves out of range easily.
Champion lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sam Champion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scissors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion throws a combination that misses

and Scissors counters by clinching up.
Scissors 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.
Scissors works on Champion's body with a couple of short punches.

Champion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scissors rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Champion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Champion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scissors moves away.
Champion tries to bum rush Scissors with a series of wild strikes but Scissors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and Scissors counters with a nice body shot.
Scissors lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Scissors tries to clinch up but Champion circles away and keeps his distance.
Scissors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scissors swinging wildly here.
Champion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scissors counters with a nice uppercut.
Scissors connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scissors scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Champion does no damage.
Champion keeps the fight on the outside.
Scissors throws and low kick but Champion moves out of range easily.
Champion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scissors.
Scissors steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Champion.
Scissors tries to clinch
and Champion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Champion cracks the inside of Scissors's front leg.
Scissors darts in trying to clinch
and Champion counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissors doesn't manage to clinch there - Champion circles away.
Champion wants to slow Scissors down by chopping away at his legs.
Champion misses with a combination

and Scissors moves into the clinch.
Champion wants to get back to striking at distance but Scissors won't allow it.

Scissors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scissors tries to clinch there but Champion circles away.
Champion misses with the combination.
Champion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scissors.
Champion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scissors throws a head kick but Champion moves out of range.
Scissors throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Champion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Champion throws a lazy head kick
and Scissors counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Champion thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion misses with a combination

and Scissors counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scissors.

Scissors has Champion pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Scissors pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Champion tumbling to the mat - Scissors dives into Champion's guard.
Scissors wants to control from the top but Champion keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scissors throwing strikes from guard but Champion blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Scissors will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Champion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Champion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scissors thuds his right hand into Champion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scissors tries to clinch but Champion moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scissors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Champion lands a jab-cross combination.
Champion throws a combination that misses
and Champion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scissors takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Champion throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Scissors lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Champion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Champion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scissors counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Champion misses with a combination
and Scissors counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion fails to land with a series of punches.
Champion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scissors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scissors bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Champion misses.
Kyle Scissors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champion throws a shot from downtown. Scissors moves away and avoids it.
Scissors tries to close the distance and clinch but Champion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Champion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scissors lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Champion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Champion misses with a hook to the body

and Scissors counters by moving into the clinch.
Scissors stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scissors pulls guard.
Champion throwing strikes from guard but Scissors blocks nicely.
Champion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scissors's guard.
Champion preventing the sweep.
Scissors bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Champion's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scissors is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scissors's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scissors slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scissors trying to control from half guard but Champion is working away.
Champion wants to control but Scissors is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scissors wants to stand up but Champion has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Scissors not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Scissors showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scissors has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Scissors!