PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between General Scorcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Tait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Scorcher
vs
Tait

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, General Scorcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Tait!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tait doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scorcher counters with a big head kick but Tait shrugs it off.
Tait misses with a takedown attempt
and Scorcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Tait tries to sprawl but Scorcher drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Scorcher stands up from half guard.
Tait moves in looking to clinch but Scorcher pushes him off.
Scorcher scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tait momentarily.
Tait fails with the takedown
and Scorcher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
General Scorcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Tait.

Scorcher scores with a takedown into Tait's guard.
Tait wants to sweep but no luck.
Scorcher wants to control from the top but Tait keeps moving.
Scorcher postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorcher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tait has a closed guard, preventing Scorcher from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. General Scorcher wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Scorcher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tait holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Scorcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Scorcher drives through and clinches with Tait against the cage.

Tait manages to pull guard.
Scorcher prevents Tait from getting back to his feet.
Tait keeping moving, preventing Scorcher from controlling successfully.
Tait looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Scorcher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorcher prevents Tait from improving his position.
Scorcher stops Tait from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tait looks gassed!
Scorcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tait keeps working.
Scorcher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scorcher in particular looking to stall.
Scorcher seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorcher controlling the pace.
Scorcher is looking to stall here but Tait recovers full guard.

Scorcher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tait has his takedown stuffed
and Scorcher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tait is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tait.
Tait shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Scorcher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scorcher trying to control but Tait is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tait wants to sweep here but Scorcher controlling him for the moment.
Scorcher is pushing down on Tait's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tait is fighting to maintain full guard but Scorcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Scorcher drops an elbow to the side of Tait's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorcher seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tait trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scorcher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Scorcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tait moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tait misses with a takedown

so Scorcher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scorcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scorcher looking to sit in guard and control but Tait gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scorcher 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.
Tait working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tait is one step ahead there.

Tait is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scorcher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scorcher has escaped and now he's on top!

Tait looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tait is breathing heavily.
Tait throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two 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.
Tait keeping full guard, as Scorcher tries to pass.
Scorcher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tait's guard.
Tait looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Scorcher preventing the sweep.
Scorcher prevents Tait from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tait is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scorcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tait doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tait manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scorcher working a defensive guard here.
Tait won't allow Scorcher to sweep him here.
Tait trying to control the position from guard on top but Scorcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scorcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scorcher is looking to sweep but instead, Tait has passed into half guard.
Scorcher trying to control here.
Tait passes into side control, despite Scorcher's attempt to control the position.
Tait working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scorcher keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Scorcher dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tait fails with the takedown

and Scorcher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scorcher.
Scorcher wants to stand but Tait has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tait manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scorcher manages to get himself to full guard.
Scorcher keeping moving, preventing Tait from controlling successfully.

Scorcher is working an open guard so Tait takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scorcher misses with a takedown attempt - Tait sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George Tait seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorcher leaves Tait with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tait tries for a takedown but Scorcher circles away easily

and Scorcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
General Scorcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Tait.
Tait is trying to break the clinch but Scorcher is controlling him.
Tait tries to break free but Scorcher pushes him back against the cage.
Tait wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scorcher looking to stall.
Tait working aggressively here.

Scorcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Scorcher instigates a clinch.
Tait is pressed up against the cage. Scorcher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tait down to the mat. Tait avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tait closes the distance and pushes Scorcher back into the cage.
Tait jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scorcher walks away with a smile on his face. Tait gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scorcher with a lazy takedown attempt

and Tait counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scorcher wants to get back to full guard but Tait has passed into side control.
Scorcher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorcher is trying to control Tait's posture but Tait avoids it.
Scorcher is looking to regain half guard here but Tait keeps moving and retains side control.
Scorcher takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Scorcher struggling a bit here.
Tait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scorcher keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tait taking a breather here.
Scorcher tries to buck Tait off but Tait is having none of it.
Tait trying to control the action but Scorcher is working from the bottom.

Tait is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scorcher has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Scorcher is looking to regain half guard here but Tait keeps moving and retains side control.
Scorcher is trying to control Tait's posture but Tait avoids it.
Tait remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Scorcher is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Tait comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scorcher 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Scorcher!