PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Scull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Tretow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretow has chosen Days of Thunder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dennis Tretow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Scull
vs
Tretow

170 cm
27
147 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

178 cm
29
143 lbs
14 - 24 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Scull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Tretow!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Scull blocks the leg kick.

Scull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tretow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Tretow breaks the clinch.

Tretow clinches with his opponent.

Tretow has picked Scull up - he's going for a ride! Tretow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tretow is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dennis Tretow.
Tretow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tretow throws a leg kick that misses.
Tretow throws a head kick but Scull moves out of range.

Scull has closed the distance and engaged Tretow in a clinch.
Scull lands a knee to the head.
Scull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scull tries a knee to the head but Tretow blocks it.
Tretow has had enough of the clinch but Scull keeps him there for the moment.
Scull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tretow takes an elbow to the temple.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tretow throws a series of punches but Scull avoids them all with ease.
Scull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Scull drives through and clinches with Tretow against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tretow blocks an elbow strike from Scull.
A frustrated look appears on Tretow's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tretow has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Scull clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Tretow has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Scull has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tretow slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow trying to control.
Scull looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tretow is riding his opponent, not letting Scull buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tretow looking for the choke but no joy.
Tretow is riding his opponent, not letting Scull buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Tretow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick from Scull lands but Tretow takes it in his stride.

Scull closes the distance and clinches.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Scull.
Some bone on bone action there as Scull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Scull closes the distance and pushes Tretow back into the cage.
Scull managing to block the knees to the body from Tretow.
Tretow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scull avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Scull stops a takedown attempt from Tretow.
Scull avoiding damage as Tretow throws knees to the body.
Tretow is trying to pull guard but Scull turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jason Scull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Tretow.
Tretow tries a body shot but Scull blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scull tries to land a knee to the head but Tretow blocks with his arms.

Tretow has Scull pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tretow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Scull tumbling to the mat - Tretow dives into Scull's guard.
Tretow is looking to work some ground and pound but Scull has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scull is looking to stand up but Tretow isn't so interested in that idea.
Scull wants to get back to his feet but Tretow passes into half guard.
Scull is looking for a sweep. Tretow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Scull is not content to let Tretow control the position.
Tretow stops Scull from getting back to his feet.

Dennis Tretow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tretow throws a leg kick
and Scull counters with a head kick. That will keep Tretow thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Tretow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scull misses with a knee to the head.
Scull lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Dennis Tretow has been cut.
Tretow can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scull misses with a knee to the head.
Tretow tries to pull guard but Scull forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scull throws an elbow but misses.
Tretow tries to break free but Scull pushes him back against the cage.
Scull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tretow avoids it.
Scull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tretow's efforts to push away.
Tretow takes an elbow to the temple.
Tretow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scull avoids it.
Tretow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tretow tries to circle away but Scull has him pinned against the cage.
Scull dodges an elbow strike from Tretow.
Scull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scull pushes off an throws an elbow but Tretow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jason Scull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tretow avoids it.
Scull lands an elbow just above Tretow 's eye.
Scull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tretow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tretow's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tretow. That did some damage!
Scull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tretow. Tretow obviously looking to wear him down.
Tretow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Scull connects with a leg kick. Tretow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Scull clinches.
Scull tries to land a knee to the head but Tretow blocks with his arms.
Tretow tries to break the clinch but Scull is controlling the position.
Scull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scull throws an elbow but it misses.
Tretow wants to get back to striking at distance but Scull won't allow it.
Scull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tretow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scull tries a knee to the head but Tretow blocks it.
Tretow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tretow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tretow looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Scull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dennis Tretow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Tretow misses with a combination
and Scull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Scull as Tretow shoots in.
Tretow shoots in looking for a takedown but Scull manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tretow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Tretow instigates a clinch.
Scull lands an elbow just above Tretow 's eye.
Scull lands a damaging elbow.
Tretow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tretow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scull misses with a knee to the head.
Scull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tretow is trying to push Scull away but Scull has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scull lands an elbow inside.
Scull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scull crunches a lovely knee into Tretow's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scull landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tretow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tretow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Scull obliges.
Tretow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tretow can't break the clinch.
Tretow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tretow avoids it.

Tretow has hold of one of Scull's legs. Scull is fighting the takedown attempt but Tretow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tretow stops Scull from standing up.
Scull keeping moving, preventing Tretow from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dennis Tretow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Scull misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tretow throws a low kick but Scull moves out of range easily.

Tretow drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tretow wants to control from the top but Scull keeps moving.
Tretow's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dennis Tretow.
Scull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tretow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scull blocks the body kick.
Scull throws a series of punches but Tretow moves out of range.
Tretow throws a series of punches but Scull moves out of range.
Tretow throws a sloppy head kick and Scull moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Scull.
Scull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tretow's calf.
Jason Scull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tretow fails to land with a series of punches.
Tretow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jason Scull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tretow takes one to the side of the head.
No joy there for Scull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Scull.
That kick from Scull tenderised Tretow's leg. Tretow is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tretow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scull.
Tretow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Scull closes the distance and pushes Tretow back into the cage.
Tretow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tretow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jason Scull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Tretow.
Scull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tretow blocks it with crossed arms.
Tretow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scull walks away with a smile on his face. Tretow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jason Scull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scull lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tretow backs up against the cage.

Scull pushes Tretow up against the cage in a clinch.
Tretow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Scull showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scull 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Scull!
Jason Scull seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.