PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Translucent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Kanye West - Power as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Translucent
vs
Scott

185 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Translucent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Translucent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scott. Scott obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Translucent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Translucent checks a leg kick.
Scott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scott lands with a good body shot.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott avoids the head kick by Translucent.

Translucent pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Translucent swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Translucent lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Translucent.
Translucent prevents Scott from breaking the clinch.
Translucent has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Scott is trying to drag Translucent to the mat but Translucent just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Translucent - that landed with a thud.

Scott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Translucent misses with a kick to the body
and Scott counters with a left to the body.
Translucent slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Translucent sees coming a mile off.
Translucent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Translucent looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Translucent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Translucent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scott. Translucent shrugs it off though.
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!
Translucent thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Translucent blocks the leg kick.
Mr Translucent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Translucent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Translucent cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Translucent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Translucent in his tracks.

Translucent clinches with his opponent.
Translucent misses with some punches.
Translucent throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Translucent lands a nice shot to the body.
Translucent misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Translucent after a bit of a struggle.
Translucent misses with a short punch on the inside.
Translucent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Translucent has the dominant position.
Translucent misses with the head strike.
Translucent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Translucent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Translucent.
Translucent wants to stall.
Translucent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Translucent is defending well.
Mr Translucent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Scott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Translucent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Translucent fails to land.
Scott throws a head punch that misses.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Translucent prevents Scott from breaking the clinch.
Translucent lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Translucent lands with a right to the head.
Translucent misses with a body punch.
Translucent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Translucent gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott can't break the clinch.
Scott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Translucent lands with a short shot to the head.
Translucent misses with a punch on the inside.
Scott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Scott wants to break free but Translucent has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Translucent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Scott scores with a spinning back kick!

Translucent moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Translucent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Translucent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scott trying to stall but Translucent improves his position.
Translucent stalling the fight.

Scott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott slips a straight right by Translucent.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from Translucent. Translucent gets slowly back to his feet.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Translucent finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Translucent tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Translucent throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott scores with a spinning back kick!
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Translucent counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Translucent as he checks the leg kick.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Translucent.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Translucent sees coming a mile off.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Translucent's front leg but catches the back leg as Translucent tries to avoid it.
Translucent throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Translucent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott cracks the inside of Translucent's front leg.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Translucent throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Translucent loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott looks for the body kick but Translucent saw that one coming.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Translucent sees coming a mile off.
Translucent doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Translucent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Translucent drives through and clinches with Scott against the cage.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scott lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Translucent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Translucent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Translucent lands a head shot.
Translucent blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Translucent throws a head kick that half lands.
Maximus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Translucent misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Scott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Translucent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Translucent.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Translucent's front leg but catches the back leg as Translucent tries to avoid it.
Scott cracks Translucent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Translucent. That snapped Scott's head back.
Translucent lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Translucent takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Translucent blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Translucent misses with a right hand
and Scott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Translucent cracks Scott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Translucent does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Translucent tries to clinch up.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Translucent. Translucent obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Translucent checks a leg kick.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Translucent fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Translucent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Scott'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. This is the final round!

Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Translucent checks a leg kick.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Translucent throws a head kick that misses.
Translucent throws a leg kick but Scott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott looks to land a combination. Translucent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scott throws a leg kick
enabling Translucent to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Translucent sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Translucent was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Translucent lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Translucent throws an off balance right hand
and Scott counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Scott as Translucent shoots in.
Translucent is looking to land body kicks.
Translucent tries to clinch up.

Translucent moves into the clinch.
Translucent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Translucent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Translucent throws a body kick that misses.
Translucent throws a sloppy head kick
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Translucent throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Translucent sees coming a mile off.
Maximus Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with the combination.
A jab from Translucent misses.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Translucent misses with a right hand
and Scott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Translucent throws the kick towards the body but Scott avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott fakes the leg kick and cracks Translucent in the body.
Translucent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Translucent blocks a jab.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a cross.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Translucent under the eye.
Translucent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Translucent throws a low kick, looking for Scott's leg but Scott calmly moves out of range.
Translucent is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Translucent blocks the body kick.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.

Translucent is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Oh Translucent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Look low, kick high! Scott uses the oldest trick in the book to send Translucent tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Scott is absolutely delighted - when Translucent wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.