PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Under Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scatman Crothers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dog is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Scatman Crothers acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dog
vs
Crothers

190 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Discount Clothiers

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Under Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scatman Crothers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crothers.
Dog is breathing heavily.

Crothers clinches up with Dog and pushes him back against the cage.
Crothers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crothers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crothers landing knees to the head.

It looks like Under Dog has been cut.
Crothers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dog's face.
Crothers leaning against his opponent.
Crothers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crothers looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Crothers stalls.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Crothers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers is stalling here.
Crothers lands an elbow inside that Dog shrugs off.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Crothers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crothers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dog takes a knee right on the jaw!

Dog is rocked!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crothers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crothers misses with a knee to the head.
Crothers is stalling here.
Crothers lands a knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Crothers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Crothers.
Dog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crothers lands an elbow inside that Dog shrugs off.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Crothers lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Crothers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crothers lands a nice elbow.
Crothers has Dog pressed against the cage.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Crothers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.
Crothers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Crothers's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crothers.
Crothers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crothers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crothers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crothers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to break free but Crothers has control.
Crothers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crothers landing knees to the head.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Dog tries to pull guard but Crothers won't allow it.
Crothers lands a knee to the body.
Crothers landing knees to the body.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Crothers stalling.
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Crothers.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls for Crothers to work.
Crothers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dog wants to break free but Crothers has control.
Crothers scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crothers has Dog pressed against the cage.
Crothers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Dog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Crothers.
Crothers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Crothers.
Crothers lands a nice elbow.
Crothers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crothers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dog has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Crothers.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog tries a body shot but Crothers blocks it.
Crothers landing knees to the body.
Crothers lands an elbow just above Dog 's eye.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Crothers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scatman Crothers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Under Dog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crothers pushes Dog up against the cage in a clinch.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Crothers looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Crothers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dog takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Crothers.
Dog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Crothers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crothers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Crothers.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crothers prevents Dog from breaking the clinch.
Crothers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crothers lands an elbow inside that Dog shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crothers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.
Crothers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crothers scores with a knee to the head.
Crothers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dog lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Crothers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crothers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crothers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dog has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crothers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Crothers.
Crothers scores a nice knee to the body.
Scatman Crothers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crothers landing knees to the body.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Crothers lands a nice knee to the body.
Crothers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crothers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dog blocks it with crossed arms.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dog is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crothers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crothers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Crothers.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Dog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crothers lands a knee to the head.
Crothers tries a knee to the head but Dog blocks it.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crothers smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Under Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crothers tries to work over Dog's front leg with a kick but Dog checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crothers moves into the clinch.
Crothers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crothers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crothers crunches a lovely knee into Dog's ribcage.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Crothers lands a knee to the body.
Come on Crothers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crothers scores with a knee to the head.
Dog takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crothers misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crothers smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dog jumps guard but Crothers stands there with Dog around his waist. Dog gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crothers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dog's face.
Crothers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dog up against the cage.
Crothers lands a nice elbow.
Crothers tries to land a knee to the head but Dog blocks with his arms.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Crothers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crothers misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scatman Crothers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Under Dog's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Dog avoids the head kick by Crothers.
Crothers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dog.
Dog fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Crothers clinches.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dog tries to pull guard but Crothers holds him up against the cage and eventually Dog drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Under Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crothers controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crothers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crothers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crothers scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crothers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crothers lands a knee to the body.
Crothers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers lands a damaging elbow.
Crothers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crothers.
Dog tries to pull guard but Crothers holds him up against the cage and eventually Dog drops back down to his feet.
Crothers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crothers just leaning against Dog, taking a breather.
Crothers lands an elbow that stopped Dog in his tracks for a moment.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Dog letting Crothers take a breather here.
Crothers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dog is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crothers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crothers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crothers smiles and moves away.
Dog tries for a takedown but Crothers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crothers clobbers Dog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crothers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scatman Crothers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crothers works Dog's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Crothers.
Under Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crothers tries to clinch but Dog moves out of range.
Crothers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crothers lands with a kick to the temple. Dog shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Crothers.
Crothers lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crothers connects with a solid leg kick.

Crothers clinches.
Crothers leaning against his opponent.
Dog takes an elbow to the temple.
Crothers landing knees to the body.
Crothers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crothers looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crothers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crothers scores a nice knee to the body.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crothers is keeping busy.
Crothers looking to throw knees to the head but Dog is blocking nicely.
Dog fails to pull guard.
Crothers connects with a knee to the head.
Crothers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dog tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crothers just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crothers misses with a knee strike.
Crothers with a knee to the head.
Dog fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crothers scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Crothers.
Nice elbow from Crothers.
Crothers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crothers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crothers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dog tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crothers smiles and moves away.
Crothers is looking to land body kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Dog blocks the leg kick.
Under Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scatman Crothers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crothers 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 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scatman Crothers!