PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Squetsie Doubleday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Doubleday
vs
Scott

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Hellbent, Inc.

Demonic Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squetsie Doubleday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Doubleday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott throws a right hand that Doubleday ducks under and follows up with a left that Doubleday also avoids with ease.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott looks to land a combination but Doubleday avoids it well.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Doubleday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott tries to bum rush Doubleday with a series of wild strikes but Doubleday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doubleday checks a leg kick.
Doubleday slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Doubleday tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Doubleday looks for a takedown but Scott sprawls well.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Doubleday changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scott tries to avoid it but Doubleday manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scott to the ground. Scott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doubleday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doubleday wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Scott cracks Doubleday with a good jab.
Scott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doubleday doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Doubleday shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott looks to land a combination but Doubleday avoids it well.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doubleday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott lands a jab to Doubleday's midsection.
Doubleday is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott scores with a body shot.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Scott blocks the strikes from Doubleday.
Scott is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Doubleday will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Doubleday regains half guard.
Scott is controlling the pace.
Doubleday wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Scott seems content to control.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is trying to stand back up but Scott is controlling him
Scott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doubleday is trying to get back to full guard.
Doubleday trying to control from the bottom.
Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
I looks like Scott might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Doubleday is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scott content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Despite being in the dominant position, Brian Scott just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doubleday with a poor takedown
and Scott counters with a series of strikes. Doubleday will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Doubleday has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
Scott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doubleday stops a takedown attempt from Scott.

Doubleday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doubleday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Doubleday.
Doubleday moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubleday closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doubleday wants to stand up but Scott is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Doubleday pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doubleday tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.

Doubleday gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doubleday prevents the takedown attempt.
Doubleday is working for takedown but Scott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doubleday gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.

Doubleday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doubleday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doubleday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doubleday misses with a takedown attempt - Scott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doubleday fails with the takedown

and Scott counters with a shoot takedown. Doubleday fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doubleday looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doubleday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Doubleday trying to control the position.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Doubleday is retaining full guard.
Doubleday wants to stand and escape but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doubleday circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two 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.
Doubleday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doubleday has his takedown stuffed

and Scott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doubleday won't be happy with that.
Scott controlling the position from side mount.
Doubleday is not content to let Scott control the position.
Doubleday is trying to buck Scott off.
Scott trying to control the action but Doubleday is working from the bottom.
Doubleday struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doubleday keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Doubleday decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Doubleday seems content to control.
Scott wants to sweep but Doubleday has passed to side control!
Doubleday landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Doubleday looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scott is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott tries to buck Doubleday off but Doubleday is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doubleday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Doubleday closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scott counters with a one-two to the body.
Doubleday wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Doubleday tries to clinch
and Scott counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Doubleday.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doubleday throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott tries to score with a low kick but Doubleday moves his leg out of the way.
Doubleday avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doubleday tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.

Scott scores with a takedown into Doubleday's guard.
Brian Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doubleday is adopting a defensive guard.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Doubleday looking to control.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doubleday throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott won't allow Doubleday to sweep him here.
Doubleday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doubleday tries to clinch up.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott throws a series of punches but Doubleday moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubleday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doubleday shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doubleday.
Doubleday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doubleday off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Squetsie Doubleday. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doubleday.
Doubleday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doubleday tries to clinch up.
Doubleday tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Doubleday shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.

Doubleday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the ropes.
Doubleday pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Doubleday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scott is trying to drag Doubleday to the mat but Doubleday just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Doubleday looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doubleday breaks the clinch.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Doubleday is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Doubleday tries to clinch

and Scott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Doubleday will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brian Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doubleday manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scott manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleday trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Doubleday working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scott is pulling down on Doubleday's head. It's preventing any offense from Doubleday, at least for the moment.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doubleday's guard.
Doubleday keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Doubleday controls Scott momentarily but Scott frees himself.
Squetsie Doubleday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doubleday throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Scott!