PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux has chosen Bloodsport as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scott
vs
Dux

188 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 Las Vegas, Brian Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Scott shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dux's guard.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dux trying to control the position.
Dux striking off his back but it's not causing Scott any problems.
Dux looking to control.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott passes into half guard.
Scott controlling the action here.
Scott is pressing down on Dux's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dux is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dux trying to control here.
Dux pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.
Scott looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Scott's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dux trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Scott looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brian Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scott lands a with a good body shot.
Scott scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Scott connects with a jab.
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Brian Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dux looks gassed!

Scott gets the takedown into side control.
Scott is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dux's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dux being controlled for a moment.
Dux wants to control but Scott postures up.
Scott taking a breather here.
Dux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four 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.
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.
A lull in the action here as Scott stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Dux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Scott stalls from top position.
Scott has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brian Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Scott both land. Nice combination.
Scott lands a two punch combo.

Scott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Scott showed some decent athleticism there.
Dux is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
Scott is really stuck here.
Dux trying to control momentarily.
Scott breaks Dux's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux trying to control the position.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Scott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is trying to control the position but Scott postures up.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott prevents Dux from getting back to his feet.
Scott postures up.
Scott advances position into side control!
Scott works to advance to full mount. Dux defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dux is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from mount.
Dux wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Scott controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brian Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dux.

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.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dux.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dux manages to avoid it.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Dux moves into range and clinches up with Scott.

Dux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from Dux. Dux gets slowly back to his feet.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Scott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brian Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
Scott misses with the combination.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dux tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dux tries to clinch up.

Scott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dux tries to kick Scott off but Scott keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dux is looking to improve his position.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dux trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brian Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dux is looking to improve his position.
Scott content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott trying to advance position but Dux counters by regaining guard.
Scott trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Brian Scott just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dux misses with a takedown
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a head kick by Dux.
Scott throws a right hand that Dux ducks under and follows up with a left that Dux also avoids with ease.
Dux avoids the body shot from Scott.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dux misses with a looping left.
Dux wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.

Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Dux is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
Brian Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott controlling from the full mount.
Dux sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dux manages to get to full guard.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott content to stall in guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

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