PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dag Daghammar (ranked 14 p4p, 3 weight class) and Kasey Scorpion (ranked 36 p4p, 6 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daghammar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just like that - Dregen. Scorpion has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Daghammar
vs
Scorpion

185 cm
33
165 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

187 cm
34
160 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Daghammar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasey Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Daghammar slips the punch.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut.

Scorpion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scorpion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Daghammar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Scorpion tries to free his leg and advance position but Daghammar is retaining full guard.
Scorpion wants to control from the top but Daghammar keeps moving.
Scorpion prevents Daghammar from getting back to his feet.
Scorpion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar wants to get back to his feet but Scorpion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scorpion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion wants to control from the top but Daghammar keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daghammar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion jabs at Daghammar's body.
Daghammar staying out of range there.
A cross from Scorpion lands.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into Daghammar's ribs.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Scorpion misses the target.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Daghammar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daghammar.
Scorpion misses the jab.
Kasey Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion works Daghammar's body with a nice hook.
Scorpion shoots in for a double leg but Daghammar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daghammar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Daghammar blocks a jab.
Scorpion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daghammar under the eye.

Scorpion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daghammar is trying to defend but Scorpion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Scorpion trying to control the pace.

Daghammar kicks Scorpion off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daghammar throws a series of punches but Scorpion avoids them all with ease.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Daghammar blocks a jab.
Scorpion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No luck for Scorpion with that takedown attempt.
Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut. Daghammar saw that one coming.
Daghammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scorpion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Scorpion scores with a jab. Daghammar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar slips a jab from Scorpion.
Daghammar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Daghammar.
Scorpion cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Daghammar misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Scorpion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Scorpion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daghammar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Daghammar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daghammar with a jab.
Scorpion throws a right hand that misses
and Scorpion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scorpion lands with a cross.
Daghammar avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion throws a hook but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scorpion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasey Scorpion dominated that round.
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.

Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scorpion misses with a right hand
enabling Daghammar to counter with a crisp jab.
Daghammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daghammar misses with a left hand
and Scorpion counters with a right hand to the body.
Scorpion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scorpion misses with the combination.
Daghammar misses with a series of wild punches.
Scorpion missing with a left hand there. Daghammar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scorpion, as that shot connected.
Daghammar misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion looks to throw the jab but Daghammar is out of range.
Scorpion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Scorpion.
A little feinted left hand from Daghammar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Daghammar counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar moves out of range as Scorpion strikes.
Nice shot lands for Daghammar.

Scorpion is rocked!
Scorpion throws a combination. Daghammar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scorpion or perhaps it was just good defense by Daghammar, which made it look bad.
Scorpion dodges the punch combination from Daghammar.
Scorpion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Daghammar lands a stunning uppercut that sends Scorpion to the mat!
Scorpion is still in real trouble! Can Daghammar finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Scorpion looking for submissions off his back.
Daghammar working the head and body with strikes.

Scorpion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scorpion seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Scorpion looking for submissions off his back.
Daghammar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Daghammar there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daghammar lands a nice short elbow.
Daghammar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daghammar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Daghammar trying to control from Scorpion's half guard. Scorpion has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Daghammar lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar wants to control from the top but Scorpion keeps moving.
Scorpion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daghammar cracks Scorpion with a solid left hand.
Scorpion controlling the position.

Scorpion is looking for a triangle but Daghammar pushes his legs off easily.
Daghammar trying to control but Scorpion is working from the bottom.

Scorpion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daghammar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daghammar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daghammar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scorpion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daghammar lands a couple of digs.
Daghammar with a flurry of punches that miss.

Daghammar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scorpion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daghammar has managed to get both his arms back between Scorpion's legs - danger averted.
Daghammar with a nice head shot there.

Scorpion working for a triangle but Daghammar defends it easily.
Daghammar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Scorpion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daghammar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daghammar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Daghammar dominated that second round.
That's time! Daghammar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Scorpion throws a hook but Daghammar avoids it easily.
Daghammar throwing a counter right hand but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Daghammar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scorpion doesn't seem bothered though.
Scorpion throws a hook but Daghammar avoids it easily.
Scorpion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daghammar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Scorpion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daghammar's half guard.
Scorpion is trying to control the action in half guard but Daghammar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daghammar is looking to escape.
Scorpion is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Daghammar being controlled here, momentarily.
Daghammar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scorpion is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Scorpion jabs at Daghammar's body.
Daghammar loads up on a big right hand but Scorpion slips the punch.
Daghammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Daghammar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scorpion lands a slapping body shot.
Scorpion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Daghammar doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Scorpion - just one landing.
Scorpion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daghammar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scorpion misses with a body shot
and Daghammar counters with a nice uppercut.

Scorpion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scorpion just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar is trying to buck Scorpion off.
Scorpion controlling from side mount.
Scorpion wants to control but Daghammar is keeping him busy.
Scorpion prevents Daghammar from escaping the position.
Scorpion moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Daghammar prevents Scorpion from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Scorpion has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Daghammar!
Scorpion content just to control the position here.
Daghammar prevents Scorpion from taking his back.
Scorpion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scorpion sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daghammar is squirming around, avoiding Scorpion's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasey Scorpion really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daghammar staying out of range there.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Daghammar avoids the punch easily.
Daghammar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daghammar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scorpion throws a right hand that misses
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with a takedown attempt - Daghammar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but Daghammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daghammar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daghammar manages to avoid it.
Daghammar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Kasey Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daghammar slips a straight right by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a left hand
and Daghammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daghammar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Daghammar moves out of range.
Daghammar slips a straight right by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand

and Daghammar counters with a left hand that sends Scorpion to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daghammar gets to his feet - Scorpion follows without any prompting.
Daghammar cracks Scorpion with a hook to the temple - Scorpion is on wobbly legs here! Daghammar swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Scorpion falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Daghammar wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dag Daghammar!
Dag Daghammar retains his lightweight title!
Dag Daghammar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.