Placing MMA judging under the microscope after each UFC event, The Couchside Judges examine all the rounds fight fans are debating at home. Hopefully, you’ll learn a thing or two along the way.
Episodes
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
A whole lot of rounds in a decision-fest at UFC Apex, but the judging was largely on point. Still, the lone split decision from Saturday got MMA Twitter in a tizzy. Was it warranted? Scott and Dan will be the judge of that.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Finishes, as far as the eye can see! With so much abbreviated action at UFC Apex, Scott and Dan had just three rounds to examine from this weekend's action. But two of them came from the thrilling main event and, predicably, ruffled some feathers despite all three judges giving the fight to Max Holloway, as virtually all agreed. The CSJ break down the first two rounds to see if the outcry had any merit.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Scott reports back on his experience covering UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden and explains why even a seat 10 feet from the octagon is too far away to appropriately score a fight. And with both championship fights decided on a pair of Contested Rounds, it's a no brainer that Dan and Scott examine who won each frame — and the titles.
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
The sequel to one of the best fights of 2019 arrives this weekend at Madison Square Garden as Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington meet once again at UFC 268. Although the first fight didn't quite make it to the judges, Scott and Dan decided to put it through the Past Judgment treatment anyway, evaluating the first 4:10 of Round 5 to decide who was in better shape going into the final frame and what the scorecards might have looked like using the CSJ Criteria.
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
The Score's Nick Baldwin joins as guest CSJ as Dan and Scott break down the fallout from UFC 267. The trio also revisit the judging in Abu Dhabi, which was largely on point. What was *not* impressive? The refereeing in Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos' win over Benoit Saint Denis, which did not please anyone on the show.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
After what felt like a weeklong event, PFL completed crowning its 2021 champions and awarding each $1 million. Scott and Dan have some thoughts on the organization's artificially-long event, as well as some of the split rounds from the crew of local Florida judges tasked with assessing who deserves the seven-figure prizes, if need be.