The New York State Athletic Commission was correct in the end, even if there was an unusual amount of confusion getting there. Following the conclusion of Saturday’s UFC 281 preliminary bout between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Silvana Gomez Juarez at Madison Square Garden, there was a lengthy delay in the cage as members of the commission worked to get the scorecards right. One commissioner was scene in the cage leaning the scorecard against the top of the cage as he scribbled one score out and wrote another. While the scene optically became a target of criticism even from the UFC broadcast team, NYSAC spokesperson Mercedes Padilla told MMA Junkie on Monday that the final decision of a victory for Kowalkiewicz was correct.