diff --git a/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php b/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
index bb2e305..9d4b4b8 100644
--- a/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/videos/types/match.blade.php
@@ -4756,6 +4756,9 @@
                     timeInp.value = toMinuteSecondClock(video.currentTime || 0);
                     return;
                 }
+                // Typing a timestamp is a scrubber interaction — freeze the
+                // frame. Only the play button resumes playback.
+                forcePause();
                 const dur = Number(video.duration) || 0;
                 const clamped = Math.max(0, dur > 0 ? Math.min(dur, secs) : secs);
                 try { video.currentTime = clamped; } catch (_) {}
@@ -4808,6 +4811,10 @@
             _pcbCtx = { roundNumber, roundId, video, wrap, bar, slider,
                         onSlide, onSlideCommit, onVideoTime, onKey, onSliderGrab,
                         timeInp, commitTimeInput, onTimeInputKey,
+                        // Exposed so pcbNudge / commitTimeInput (defined
+                        // outside this closure) can guarantee the video
+                        // stays paused during any scrubber interaction.
+                        forcePause,
                         existingId:      existingSingle ? existingSingle.id : null,
                         existingBlueId:  existingBlue   ? existingBlue.id   : null,
                         existingRedId:   existingRed    ? existingRed.id    : null };
@@ -4991,7 +4998,11 @@
         }
         function pcbNudge(deltaSeconds) {
             if (!_pcbCtx) return;
-            const { video, slider } = _pcbCtx;
+            const { video, slider, forcePause } = _pcbCtx;
+            // Any scrubber interaction must freeze the frame — the user is
+            // trying to land on a precise moment. Playback resumes only when
+            // they explicitly press the play button.
+            if (forcePause) forcePause();
             // Direction only — nudge is always ±1 frame, at every zoom level
             const dir  = deltaSeconds >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
             const step = FRAME_STEP() * dir;
@@ -5570,6 +5581,10 @@
                         sliderS, sliderE, fillEl,
                         onSlideStart, onSlideEnd, onSlideCommit, onVideoTime, onKey,
                         onSliderGrabR,
+                        // Exposed for rcbNudge / commitStart / commitEnd so
+                        // every scrubber interaction freezes the frame — only
+                        // an explicit play press should resume playback.
+                        forcePause: forcePauseR,
                         startInp, endInp, commitStart, commitEnd,
                         noteInp, previewFn, overlay,
                         // Seed from existing position when editing, else default
@@ -5686,6 +5701,9 @@
             const val = document.getElementById(which === 'end' ? 'rcbEnd' : 'rcbStart').value;
             const secs = parsePcbTimeInput(val);
             if (secs !== null && _rcbCtx && _rcbCtx.video) {
+                // Switching the active slot re-scrubs the video — pause it
+                // so the user doesn't unexpectedly resume playback.
+                if (_rcbCtx.forcePause) _rcbCtx.forcePause();
                 try { _rcbCtx.video.currentTime = secs; } catch (_) {}
                 // Keep dual sliders in sync with the input value
                 if (_rcbCtx.sliderS && which === 'start') _rcbCtx.sliderS.value = secs;
@@ -5711,6 +5729,9 @@
                 inp.value = toMinuteSecondClock(_rcbCtx.video.currentTime || 0);
                 return;
             }
+            // Typing a timestamp is a scrubber interaction — freeze the
+            // frame. Playback resumes only on an explicit play press.
+            if (_rcbCtx.forcePause) _rcbCtx.forcePause();
             const dur = Number(_rcbCtx.video.duration) || 0;
             const clamped = Math.max(0, dur > 0 ? Math.min(dur, secs) : secs);
             inp.value = toMinuteSecondClock(clamped);
@@ -5787,7 +5808,10 @@
         // Nudge the LAST-TOUCHED scrubber (start or end) by ±1 frame.
         function rcbNudge(deltaSeconds) {
             if (!_rcbCtx) return;
-            const { video, sliderS, sliderE, startInp, endInp } = _rcbCtx;
+            const { video, sliderS, sliderE, startInp, endInp, forcePause } = _rcbCtx;
+            // Freeze the frame — scrubber steps are for precise landing,
+            // not incidental resume-playback triggers.
+            if (forcePause) forcePause();
             const which = (typeof _rcbCtxLastTouched === 'function' ? _rcbCtxLastTouched() : 'start');
             const target   = which === 'end' ? sliderE : sliderS;
             const otherVal = Number(which === 'end' ? sliderS.value : sliderE.value) || 0;