PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Mariotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Scalante is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Scalante
vs
Mariotti

188 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

GMMA Supplements 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Scalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alberto Mariotti!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mariotti moves away.
Mariotti misses with a left hand
and Scalante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Scalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mariotti moves away.
Mariotti dodges the punch combination from Scalante.
A shot to the body from Mariotti misses
and Scalante counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mariotti misses with a hook
and Scalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mariotti moves away from the strike by Scalante.
Scalante is looking to wear down Mariotti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scalante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mariotti doesn't seem bothered though.
Scalante scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scalante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mariotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mariotti looks gassed!
Scalante scores with a jab. Mariotti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scalante connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariotti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice jab there from Scalante.
Scalante lands with a nice body punch.
Scalante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mariotti's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scalante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Scalante cracks Mariotti with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Scalante has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mariotti to stand back up!

Mariotti is rocked!
Scalante lands with a nice body punch.
Scalante stuns Mariotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mariotti tries to move into range but Scalante moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scalante lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Scalante misses.
Scalante lands with a cross.
Scalante connects with a looping right hand.
Scalante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mariotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scalante dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Scalante. That snapped Mariotti's head back.
Scalante jabs Mariotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scalante sizes up Mariotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalante lands a body shot.
Mariotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scalante uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scalante lands a nice shot that snaps Mariotti's head back.
Scalante digs a good body shot into Mariotti's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Scalante.
Scalante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scalante scores with a jab.
Scalante scores with the left hand. Mariotti knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scalante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scalante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scalante stuns Mariotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scalante, as that shot connected.
Scalante lands a nice hook to Mariotti's body. Mariotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mariotti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scalante counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mariotti moves forwards but Scalante connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scalante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Scalante dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scalante throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mariotti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mariotti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scalante scores with a body shot.
Mariotti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mariotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Scalante counters with a straight right hand.
Scalante jabs Mariotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scalante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mariotti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Scalante coming out on top.
Rocky Scalante is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mariotti is breathing heavily.
Mariotti throws a right hand that misses
and Scalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scalante lands with a nice body punch.
Scalante lands with a nice body punch.
Scalante with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scalante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mariotti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Scalante lands an overhand right.
Scalante jabs Mariotti to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariotti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scalante lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Scalante as he connects with a hook.
Scalante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scalante lands with an overhand left.
Mariotti swings widly with a right hand
and Scalante counters with a nice body shot.
Mariotti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Scalante.
Mariotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Scalante finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mariotti seems to have recovered his senses.
Mariotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scalante to score with a decent uppercut.
Mariotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scalante scores with a one two! Mariotti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Scalante lands a right hook to the body.
Scalante scores with a jab to the body.
Mariotti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Scalante scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mariotti in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mariotti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scalante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scalante.
Scalante works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Mariotti is just out of range.
Mariotti throws a right hand that misses
and Scalante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Scalante stuns Mariotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mariotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mariotti takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Scalante dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Scalante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mariotti misses with a left hand
and Scalante counters with a straight right hand.
Scalante scores with a nice strike.
Scalante connects with a nice looking jab.
Scalante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mariotti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mariotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scalante lands a nice shot to the body.
Scalante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mariotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Scalante connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariotti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mariotti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mariotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Scalante as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Scalante. Beautiful body shot.
Scalante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scalante lands a lovely overhand right.
Scalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mariotti can do to turn this around?
Scalante with a hook.
Mariotti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scalante changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scalante punishes Mariotti's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Scalante. Beautiful body shot.
Mariotti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mariotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scalante sizes up Mariotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mariotti moves forwards but Scalante connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scalante scores with a punch to the head.

Scalante feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mariotti sprawling to the canvas! Mariotti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Scalante finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scalante connects with a single shot there.
Scalante lunges at Mariotti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mariotti's hand.
Mariotti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scalante scores with a hook to the body. Mariotti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mariotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scalante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scalante listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Scalante.
Mariotti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Scalante lands.
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!
Scalante lands a glancing blow to the side of Mariotti's head.
Mariotti misses with a body shot
and Scalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Scalante lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mariotti doesn't seem phased though.
Mariotti walks into a stiff left hand from Scalante.
Mariotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scalante throws a shot to the body.
Alberto Mariotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Scalante catches Mariotti right on the button with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Scalante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scalante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Scalante!