PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sniddlegrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Benjamin Sniddlegrass enters the cage!

Scarlatti
vs
Sniddlegrass

172 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sniddlegrass lands with a cross.
Sniddlegrass throws a low kick but Scarlatti moves out of range easily.
Sniddlegrass throws a poor cross that misses

and Scarlatti counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scarlatti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sniddlegrass manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scarlatti's best efforts.
Sniddlegrass tries to roll over but Scarlatti keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scarlatti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sniddlegrass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlatti looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sniddlegrass holds on and takes a little breather.
Scarlatti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sniddlegrass keeping moving, preventing Scarlatti from controlling successfully.
Scarlatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sniddlegrass on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti is stalling in the full guard.
Scarlatti stops Sniddlegrass from standing up.

Derek Scarlatti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sniddlegrass scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Scarlatti does no damage.
No joy there for Sniddlegrass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scarlatti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Scarlatti moves into range and clinches up with Sniddlegrass.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Scarlatti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sniddlegrass fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scarlatti moves out of range as Sniddlegrass strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sniddlegrass.
Scarlatti staying out of range there.

Scarlatti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass is pressing down on Scarlatti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sniddlegrass is controlling Scarlatti's posture.
Sniddlegrass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scarlatti wants to pass the guard but Sniddlegrass is keeping the position.
Scarlatti wants to control from the top but Sniddlegrass keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Derek Scarlatti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sniddlegrass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scarlatti.
Sniddlegrass lands a lovely overhand right.
Sniddlegrass scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sniddlegrass - that will leave a mark!
Scarlatti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scarlatti.
Sniddlegrass throws a sloppy head kick and Scarlatti moves out of range easily.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch successfully.
Sniddlegrass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarlatti's efforts to push away.
Sniddlegrass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sniddlegrass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarlatti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass controlling the action here for a moment.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Scarlatti's ribcage.
Sniddlegrass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scarlatti wants to stall.
Scarlatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sniddlegrass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarlatti trying to control the position but instead, Sniddlegrass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scarlatti into the cage.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sniddlegrass feints and then cracks Scarlatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scarlatti down.
Scarlatti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Sniddlegrass to work.
Sniddlegrass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarlatti's defenses.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sniddlegrass leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scarlatti taking a breather.
Scarlatti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sniddlegrass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti looking to slow down the pace here.
Sniddlegrass with a knee to the head.
Scarlatti has Sniddlegrass pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sniddlegrass manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sniddlegrass controlling the action here for a moment.
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scarlatti tries to stall but Sniddlegrass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sniddlegrass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarlatti's elbow.
Sniddlegrass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scarlatti's face.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sniddlegrass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Scarlatti's ribcage.
Sniddlegrass crunches a lovely knee into Scarlatti's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass lands an elbow inside that Scarlatti shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scarlatti backwards.
Sniddlegrass lands a good knee to the midsection. Scarlatti won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sniddlegrass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scarlatti up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sniddlegrass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Sniddlegrass to work.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti is trying to pull guard but Sniddlegrass turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scarlatti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scarlatti can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Scarlatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sniddlegrass scores with a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sniddlegrass.
Scarlatti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Scarlatti tries to score a body lock takedown but Sniddlegrass shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the body.
Sniddlegrass leaning against his opponent.
Sniddlegrass working Scarlatti over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Sniddlegrass - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sniddlegrass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scarlatti's defenses.
Sniddlegrass with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sniddlegrass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sniddlegrass slowing the pace effectively.
Sniddlegrass has Scarlatti pressed against the cage, preventing Scarlatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Sniddlegrass.
Scarlatti wants to break free but Sniddlegrass has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head.
Scarlatti working hard to break the clinch.
Sniddlegrass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sniddlegrass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scarlatti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sniddlegrass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarlatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sniddlegrass thows a body shot but no joy.
Scarlatti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scarlatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sniddlegrass cracks a nice hook into Scarlatti's ribs.
Scarlatti misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scarlatti misses with a wild body shot.
Sniddlegrass lands a jab to the nose.
Sniddlegrass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass is looking to slow Scarlatti down with leg kicks.
Scarlatti takes one to the chin there.
Sniddlegrass connects with a leg kick. Scarlatti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sniddlegrass fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Sniddlegrass gets tackled into the cage by Scarlatti. Scarlatti maintains the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Sniddlegrass.
Sniddlegrass avoiding damage as Scarlatti throws knees to the body.
Sniddlegrass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sniddlegrass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sniddlegrass's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands a knee to the head.
Sniddlegrass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benjamin Sniddlegrass is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scarlatti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scarlatti wants a takedown.
Sniddlegrass slowing the pace effectively.
Sniddlegrass prevents the takedown attempt.
Sniddlegrass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarlatti stalling in the clinch but Sniddlegrass improves position.
Scarlatti wants to break free but Sniddlegrass has control.
Sniddlegrass lands a good knee to the midsection. Scarlatti won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass has Scarlatti pressed against the cage, preventing Scarlatti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Scarlatti breaks from the clinch.
Sniddlegrass lands a front kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sniddlegrass.

Sniddlegrass forces Scarlatti back against the cage and clinches.
Scarlatti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sniddlegrass.

Scarlatti gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sniddlegrass is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Scarlatti wants to stand up but Sniddlegrass has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sniddlegrass gets full guard.
Sniddlegrass looking for a sweep. Not yet Sniddlegrass, not yet.
Scarlatti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sniddlegrass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarlatti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sniddlegrass managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Benjamin Sniddlegrass hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Scarlatti throws a push kick but Sniddlegrass slaps the foot to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sniddlegrass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sniddlegrass!
Benjamin Sniddlegrass took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159 for their support in the buildup to the fight.