PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Daniels
vs
Scarlatti

170 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

172 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Scarlatti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Daniels if he has to take too many more of those.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Scarlatti avoids it well.
Scarlatti wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Derek Scarlatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scarlatti lands a head kick!
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scarlatti is defended easily by Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daniels throws the left hand but Scarlatti avoids the punch easily.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.

Scarlatti closes the distance and pushes Daniels back into the cage.
Scarlatti lands a knee to the body.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scarlatti off to one side.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Scarlatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Scarlatti saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlatti lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarlatti stalks Daniels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniels's face. Daniels staggers backwards, shaken.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.

Scarlatti moves into the clinch.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scarlatti has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels is trying to push Scarlatti away but Scarlatti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scarlatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarlatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarlatti tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti fails with a takedown attempt.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scarlatti.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarlatti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scarlatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarlatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarlatti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scarlatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Scarlatti moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Daniels tries to circle away but Scarlatti has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Scarlatti has him pressed against the cage.
Scarlatti changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarlatti fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Scarlatti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Scarlatti instigates a clinch.

Scarlatti decides to pull guard.
Daniels throws a strike but Scarlatti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scarlatti wants to stand but Daniels is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Scarlatti from controlling successfully.

Scarlatti stands up and waves to Daniels to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Derek Scarlatti seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Scarlatti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scarlatti blocking some punches.

Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Scarlatti avoids it well.
Scarlatti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Scarlatti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Scarlatti.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scarlatti stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Scarlatti. Scarlatti maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarlatti tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Scarlatti tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daniels misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scarlatti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Scarlatti slips under a jab.
Daniels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scarlatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Scarlatti throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarlatti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scarlatti misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Scarlatti pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Scarlatti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti wants to clinch.
Daniels sizes up Scarlatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels cracks Scarlatti with an open hand slap.
Scarlatti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniels eats them both and turns towards Scarlatti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Scarlatti 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! This is the final round!

Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scarlatti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Daniels misses.

Scarlatti clinches up against the cage.

Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scarlatti backs up against the cage.
Scarlatti has his takedown stuffed
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Scarlatti's shoulder, as Scarlatti tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scarlatti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarlatti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Scarlatti throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Scarlatti shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Scarlatti is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti has his takedown stuffed
and Scarlatti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daniels shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scarlatti eats them both and turns towards Daniels to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Scarlatti is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.

Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.

Scarlatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scarlatti throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlatti wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scarlatti circles away quickly and effectively.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarlatti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up.
Scarlatti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniels, as that shot connected.
Scarlatti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body punch but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarlatti slips a jab and a cross from Daniels.
Derek Scarlatti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab by Daniels.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels 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.
Jack Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti tries a head kick but it misses.
Scarlatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarlatti wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Scarlatti connects with a crisp jab.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Scarlatti.
Well Scarlatti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Scarlatti!
After the big win, Derek Scarlatti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Balls Recovery (160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.