PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Coletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Schillaci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Coletti
vs
Schillaci

190 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Coletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Schillaci!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schillaci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schillaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coletti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schillaci's efforts to push away.
Coletti lands a nice uppercut.

Schillaci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schillaci blocks a head kick by Coletti.

Coletti clinches up against the cage.

Coletti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coletti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coletti throws a sloppy head kick and Schillaci moves out of range easily.
Coletti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schillaci misses with a head kick.
Schillaci fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coletti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coletti tries to clinch but Schillaci moves out of range.

Schillaci gets a double leg takedown into Coletti's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schillaci won't allow Coletti to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillaci postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schillaci throws a big right hand that misses.

Coletti kicks Schillaci off and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Coletti. No joy for Schillaci on that attempt.
Schillaci lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Schillaci instigates a clinch.
Coletti tries a knee to the head but Schillaci blocks it.
Schillaci misses with the head strike.

Coletti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Schillaci scores with a four punch combination!
Coletti is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coletti wants to clinch up but Schillaci keeps it at a distance.
Coletti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schillaci throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Coletti.
Antonio Coletti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schillaci fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antonio Coletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Schillaci.
Schillaci shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coletti defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schillaci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coletti, pushing him back against the cage.
Coletti tries a knee to the head but Schillaci blocks it.
Schillaci lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Schillaci manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schillaci wants to get back to his feet but Coletti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Coletti advances to half guard.
Coletti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coletti throws a strike but Schillaci avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Schillaci has a closed guard, preventing Coletti from standing up.
Coletti trying to control the position from guard on top but Schillaci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schillaci wants to get back to his feet but Coletti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Coletti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Schillaci tries to clinch but Coletti is having none of it.
Schillaci lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coletti backs up against the cage.
Coletti tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coletti slips a jab and a cross from Schillaci.
Coletti tries to clinch up but Schillaci circles away and keeps his distance.
Schillaci fails to land the takedown.
Coletti tries to clinch but Schillaci is having none of it.
Schillaci shoots in looking for a takedown but Coletti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schillaci's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coletti moves in looking to clinch but Schillaci pushes him off.
Coletti slips a jab and a cross from Schillaci.
A jab from Coletti does it's job there.
Coletti is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Coletti scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Coletti rushes Schillaci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schillaci tries to circle away but Coletti has him pinned against the cage.
Coletti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schillaci's face.
Schillaci tries for a takedown but Coletti manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Schillaci will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coletti tries to clinch up.
Schillaci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coletti - that will leave a mark!
Coletti lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like David Schillaci has been cut.
Coletti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antonio Coletti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schillaci feints a jab promting Coletti to slip. Schillaci then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coletti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Coletti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schillaci swats away the attempt to clinch by Coletti.

Coletti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coletti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schillaci tries to circle away but Coletti has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Schillaci successfully pulls guard.
Coletti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Coletti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schillaci is keeping the position for now.

Coletti gets to his feet. Schillaci looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schillaci tries to bum rush Coletti with a series of wild strikes but Coletti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Schillaci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coletti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Schillaci gets control of Coletti's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schillaci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Coletti gets to his feet - Schillaci follows without any prompting.
Schillaci looks to land a combination but Coletti avoids it well.
Coletti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schillaci fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Coletti avoids it really well and circles away.
Coletti slaps away a takedown attempt from Schillaci, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coletti throws a head kick but Schillaci moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schillaci throws a head kick that misses.

Coletti has managed to clinch.
Schillaci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Coletti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coletti misses with a head kick.
Coletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schillaci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coletti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coletti tries a head kick but it misses.
Schillaci misses with a double jab.
Coletti feints and then cracks Schillaci's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schillaci down.
Schillaci misses with a low kick.
Schillaci swats away the attempt to clinch by Coletti.
Coletti avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Schillaci tries to keep at a distance but Coletti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schillaci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schillaci takes a knee right on the jaw!

Coletti manages to break the clinch.
Schillaci keeps the fight on the outside.
Schillaci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Schillaci shoots in and bounces Coletti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schillaci in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coletti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schillaci on the ground.
Coletti wants to stand but Schillaci is controlling the position.

Schillaci gets to his feet - Coletti follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schillaci wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coletti.

Schillaci shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coletti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schillaci throws a strike but Coletti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coletti is looking to stand up but Schillaci won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Coletti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Schillaci's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Schillaci drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Schillaci stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schillaci keeps the fight on the outside.
Schillaci is looking to slow Coletti down with leg kicks.
Coletti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coletti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Schillaci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coletti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coletti is trying to buck Schillaci off.

Schillaci decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coletti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schillaci.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schillaci closes the distance and clinches up with Coletti, looking for a takedown. Schillaci pushes Coletti against the cage but Coletti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coletti misses with a looping left.
Coletti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schillaci.
Coletti scores with a head kick.

Schillaci has closed the distance and engaged Coletti in a clinch.

Schillaci jumps into guard, dragging Coletti to the mat.
Coletti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Coletti wants to stand and escape but instead Schillaci has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Schillaci is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Coletti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Coletti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schillaci swings wildly with an uppercut but Coletti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coletti lands a knee to the head.
Coletti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Schillaci manages to break the clinch.
Schillaci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coletti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Schillaci pushes Coletti up against the cage in a clinch.
Coletti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Schillaci's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schillaci misses with a double jab.

Coletti moves into the clinch.
Coletti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schillaci tries to break free but Coletti pushes him back against the cage.
Schillaci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coletti tries a knee to the head but Schillaci blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coletti has Schillaci pressed against the cage, preventing Schillaci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coletti scores a nice knee to the body.

Schillaci wants the takedown. Coletti is fighting it off but Schillaci persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coletti's guard against the cage.

Coletti is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Schillaci pulls guard successfully.

Coletti gets to his feet - Schillaci follows without any prompting.
Schillaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coletti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schillaci counters with a two punch combo.

Coletti clinches up against the cage.
Coletti misses with a knee strike.
Schillaci is trying to push Coletti away but Coletti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Coletti has Schillaci pressed against the cage, preventing Schillaci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Coletti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schillaci scores with a head kick. Coletti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coletti misses with a series of wild punches.
Schillaci fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coletti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schillaci takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schillaci tries to clinch but Coletti is having none of it.
Coletti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coletti leaves Schillaci with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coletti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Schillaci avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schillaci throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Coletti does no damage.
Schillaci misses with a few strikes there.
Schillaci walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coletti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Schillaci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schillaci has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!