PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lattavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Lattavo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lattavo
vs
Piper

175 cm
21
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

168 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Convicted Trap House
Convicted Trap House

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Lattavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Piper!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper needs to keep his hands up - Lattavo had a free shot at his head there.
Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Lattavo.
A big right from Lattavo misses.
Lattavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piper.
Peter Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piper shoots in for a double leg but Lattavo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lattavo looks to land a left hand but Piper moved out of range nicely.
Lattavo throws a big shot that misses.
Piper tries to clinch there but Lattavo circles away.
Lattavo throws a series of strikes that have Piper backpedaling.
Piper tries to clinch but Lattavo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lattavo's waist but Lattavo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Piper off to one side.
Piper tries to clinch up.
Lattavo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lattavo wants it to stay on the feet.
Anthony Lattavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.
Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lattavo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattavo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Piper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piper looking to pass the guard.
Lattavo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lattavo tries to get out of the position.
Lattavo wants to stand but Piper is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lattavo wants to stand up but Piper is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Piper misses with a body kick.
Lattavo slaps away a takedown attempt from Piper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lattavo swats away the attempt to clinch by Piper.
Piper tries to clinch up.
Piper takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Piper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lattavo counters with a left and a right that stings Piper.
Lattavo connects with a crisp jab.
Piper misses with a looping left.
Lattavo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Piper misses with a body shot
and Lattavo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piper misses the body punch
and Lattavo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lattavo slips a jab from Piper.
Piper tries for a takedown but Lattavo circles away easily
and Lattavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lattavo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piper clinches but Lattavo breaks the clinch
and Lattavo counters with a left to the body.
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Lattavo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper trying to control the position.
Piper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lattavo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lattavo is refusing to be controlled, as Piper sits in half guard.
Lattavo is trying to maintain the position but Piper is very close to passing his half guard.
Piper working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lattavo's thigh. Lattavo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lattavo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lattavo cracks a nice hook into Piper's ribs.
Lattavo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lattavo counters with a right hand to the body.
Piper fails with the takedown
and Lattavo counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy body kick from Piper
and Lattavo counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Piper misses
and Lattavo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lattavo cracks Piper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lattavo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lattavo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a body shot

and Lattavo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Piper won't be happy with that.
Piper struggling a bit here.
Lattavo wants to stand but Piper is controlling his arm.
Piper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lattavo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Piper manages to get to full guard.

Piper has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lattavo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Piper.
Lattavo trying to control the position but Piper is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Piper but he's now mounted!
Piper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Piper is squirming around, avoiding Lattavo's attempts to control the action.
Piper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lattavo wants to control the pace but Piper is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo controlling from mount.
Piper manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Piper looking for submissions off his back.
Piper is looking for a sweep. Lattavo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lattavo is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Piper is not content to let Lattavo control the position.
Piper manages to get to full guard.
Lattavo preventing the sweep.

Piper throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lattavo uses it to pass to side control.
Lattavo working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lattavo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Lattavo.
Piper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lattavo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lattavo throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Lattavo scores with a shot to the body.
Lattavo connects with a nice looking jab.
Piper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lattavo counters with a left to the body.
Piper looks to clinch
and Lattavo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Piper throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lattavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lattavo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anthony Lattavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Piper looks to clinch
and Lattavo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Piper misses with a body shot
and Lattavo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lattavo counter with a right hand.
Anthony Lattavo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper.
Piper misses with a takedown
letting Lattavo counter with a right hand.
Lattavo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piper tries to clinch up
and Lattavo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Piper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Piper wants to clinch
and Lattavo counters with a two punch combo.
Piper misses the body punch

so Lattavo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peter Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lattavo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lattavo stands up from Piper's guard - Lattavo perhaps looking for a knockout.
A lazy left from Lattavo finds it's target.
Piper misses with a jab to the body
and Piper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piper has his takedown stuffed
and Lattavo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lattavo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lattavo is looking to stand up but Piper won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo stays in close to Piper's body and controls the position.
Anthony Lattavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lattavo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Piper shoots and misses
and Lattavo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lattavo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Piper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Lattavo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lattavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piper tries to move into range but Lattavo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Piper.
Piper wants to clinch but Lattavo slips to the side
and Lattavo counters with a nice body shot.
Piper wants to clinch
and Lattavo counters with a straight right hand.
Lattavo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lattavo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piper can do to turn this around?
Lattavo misses with a double jab.
Piper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Lattavo to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lattavo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anthony Lattavo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Lattavo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lattavo 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Anthony Lattavo!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Anthony Lattavo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Anthony Lattavo!

Anthony Lattavo wins by unanimous decision!