PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Scarpelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarpelli's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Use your fist and not your mouth. Bertolone has chosen The Fight song - Marylin Manson as his entrance music. Edoardo Bertolone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Scarpelli's chin.

Scarpelli
vs
Bertolone

183 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Scarpelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertolone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Scarpelli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bertolone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Scarpelli wants to control from the top but Bertolone keeps moving.
Scarpelli is really struggling to control Bertolone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Scarpelli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scarpelli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Scarpelli postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bertolone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Scarpelli, into his guard.
Scarpelli is breathing heavily.
Bertolone trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarpelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bertolone being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bertolone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bertolone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bertolone wants to stand but Scarpelli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bertolone wants to get back to his feet.
Bertolone is staying active underneath Scarpelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scarpelli controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Scarpelli wants to control but Bertolone is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Scarpelli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bertolone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scarpelli working the head and body with strikes.

Scarpelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bertolone tries to kick Scarpelli off but Scarpelli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Scarpelli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bertolone tries to clinch there but Scarpelli circles away.
Bertolone throws a nice head kick!
Bertolone stuffs the takedown attempt from Scarpelli. Scarpelli gets slowly back to his feet.
Bertolone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bertolone.
Bertolone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Scarpelli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scarpelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Scarpelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bertolone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scarpelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpelli trying to control but Bertolone is working from the bottom.
Scarpelli is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bertolone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Scarpelli is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Scarpelli wants to control from the top but Bertolone keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bertolone misses with a head kick.
Scarpelli takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bertolone.
Bertolone scores with a head kick.
Scarpelli blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Scarpelli moves out of range.
A head kick by Bertolone misses

and Scarpelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bertolone!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpelli connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scarpelli wants to control the pace but Bertolone is squirming around nicely.
Bertolone squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Scarpelli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bertolone is in a horrible position here. Scarpelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Scarpelli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Scarpelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Scarpelli looking for a guillotine from mount but Bertolone is having none of it.
Bertolone is trying to stand.
Scarpelli thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Scarpelli wants to control the pace but Bertolone is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Scarpelli dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bertolone lands a head kick. Scarpelli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scarpelli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Scarpelli blocks a head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Scarpelli. No joy for Bertolone on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarpelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bertolone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarpelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpelli shoots and misses
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Scarpelli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marco Scarpelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bertolone tries to clinch but Scarpelli moves out of range.
Bertolone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bertolone tries to clinch up but Scarpelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarpelli tries to land a body kick
and Bertolone counters with a nice body kick.
Bertolone tries to clinch

and Scarpelli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bertolone won't be happy with that.
Scarpelli is looking to take a break and control but Bertolone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone tries to escape but Scarpelli is in control.
Scarpelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bertolone keeps working.
Scarpelli in side control, throwing shots but Bertolone defends.
Bertolone wants to get back to his feet.
Scarpelli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Scarpelli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bertolone is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scarpelli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scarpelli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bertolone wants to get back to his feet but Scarpelli drags him back down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarpelli takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bertolone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marco Scarpelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertolone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Edoardo Bertolone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scarpelli with a poor takedown
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Scarpelli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bertolone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marco Scarpelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bertolone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bertolone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bertolone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bertolone wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Scarpelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Scarpelli moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marco Scarpelli.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scarpelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Scarpelli!