PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Felisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Scarpelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarpelli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Use your fist and not your mouth. Alberto Felisio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marco Scarpelli's chin.

Felisio
vs
Scarpelli

182 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alberto Felisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Scarpelli!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felisio tries to clinch but Scarpelli moves out of range.
Scarpelli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felisio.
Felisio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Scarpelli scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scarpelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Felisio is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Felisio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scarpelli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scarpelli's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felisio is striking from the back but Scarpelli escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Felisio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felisio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scarpelli defending well though.

Felisio is looking for submissions but instead, Scarpelli has regained full guard.
Scarpelli looks gassed!
Felisio throws a strike but Scarpelli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Scarpelli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felisio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scarpelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Felisio wants to stand up but Scarpelli is controlling him.

Scarpelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Felisio is looking to clinch but Scarpelli is avoiding it.
Scarpelli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Felisio wants to clinch up but Scarpelli keeps it at a distance.
Felisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarpelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Felisio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarpelli tries for a takedown but Felisio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felisio tries to clinch but Scarpelli is having none of it.
Felisio looks to land a combination but Scarpelli avoids it well.
Felisio with a poor takedown

and Scarpelli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Felisio's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Felisio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Felisio looking to control.

Scarpelli drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Felisio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Scarpelli has Felisio in his guard.
Felisio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scarpelli has momentary wrist control but Felisio slips an elbow through the middle.
Felisio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scarpelli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felisio throwing strikes but missing.
Scarpelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felisio.
Felisio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felisio throwing strikes but missing.
Scarpelli working a defensive guard here.
Felisio throwing strikes from guard but Scarpelli blocks nicely.
Felisio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felisio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarpelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Felisio misses with a series of wild punches.
Felisio wants to clinch

and Scarpelli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Scarpelli dominated that round.
That's time! Felisio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Felisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarpelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Scarpelli shoots in and bounces Felisio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Felisio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scarpelli is controlling him.
Scarpelli throws a strike but Felisio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Felisio cracks Scarpelli with a solid left hand.
Felisio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scarpelli is breathing heavily.
Felisio postures up and lands a big shot to Scarpelli's brow.
Felisio throws and elbow that misses. Scarpelli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felisio's guard. Nice move by Scarpelli!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Felisio keeping moving, preventing Scarpelli from controlling successfully.
Felisio pulls Scarpelli in close to prevent any damage.
Felisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scarpelli is one step ahead there.
Felisio is working hard here to advance position.
Scarpelli postures up.
Scarpelli stops Felisio from standing up.
Felisio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Felisio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Scarpelli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scarpelli is thwarting Felisio's attempts to control the position.
Scarpelli throws a strike but Felisio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Felisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scarpelli.
Scarpelli won't allow Felisio to get back to his feet.
Scarpelli trying to control but Felisio is working from the bottom.
Felisio working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felisio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scarpelli is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Felisio.
Felisio has his takedown stuffed

and Scarpelli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felisio controls Scarpelli momentarily but Scarpelli frees himself.
Scarpelli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scarpelli trying to control but Felisio is working from the bottom.
Felisio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felisio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Felisio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Felisio is looking to stand up but Scarpelli isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scarpelli blocks a jab.

Scarpelli scores a takedown into full mount!
Scarpelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Scarpelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Felisio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Felisio wants to clinch but Scarpelli slips to the side

and Scarpelli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Felisio's guard.
Felisio wants to get back to his feet but Scarpelli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marco Scarpelli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Felisio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Felisio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Felisio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scarpelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Felisio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Felisio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Scarpelli counters with a single leg into guard. Felisio didn't expect that.
Scarpelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Felisio wants to get back to his feet but Scarpelli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scarpelli preventing the sweep.
Scarpelli with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scarpelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felisio wants to stand but Scarpelli is controlling the position.
Scarpelli lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpelli wants to stand but Felisio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Felisio closes the distance looking to clinch

and Scarpelli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Felisio's guard.
Felisio wants to sweep but no luck.
Felisio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scarpelli manages to get himself to full guard.
Scarpelli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felisio stands up over Scarpelli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Scarpelli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Felisio lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Felisio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scarpelli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Felisio has Scarpelli in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felisio keeping moving, preventing Scarpelli from controlling successfully.
Scarpelli scoring with some ground and pound.
Scarpelli won't allow Felisio to get back to his feet.
Felisio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Scarpelli has gone for a leg lock! Felisio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Scarpelli's guard.
Scarpelli is trying to control the position but Felisio postures up.
Alberto Felisio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Scarpelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Felisio throwing strikes but missing.
Felisio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scarpelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scarpelli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felisio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felisio postures up in Scarpelli's guard and throws a big left but Scarpelli blocks it.
Felisio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Felisio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scarpelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Felisio is looking to clinch but Scarpelli is avoiding it.
Felisio misses with a series of wild punches.

Felisio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scarpelli to score an easy takedown into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Scarpelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scarpelli 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

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