PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Pavil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Moretti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moretti
vs
Pavil

204 cm
23
289 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
30
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Pavil!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Pavil tries to break free but Moretti pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moretti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavil throws a one two combo.
Moretti swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavil.
Moretti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Pavil scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moretti in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Pavil circles away.
A punch combination from Pavil misses.
Marcos Pavil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti slips under a jab.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Moretti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moretti lands a shot to the body.
Pavil wants to break free but Moretti has control.
Moretti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pavil wants to get back to striking at distance but Moretti won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pavil wants to break free but Moretti has control.
A short uppercut from Pavil.
Moretti lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti digs a right hand into Pavil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavil's gas tank.
Moretti lands a body shot.
Pavil looks winded!
Moretti controlling the action here for a moment.
Moretti scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moretti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moretti digs a right hand into Pavil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavil's gas tank.
Moretti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Moretti breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavil. Moretti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moretti misses with a few strikes there.
Pavil lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A leg kick checked by Pavil.
Moretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moretti swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moretti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pavil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Pavil misses its intended target.
Moretti ducks under a wild hook from Pavil.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moretti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pavil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavil circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Moretti does no damage.

Moretti clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti lands with a light punch inside.
Pavil throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Moretti on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice left hand lands by Moretti.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Moretti.

Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Pavil.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Moretti and Pavil goes tumbling to the canvas! Moretti follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Pavil is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Moretti stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pavil is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?

Moretti pushes Pavil up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavil seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Moretti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Moretti instigates a clinch.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moretti misses with a knee to the head.
Moretti is struggling to control the position.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavil throws a looping overhand right but Moretti ducks down to avoid it.
Moretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pavil's sensitive parts.
Pavil throws a looping overhand right but Moretti ducks down to avoid it.
Moretti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pavil can do to turn this around?
Pavil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pavil wants to clinch.
Pavil is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pavil just misses with a punch to the body.

Oooh a lovely combination from Moretti sends Pavil down but not out. Moretti dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pavil throws Moretti to one side and escapes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Pavil tries to keep at a distance but Moretti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavil is trying to stall.
Moretti pushes Pavil back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pavil is breathing heavily.
Pavil is looking to control Moretti's arms but Moretti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavil has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Moretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavil looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Moretti clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moretti.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Moretti.
Pavil working hard to break the clinch.
Moretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.

Moretti breaks the clinch.
Pavil might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pavil slips a jab and a cross from Moretti.
Pavil throws an off balance right hand
and Moretti counters with an inside leg kick.

Moretti closes the distance and pushes Pavil back into the cage.
Moretti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pavil is trying to push Moretti away but Moretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavils head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moretti.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moretti misses with a looping right.
Sonny Moretti is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moretti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Pavil keeps it at a distance.
Moretti throws a right and a left that Pavil avoids nicely.
Moretti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavil was well out of range. Poor timing from Moretti.
Pavil throws a hook to the side of Moretti's head but Moretti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavil misses the jab.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavil manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti drops his hands momentarily and Pavil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sonny Moretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Moretti rushes Pavil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavil tries to circle away but Moretti has him pinned against the cage.
Pavil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moretti stalls.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Sonny Moretti has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti prevents Pavil from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavil is trying to break the clinch but Moretti is controlling him.
Pavil is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moretti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.

Moretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavil throws a jab when Moretti was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moretti.
Moretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavil dodges the punch combination from Moretti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pavil circles away quickly and effectively.
Moretti misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Moretti dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Moretti cracks Pavil with an uppercut from hell and Pavil crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Moretti's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavil trying to keep a closed guard but Moretti is proving a slippery customer.
Pavil has control of Moretti's left arm, preventing Moretti from doing any damage.
Moretti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavil trying to keep a closed guard but Moretti is proving a slippery customer.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcos Pavil wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pavil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pavil cracks Moretti with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pavil misses with a wild combination.
Moretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pavil.
Pavil misses with an uppercut.
Moretti throws a body punch but Pavil moves out of range.
Pavil misses with a straight right.

Moretti has closed the distance and engaged Pavil in a clinch.
Pavil tries to break free but Moretti pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moretti.
Moretti has Pavil pressed against the cage, preventing Pavil from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavils head.
A frustrated look appears on Pavil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moretti has Pavil pressed against the cage.
Moretti digs a right hand underneath Pavil's ribcage. Pavil let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavil throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.
Pavil is trying to break the clinch but Moretti is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Moretti.
Pavil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moretti keeps control of Pavil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavil wants to get back to striking at distance but Moretti won't allow it.

Moretti breaks the clinch.
Pavil slips a jab and a cross from Moretti.
Pavil swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Pavil pushes him off.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moretti tries to clinch but Pavil is having none of it.
Pavil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Moretti clinches up with Pavil and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavil as Moretti tries to tie him up.
Moretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.
Pavil wants to get back to striking at distance but Moretti won't allow it.
Moretti has Pavil pushed against the cage.
Pavil has had enough of the clinch but Moretti keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Moretti - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moretti lands a body punch.
Moretti lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavil backwards.

Moretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Moretti lands a big shot that drops Pavil! Can he finish him?

It looks like Marcos Pavil has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pavil's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavil wants to get back to his feet but Moretti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Pavil is working an open guard so Moretti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sonny Moretti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavil keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavil loads up on a big right hand but Moretti slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Moretti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marcos Pavil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Moretti moves into range and clinches up with Pavil.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Moretti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moretti 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Moretti!