PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scarlatti comes into the arena with 'M.A.D.' by Hadouken blaring out of the sound system. Liddell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Scarlatti
vs
Liddell

199 cm
21
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Scarlatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Scarlatti saw that one coming.
Scarlatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Scarlatti misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarlatti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarlatti misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.
Scarlatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scarlatti fails to land with a series of punches.
Scarlatti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scarlatti throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws the left hand but Scarlatti avoids the punch easily.
Scarlatti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarlatti.
Charlie Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarlatti lands a jab.
Scarlatti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jimmy Scarlatti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Scarlatti on the side of the head.
Scarlatti misses with a few strikes there.
Scarlatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlatti slips a jab from Liddell.
Scarlatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarlatti lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti lands a jab to the nose.
Scarlatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Scarlatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Scarlatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scarlatti scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarlatti.
Liddell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scarlatti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scarlatti lands with an uppercut that bounces Liddell off the cage and back into rage.
Scarlatti has a takedown stuffed.
Scarlatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Scarlatti lands with a nice combination. Liddell backs away looking to recover.
Scarlatti throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Scarlatti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

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

Scarlatti is rocked!

It looks like Jimmy Scarlatti has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti is trying to stand.
Oh Scarlatti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarlatti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Scarlatti seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddell is stalling in the full guard.

Scarlatti pushes Liddell off and scrambles back to his feet.
Scarlatti throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scarlatti scores with a three punch combo!
Jimmy Scarlatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Scarlatti with that takedown attempt.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Scarlatti.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarlatti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Scarlatti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scarlatti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Scarlatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scarlatti throws out the jab.
Scarlatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlatti ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Scarlatti lands a jab.
A punch combination from Scarlatti misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Scarlatti misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Scarlatti swinging wilding here.
Scarlatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scarlatti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Scarlatti misses with a wild combination.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws a hook but Scarlatti avoids it easily.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlatti looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Scarlatti.
Liddell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell sizes up Scarlatti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlatti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Scarlatti's cut.
That's time! Scarlatti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Scarlatti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charlie Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scarlatti tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Scarlatti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scarlatti changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liddell tries to avoid it but Scarlatti manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liddell to the ground. Liddell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarlatti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scarlatti throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scarlatti counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Scarlatti to acknowledge the strikes.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Scarlatti saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarlatti throws a push kick but Liddell slaps the foot to one side.
Scarlatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scarlatti misses the jab.
Liddell 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.
Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Scarlatti pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scarlatti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Scarlatti stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No luck for Scarlatti with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Scarlatti. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Scarlatti moves out of range.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlatti.
Liddell defending well as Scarlatti loads up on a big left hand.
Scarlatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarlatti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scarlatti misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scarlatti thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Scarlatti.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Scarlatti is out of range.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarlatti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scarlatti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Scarlatti slips the punch.
Scarlatti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarlatti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scarlatti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.
Scarlatti throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Scarlatti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Scarlatti. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scarlatti momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarlatti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell throws a lazy right hand but Scarlatti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddell 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!

Charlie Liddell wins by unanimous decision!