PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mancini (ranked 1233 p4p, 190 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 1662 p4p, 264 weight class). Scaletta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: i kill cause im hungry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mancini
vs
Scaletta

178 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

181 cm
24
184 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini is looking to clinch.
Mancini swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
Mancini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scaletta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mancini staying out of range there.
Scaletta has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Mancini.

Mancini has Scaletta up against the cage in a clinch.
Scaletta misses with some punches.
Scaletta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that Mancini has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scaletta misses with a punch on the inside.
Scaletta misses with the head strike.
Mancini misses with a punch on the inside.
Scaletta throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancini.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta lands with a light punch inside.
Mancini wants a takedown.
Mancini blocking some punches.
Scaletta tries to work over Mancini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mancini has a couple of punches blocked by Scaletta.
Mancini pushes Scaletta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mancini.
Still in the clinch, Scaletta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mancini has Scaletta pushed against the cage.
Mancini swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mancini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancini throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Mancini.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancini.
A short right from Mancini on the inside.
Scaletta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scaletta misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancini slows down the pace here.
Scaletta tries to throw a body punch but Mancini avoids it by throwing Scaletta back against the cage.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mancini controls his hands.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Mancini controls his hands.
Scaletta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scaletta tries to throw a body punch but Mancini avoids it by throwing Scaletta back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Scaletta scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mancini.
Scaletta throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancini.
Mancini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mancini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scaletta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mancini lands with a light punch inside.
Mancini is looking for a takedown.
Scaletta tries a body shot but Mancini blocks it.
Mancini lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mancini's elbow.
Scaletta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mancini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scaletta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mancini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mancini leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mancini.
A short right from Scaletta.
Scaletta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mancini misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a right hand.
Come on Mancini - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mancini on the inside.
Mancini tries to throw a body punch but Scaletta avoids it by throwing Mancini back against the cage.
Mancini pushes Scaletta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scaletta misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mancini.
Scaletta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scaletta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scaletta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mancini effectively controlling the action here.
Mancini working aggressively here.
Scaletta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mancini dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mancini blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Mancini lands with a light punch inside.
Scaletta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mancini has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mancini fails to land.
Mancini misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Mancini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice shot by Mancini.
Scaletta lands a jab to the head.
Mancini walks into a jab.
Mancini missing with a left hand there. Scaletta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mancini scores with a decent looking hook.
Scaletta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Mancini.
Mancini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scaletta throws a jab when Mancini was well out of range.
Scaletta slips under a jab from Mancini.
Mancini misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scaletta! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta misses with a body shot.
Mancini throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scaletta avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta dips to his left and cracks Mancini with an uppercut!
Vito Scaletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancini ducks under a wild hook from Scaletta.
Scaletta blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Mancini misses with an uppercut
and Scaletta counters with a straight right hand.

Mancini is rocked!
Mancini staying out of range there.
As Scaletta backs away, Mancini returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oh Mancini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Scaletta throws a counter combo.
Mancini seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini scores with the left hand. Scaletta knows he should have avoided that one.
Mancini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scaletta lands with a good body shot.
Mancini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scaletta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mancini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scaletta was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancini.
Scaletta loads up on a big right hand but Mancini slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mancini on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Mancini tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mancini misses with a takedown attempt
and Scaletta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mancini thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Mancini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancini drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scaletta sprawls and moves away.
Scaletta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mancini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mancini dodges the punch combination from Scaletta.
Scaletta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mancini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Scaletta tries to keep at a distance but Mancini has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mancini controlling the action here for a moment.
Mancini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mancini working aggressively here.
Mancini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancini throws a punch but it's blocked by Scaletta.
Mancini'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 right hand lands inside from Scaletta.

Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
Mancini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a low kick.
Mancini looks to score with a jab to the body but Scaletta is just out of range.
Scaletta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A low kick from Scaletta misses
and Mancini counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scaletta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mancini momentarily.
Mancini throws the left hand but Scaletta avoids the punch easily.
Mancini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scaletta throws a poor cross that misses
and Mancini counters with a good, hard body kick but Scaletta shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vito Scaletta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
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!

Mancini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mancini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Mancini.
Mancini tried to counter with a leg kick but Scaletta avoided it.
Mancini misses with a looping left.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scaletta misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta swings for the body but Mancini moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mancini.
Mancini shoots for a takedown but Scaletta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scaletta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini throws a sloppy body shot
and Scaletta counters with an inside leg kick.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancini drops down looking for a counter takedown but Scaletta sprawls and moves away.
Mancini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scaletta circles away.
Mancini misses with a takedown
and Scaletta counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mancini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scaletta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mancini misses with a double jab
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mancini throws a lazy right hand but Scaletta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scaletta throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta misses with a hook
and Mancini counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mancini connects with the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mancini.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancini throws a poor cross that misses
and Scaletta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scaletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Mancini counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta tries to score with a low kick but Mancini moves his leg out of the way.
Mancini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scaletta throws a body shot but no joy.
Mancini has his takedown stuffed
and Scaletta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with a looping right.
Mancini misses with a wild body shot.
Scaletta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scaletta throws a looping overhand right but Mancini ducks down to avoid it.
Mancini is looking to clinch.
Mancini throws a predictable looking body shot
and Scaletta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scaletta throws a lazy right hand but Mancini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scaletta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta drops his hands momentarily and Mancini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Mancini is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Scaletta.
Mancini swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
Mancini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mancini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mancini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Mancini with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletta throws the left hand but Mancini avoids the punch easily.
Mancini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scaletta counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancini.
Scaletta throws the left hand but Mancini avoids the punch easily.
Mancini throws out a loose jab but Scaletta uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Scaletta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Scaletta 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vito Scaletta!
A very excited looking Vito Scaletta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.