PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 2252 p4p, 251 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 2855 p4p, 301 weight class). Lopette's entrance music is Root Of All Evil. A fine choice. Scaletta has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lopette
vs
Scaletta

190 cm
42
183 lbs
36 - 24 - 3

181 cm
29
184 lbs
14 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Woodshins' Ship

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 36 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta loads up on a big right hand but Lopette slips the punch.
As Scaletta backs away, Lopette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lopette misses the jab.
Scaletta thows a leg kick but Lopette checks it
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopette wants to land a leg kick but Scaletta is out of range.
Scaletta connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Lopette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scaletta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopette misses the target.
Scaletta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scaletta tries to land a body kick
and Lopette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopette connects with a right hand. Scaletta shakes it off.
Scaletta misses with a body punch
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scaletta fails to land with a series of punches.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Scaletta throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopette.
Scaletta cracks the inside of Lopette's front leg.
Lopette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Lopette takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta misses the body punch
and Lopette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
Lopette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Lopette throwing a counter right hand but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Scaletta looks to throw the jab but Lopette is out of range.
Lopette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scaletta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopette.
Lopette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette staying out of range there.
Scaletta slips a straight right by Lopette.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scaletta misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Scaletta connects with a right hand. Lopette shakes it off.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut. Lopette saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Scaletta misses its intended target.
Scaletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopette.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopette will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopette moves out of range as Scaletta throws a body kick.
Lopette takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopette looks to land a right hand but Scaletta moved out of range.
Scaletta throws a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scaletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scaletta lunges at Lopette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopette's hand.
Lopette throws a nice head kick!
Lopette fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopette moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lopette throws a hook but Scaletta avoids it easily.
Scaletta slips under a jab from Lopette.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette moves away from the strike by Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopette throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scaletta lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scaletta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scaletta connects with a single shot there.
Lopette swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Scaletta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopette misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scaletta.
Scaletta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopette on the side of the head.
Scaletta throws an off balance right hand
and Lopette counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Scaletta as he checks the leg kick.
Lopette throws a right and a left that Scaletta avoids nicely.
Scaletta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette lands with a cross.
Good work by Lopette as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries to land a leg kick but Scaletta saw it coming and moves away.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scaletta lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Scaletta.
Lopette dips to his left and cracks Scaletta with an uppercut!
Scaletta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scaletta counters with a body kick.
Lopette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopette's head.
Lopette lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scaletta will feel that in the morning.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopette paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lopette slips under a jab.
Scaletta throws a looping overhand right but Lopette ducks down to avoid it.
Lopette quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That kick from Lopette tenderised Scaletta's leg. Scaletta is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vito Scaletta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice body kick from Lopette.
Scaletta throws a low kick, looking for Lopette's leg but Lopette calmly moves out of range.
Lopette throwing a counter right hand but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Scaletta looks to land a right hand but Lopette moved out of range.
Lopette is looking to counter punch.
Scaletta throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scaletta.
Lopette just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Scaletta misses
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Scaletta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scaletta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette tried to counter with a leg kick but Scaletta avoided it.
Lopette connects with an inside leg kick.
Scaletta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopette. That did some damage!
Scaletta throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Scaletta. Those never looked like landing.
Scaletta misses with a left hand
and Lopette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopette gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Scaletta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Lopette loads up on a big right hand but Scaletta slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette misses with a right hand
and Scaletta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopette looks to throw a body kick
and Scaletta counters with a straight right hand.
Lopette misses with an uppercut.
Scaletta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Scaletta misses.
Lopette throws a quick counter kick to the body but Scaletta avoids it.
Lopette throws a front kick aimed at Scaletta's knee but Scaletta avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scaletta misses with a body punch
and Lopette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scaletta wants to land a leg kick but Lopette is out of range.
It looked like Lopette was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Scaletta.
Lopette keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Scaletta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Lopette slips under a jab.
Lopette half committed to a counter leg kick.
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scaletta is looking to chop away at Lopette's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crunch! Lopette slams his shin into Scaletta's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
Lopette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopette looks to land a right hand but Scaletta moved out of range.
Scaletta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopette looks to land a left hand but Scaletta moved out of range nicely.
Lopette defending well as Scaletta loads up on a big left hand.
Scaletta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scaletta throws a leg kick which misses Lopette's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopette tries to avoid it.
Scaletta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopette.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Lopette slips under a jab from Scaletta.
Scaletta lands a jab to Lopette's midsection.
Lopette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopette pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scaletta! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scaletta lands a slapping body shot.
Scaletta scores with a three punch combo!
Scaletta throws a right hand that misses
and Lopette counters with a nice body kick.
Lopette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lopette.
Lopette throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scaletta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scaletta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scaletta lands an overhand right.
Lopette throws a front kick that sends Scaletta stumbling back into the cage.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopette takes a swing at Scaletta's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scaletta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopette is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopette misses with a body kick.
Scaletta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopette works Scaletta's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scaletta is out of range.
Scaletta checks a leg kick nicely.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from Lopette.
Lopette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scaletta.
Scaletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scaletta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopette misses with a low kick.
Lopette lands an overhand right.
Lopette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scaletta.
Lopette thinks about countering with a head kick.
Scaletta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scaletta throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Scaletta misses.
Scaletta takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Scaletta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Scaletta.
Lopette throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lopette goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Scaletta throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Scaletta throws a low kick but Lopette avoids it.
Lopette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scaletta misses with a looping left.
Scaletta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lopette has time to react.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scaletta.
Lopette on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scaletta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
Lopette connects with an inside leg kick.
Scaletta misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scaletta misses with an uppercut.
Lopette throws a series of punches but Scaletta avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Scaletta lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Lopette lands but Scaletta takes it in his stride.
Lopette throws the kick towards the body but Scaletta avoids it.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopette throws an overhand right that lands on Scaletta's shoulder, as Scaletta tries to avoid the shot.
Lopette tests Scaletta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopette connects with a body shot.
Lopette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopette feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scaletta's calf.
Scaletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopette.
Lopette throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scaletta.
Scaletta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopette bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta looks to throw the jab but Lopette is out of range.
Scaletta works Lopette's body with a nice hook.
Scaletta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopette there as he acknowledges the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopette checks a leg kick.
Scaletta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Scaletta.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Lopette ducked under it nicely.
Lopette takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scaletta throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Scaletta moves out of range of the body kick.
Scaletta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lopette misses its intended target.
Scaletta checks a low kick from Lopette.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopette.
Scaletta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopette was well out of range. Poor timing from Scaletta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette cracks Scaletta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scaletta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Scaletta connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopette misses with a hook
letting Scaletta counter with a right hand.
Scaletta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scaletta throws a body punch but Lopette moves out of range.
Lopette throws a shot from downtown. Scaletta moves away and avoids it.
Lopette swings for the body but Scaletta moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Scaletta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scaletta misses with a looping right.
Lopette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scaletta.
Lopette misses with a straight left.
Scaletta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopette.
Scaletta moves forwards but Lopette connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopette tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scaletta lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopette misses with a combination
and Lopette takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scaletta lands a jab to Lopette's midsection.
Scaletta looks to land a left hand but Lopette moved out of range nicely.
Scaletta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopette connects with a single shot there.
Scaletta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lopette cracks a nice hook into Scaletta's ribs.
Scaletta throws a hook to the side of Lopette's head but Lopette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopette slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Scaletta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scaletta lands a nice hook to Lopette's body. Lopette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vito Scaletta.
Well Scaletta 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Scaletta!
After winning the bout, Vito Scaletta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bornas Lopette spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll Train Harder And Win My Next Fight Fans, Sorry For My Loss. '.