PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 2524 p4p, 274 weight class) and Vito Scaletta (ranked 1971 p4p, 224 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Scaletta has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hawtry
vs
Scaletta

182 cm
26
173 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

181 cm
29
184 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Sportivité

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 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vito Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta throws a leg kick which misses Hawtry's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawtry tries to avoid it.
Hawtry misses with a looping right.
Scaletta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawtry.
Scaletta misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawtry is trying to pull guard but Scaletta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawtry blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta lands with a short shot to the head.
Scaletta throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawtry.

Scaletta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scaletta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scaletta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawtry's calf.
Scaletta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawtry defending well as Scaletta loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta looks to land a left hand but Hawtry moved out of range nicely.
Hawtry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scaletta throws a hook but Hawtry avoids it easily.

Hawtry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Scaletta tries to get to full guard but Hawtry has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaletta is doing well to control the position and prevent Hawtry from advancing to side control.
Hawtry is trying to control. Scaletta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawtry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scaletta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawtry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scaletta looking for a guillotine here but Hawtry defends easily.
We've been hearing that Hawtry has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Scaletta has his foot on Hawtry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawtry works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawtry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hawtry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawtry with a nice head shot there.
Scaletta keeping moving, preventing Hawtry from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hawtry preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Scaletta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawtry is one step ahead there.
Hawtry controls from within his opponent's guard.

Scaletta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawtry is in close to Scaletta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scaletta has momentary wrist control but Hawtry slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawtry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawtry preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawtry with a flurry of punches that miss.

Scaletta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Scaletta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawtry trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.
Scaletta has Hawtry pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Scaletta had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hawtry defends it easily.
Hawtry stands and throws Scaletta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Charles Hawtry will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scaletta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawtry manages to avoid it.
Hawtry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hawtry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hawtry throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Scaletta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawtry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scaletta is out of range and Hawtry settles back down.
Scaletta moves out of range of the strikes.
Scaletta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scaletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawtry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scaletta throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Scaletta with a jab.
Scaletta throws a lazy right hand but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scaletta with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawtry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry doesn't manage to clinch there - Scaletta circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Hawtry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scaletta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawtry throws a lazy right hand but Scaletta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scaletta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawtry.
Scaletta lands a leg kick that knocks Hawtry off balance momentarily.
Hawtry shoots for a double leg takedown but Scaletta sprawls well. He's pushed Hawtry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scaletta throws out a counter right but Hawtry avoids it with no problem.
Scaletta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawtry.
Scaletta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scaletta looks to land a left hand but Hawtry moved out of range nicely.
Hawtry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from Hawtry.
Scaletta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scaletta connects with a right hand. Hawtry shakes it off.
Scaletta moves out of range of the leg kick from Hawtry.
Hawtry throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Scaletta.
Hawtry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scaletta was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawtry.
Scaletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawtry.
Vito Scaletta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scaletta throws a shot from downtown. Hawtry moves away and avoids it.
Scaletta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Scaletta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawtry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vito Scaletta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scaletta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawtry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scaletta doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawtry blocks a jab.
Hawtry lunges at Scaletta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scaletta's hand.
Hawtry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawtry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scaletta.
Scaletta staying out of range there.
Hawtry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta misses with a straight left.
Scaletta moves out of range as Hawtry strikes.
Scaletta jabs Hawtry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scaletta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scaletta manages to avoid it.
Hawtry is looking to clinch but Scaletta is avoiding it.
Hawtry shoots in for a takedown but Scaletta shows good takedown defense.
Scaletta slips under a jab from Hawtry.
Hawtry drops his hands momentarily and Scaletta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scaletta slips a jab and a cross from Hawtry.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawtry.
Hawtry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawtry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scaletta.
Scaletta jabs Hawtry right on the nose. Hawtry blinks but takes it well.
Scaletta looks to throw the jab but Hawtry is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta throws a shot from downtown. Hawtry moves away and avoids it.
Scaletta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawtry throws out the jab.
Scaletta ducks right into an uppercut from Hawtry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scaletta with a hook.
Scaletta ducks under a wild hook from Hawtry.
Scaletta wants to land a leg kick but Hawtry is out of range.
Scaletta scores with the left hand. Hawtry knows he should have avoided that one.
Scaletta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scaletta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scaletta swings away with a leg kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Scaletta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Hawtry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Scaletta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Scaletta.
Hawtry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scaletta.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Scaletta, right into the meat.
Hawtry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scaletta throws a jab when Hawtry was well out of range.
Hawtry lands with a straight right. Scaletta didn't see that one coming.
Scaletta throws a hook to the side of Hawtry's head but Hawtry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawtry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Scaletta lands with a good body shot.
Hawtry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scaletta moves away.
Hawtry backing away here, and Scaletta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hawtry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaletta swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hawtry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scaletta struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawtry controls his hands.
Hawtry blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawtry manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Hawtry misses.
Scaletta scores with a punch to the head.
Scaletta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawtry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scaletta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Scaletta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawtry attempts a counter takedown but Scaletta avoids it well and moves away.
A low kick from Scaletta misses

and Hawtry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Scaletta!
Scaletta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hawtry's best efforts.
Scaletta is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawtry trying to mount his opponent but Scaletta defends it.
Hawtry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Scaletta wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scaletta works his way to full guard. Good work.

Scaletta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawtry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Scaletta's head.
Hawtry stays in close to Scaletta's body and controls the position.
Scaletta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawtry manages to get himself to full guard.

Scaletta throws a big elbow that misses.
Scaletta slips nicely into half guard.
Hawtry is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawtry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scaletta's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scaletta's back!
Hawtry lands a shot to the body.
Charles Hawtry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scaletta takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Scaletta is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hawtry off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Hawtry looking for the choke from the back.

Hawtry looking for the choke from the back.
Scaletta is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Scaletta keeps trying to improve his position.

Hawtry is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Scaletta is defending well though. Hawtry let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta tries to escape but Hawtry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Scaletta is really stuck here.
Scaletta is still trying to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawtry throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Scaletta!
Scaletta is really stuck here.
Hawtry lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hawtry.
Scaletta tries to escape but Hawtry has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Scaletta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawtry lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Scaletta hold on?!
I really don't envy Scaletta right now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hawtry. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Scaletta breaks Hawtry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hawtry is pulling down on Scaletta's head to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Hawtry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawtry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Hawtry!
Charles Hawtry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Vito Scaletta spoke after the fight, saying 'You know when we first started out, I thought I was gonna be the biggest, baddest wiseguy in the world'.