PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Anthony (ranked 348 p4p, 44 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 1705 p4p, 212 weight class). Boretti has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anthony
vs
Boretti

195 cm
22
197 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
203 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmelo Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boretti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthony.
Carmelo Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Boretti.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boretti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anthony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anthony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boretti misses with a body kick.
Anthony looks to throw a body kick
and Boretti counters with an inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Boretti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boretti moves out of range of the body kick from Anthony.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Boretti.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boretti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anthony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boretti counters with a stiff right hand.
Boretti scores with the left hand. Anthony knows he should have avoided that one.
Boretti throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Boretti checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony.
A slow jab from Anthony misses its intended target.
Anthony jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
Boretti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Anthony lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boretti doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws out a leg kick but Boretti moves out of range and Anthony only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Boretti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony swings widly with a right hand
and Boretti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Boretti.
A slow jab from Boretti misses its intended target.
Boretti throws a low kick but Anthony moves out of range easily.
Anthony throws a right hand that misses
and Boretti counters with a left to the body.
Boretti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boretti lands with a right hand.
Boretti connects with a body shot.
Anthony connects with a jab.
Boretti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anthony had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anthony missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boretti.
Anthony tries to land a body kick
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anthony throws a big shot that misses.
Boretti throws a chopping leg kick but Anthony manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boretti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anthony walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Anthony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boretti.
Anthony throws a low kick, looking for Boretti's leg but Boretti calmly moves out of range.
Boretti scores with a hook.
Anthony tries a low kick but Boretti avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anthony throwing a counter right hand but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Anthony tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boretti.
Anthony misses with a hook
and Boretti counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Anthony misses with a lunging right hand
and Boretti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti throws a body shot but no joy.
Anthony misses with a looping right.
Anthony is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Boretti blocks the leg kick.
Anthony walks into a left hand.
Anthony looks to throw a body kick
and Boretti counters with a low kick, right behind Anthony 's knee.
Boretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boretti thows a leg kick but Anthony checks it
and Anthony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boretti lands a leg kick that knocks Anthony off balance momentarily.
Boretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthony throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Boretti 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.

Boretti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anthony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boretti is out of range.
The fighters circling - Boretti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boretti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony cracks the inside of Boretti's front leg.
Boretti misses with a straight right.
Boretti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anthony with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boretti looks to land a combination. Anthony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boretti can pounce on him.
Anthony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony.
Boretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Anthony slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Anthony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Anthony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some wild striking there from Boretti.
Anthony was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boretti slips a straight right by Anthony.
Anthony swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anthony ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anthony scores with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Boretti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boretti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boretti throws a hook to the side of Anthony's head but Anthony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boretti misses with a low kick.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Boretti's shoulder, as Boretti tries to avoid the shot.
Boretti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boretti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boretti.
Anthony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Boretti misses.
Anthony takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony throws a chopping leg kick but Boretti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boretti connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boretti.
Boretti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anthony is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boretti throws a combination that misses
and Anthony counters with a stiff right hand.
Boretti throws a hook but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony misses with a kick to the body
and Boretti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boretti.
Boretti lands a jab to the head.
Boretti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti checks a low kick from Anthony.
Anthony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boretti blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Boretti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Anthony there.
A left lands for Anthony.
Boretti throws a leg kick but Anthony moved away.
Anthony scores with a jab.
Boretti throws a body shot but no joy.
Anthony looks to land a left hand but Boretti moved out of range nicely.
Anthony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Anthony misses with a body shot.
Boretti checks the leg kick.
Boretti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Boretti does no damage.
Boretti walks into a stiff left hand from Anthony.
Boretti scores with a jab. Anthony acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anthony.
Boretti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anthony finds it's way round the side to connect with Boretti's head.
Boretti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Anthony is rocked!
Anthony circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Boretti. Anthony falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Boretti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matteo Boretti!
In his post fight interview, Matteo Boretti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.