PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Silva Scorpion (ranked 18948 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Marvin Vettori (ranked 714 p4p, 216 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Scorpion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Vettori has chosen Police On My Back- The Rocketz as his entrance music. Marvin Vettori has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Scorpion
vs
Vettori

172 cm
35
148
34 - 19 - 1

183 cm
39
177
34 - 15 - 1

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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 34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Vettori!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scorpion.
Vettori thumps Scorpion with a low kick.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've been informed that Vettori 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.
Vettori throws a leg kick but Scorpion checks it.
Scorpion slips a straight right by Vettori.
Scorpion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vettori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vettori is looking to clinch.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Scorpion misses with a jab to the body
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Vettori is having none of it.

Vettori closes the distance and clinches.

Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion lands a body shot.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Scorpion is avoiding it.
Vettori takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Vettori.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion with the inside leg kick.
Vettori throws a low kick but Scorpion moves out of range easily.
Scorpion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scorpion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scorpion jabs at Vettori's body.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori with a nice calf kick.
Vettori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vettori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Vettori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vettori throws a low kick, looking for Scorpion's leg but Scorpion calmly moves out of range.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion slips under a jab.
Scorpion swings for the body but Vettori moves out of range.
Scorpion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Scorpion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scorpion checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Vettori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion looks to land a body kick but Vettori moved away.
A nice side step and Vettori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scorpion throws a leg kick but Vettori sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vettori throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vettori is out of range.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vettori looks to throw the jab but Scorpion is out of range.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Vettori's body. Vettori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Vettori pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a lunging right hand
and Scorpion counters with an outside leg kick.
Scorpion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion looks for the body kick but Vettori saw that one coming.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a jab.
Vettori tries to close the distance and clinch but Scorpion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vettori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vettori avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Vettori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
It looked like Scorpion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vettori.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Scorpion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Vettori blocks a low kick nicely.
Scorpion lands a jab.
A lazy left from Scorpion finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vettori is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Vettori connects with a leg kick.
Scorpion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vettori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A cross from Vettori lands.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
A nice side step and Vettori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Scorpion clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Vettori blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vettori.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vettori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vettori throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vettori scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vettori can do to turn this around?
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scorpion.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Scorpion.
Vettori does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vettori feints and then cracks Scorpion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scorpion down.
Vettori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scorpion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vettori motions for Scorpion to come forward. Vettori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori misses with a low kick as Scorpion jumps back.
Vettori takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scorpion needs to keep his hands up - Vettori had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion pushes Vettori away with a front kick.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vettori moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Vettori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.

Vettori has managed to clinch.

Vettori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vettori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Scorpion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vettori avoids a kick to the body.
Vettori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scorpion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vettori throws a leg kick that misses.
Vettori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a low kick.

Scorpion takes the fight into the clinch.
Vettori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vettori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Scorpion here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Vettori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Vettori's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vettori's gas tank.
Scorpion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vettori is breathing heavily.
Scorpion blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori lands a shot to the body.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Vettori lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Scorpion.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Silva Scorpion has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Silva Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion thuds his shin into the meat of Vettori's side.
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Vettori misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Vettori blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Vettori avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Scorpion checks a leg kick nicely.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vettori ducks right into an uppercut from Scorpion.
Vettori lands the left hand.
Vettori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vettori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scorpion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vettori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Scorpion. Beautiful body shot.
Vettori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vettori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vettori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scorpion.
Scorpion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Scorpion takes a swing at Vettori's ribcage but misses.
Vettori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Scorpion.
Vettori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vettori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vettori struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Vettori.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Vettori lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Vettori controls his hands.
Vettori tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Vettori back against the ropes.

Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scorpion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vettori.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vettori is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
A left and a right from Scorpion both land. Nice combination.

Scorpion clinches up with Vettori and pushes him back against the ropes.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion gets through Vettori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Silva Scorpion dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scorpion lands a glancing blow to the side of Vettori's head.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Vettori counters with a nice uppercut.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vettori.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Scorpion avoids it with no problem.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Scorpion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Vettori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori misses with a straight left.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Vettori moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Vettori flicks out a counter leg kick but Scorpion steps away.
Scorpion moves out of range as Vettori strikes.
Vettori misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vettori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vettori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vettori lets loose with a powerful body kick. Scorpion will feel that in the morning.
Scorpion blocks a leg kick.
Vettori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Vettori as he checks the leg kick.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Scorpion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scorpion connects with a right hand. Vettori shakes it off.
Vettori misses with an uppercut.
Vettori throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion lands a nice looking body kick.
Vettori throws a hook but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the body
and Vettori counters with a good low kick that Scorpion was not able to check.
Vettori jabs Scorpion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Vettori moved out of range.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Vettori.
Scorpion checks a leg kick.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Vettori moves out of range.
Vettori misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Scorpion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vettori looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Scorpion. Vettori shrugs it off though.
Scorpion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Vettori.
Scorpion lands a jab to Vettori's midsection.
Vettori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Good shot there by Vettori.
Scorpion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vettori is looking to score with low kicks.
Scorpion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori wants to slow Scorpion down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Vettori jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Scorpion has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses with some punches.
Vettori prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Vettori back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Vettori fails to land.
Vettori tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vettori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Vettori.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Vettori misses with a body punch.
Vettori tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Scorpion on the inside.

Scorpion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Scorpion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scorpion misses with a body shot.
Scorpion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Vettori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Scorpion moves out of range of the leg kick from Vettori.
Vettori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Scorpion instigates a clinch.
Vettori has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Vettori swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vettori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
Silva Scorpion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.