PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Waters (ranked 25553 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Roman Vitali (ranked 496 p4p, 466 weight class). Vitali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ULKENDER - Machenskii. Roman Vitali has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mario Waters's chin.

Waters
vs
Vitali

180 cm
26
170
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
180
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Vitali!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vitali clinches up against the cage.

Vitali pulls guard effortlessly.
Vitali is pulling down on Waters's head to control his posture.
Vitali wants to hit a sweep here but Waters passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vitali there!
Vitali looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Vitali looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vitali wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Vitali showing good submission defense here.
Vitali wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Waters patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Waters's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Vitali holding both Waters 's hands and preventing any damage.

Vitali fending off the submission attempt from Waters.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Waters is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vitali has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to break free.
Vitali is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Waters off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Vitali turns into Waters and is now in his guard.
Vitali postures up and lands a big shot to Waters's brow.

Waters is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vitali content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali throws a big right hand that misses.
Vitali 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.

Waters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vitali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vitali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Vitali got a little sloppy there for a moment and Waters has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vitali has managed to get both his arms back between Waters's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Waters will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vitali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vitali is trying to pull guard but Waters has him pressed against the cage.
Vitali tries to pull guard but Waters holds him up against the cage and eventually Vitali drops back down to his feet.

Waters gets control of Vitali's arms and successfully pulls guard. Waters will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vitali controlling from the top position.
Vitali makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waters holds on and takes a little breather.
Waters controls Vitali momentarily but Vitali frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Waters looking for subs off his back but Vitali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mario Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Waters actively working from the bottom here.
Vitali takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vitali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vitali is looking to advance position but Waters won't allow it.
Waters trying to control here.
Waters gets back to full guard.
Vitali controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Waters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Waters looking for a guillotine here but Vitali defends easily.
Vitali not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Waters drives through with a takedown into Vitali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vitali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vitali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali can't keep his opponent in guard - Waters advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Waters stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Waters dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vitali gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Vitali pulls Waters into guard.
Vitali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Waters is one step ahead there.
Vitali keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitali has control of Waters's left arm, preventing Waters from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Waters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Waters seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vitali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Waters wants to work for an arm triangle but Vitali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vitali keeping hold of Waters's head, controlling as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters prevents Vitali from improving his position.
Waters controlling the pace.
Vitali holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vitali is looking to improve his position.
Vitali controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vitali moves into the clinch.

Waters manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vitali is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Waters looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vitali passes into side control.
Vitali working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali takes a little break here. Waters wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
A control attempt from Waters but he's now mounted!
Waters tries to hold on but Vitali postures up.
Roman Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Waters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vitali breaks from Waters's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Vitali.
I think Waters 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Waters!