PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitto Scaletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TNT. Vitto Scaletta will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lira
vs
Scaletta

190 cm
18
227 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Lira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitto Scaletta!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta misses with a hook. Lira ducked under it nicely.
Scaletta looks to land a combination but Lira avoids it well.
Lira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scaletta as he avoids it easily.
Lira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scaletta throws a nice looking combination but Lira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scaletta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scaletta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lira.
Lira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scaletta is fending him off so far but Lira persists. Nope, Scaletta circles away and we're back to standing.
Scaletta misses the jab.
Scaletta throws a looping overhand right but Lira ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scaletta!
Lira dodges the punch combination from Scaletta.
Lira slips under a jab from Scaletta.

Lira moves into the clinch.
Lira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lira stalling the fight.
Lira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scaletta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scaletta walks away with a smile on his face. Lira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lira rushes Scaletta and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta is trying to break free.
Lira fails to pull guard.
Lira keeps control of Scaletta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lira tries to pull guard but Scaletta holds him up against the cage and eventually Lira drops back down to his feet.
Lira tries to pull guard but Scaletta won't allow it.
Scaletta is trying to break free.
Scaletta can't break the clinch.

Lira has Scaletta pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lira pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Scaletta tumbling to the mat - Lira dives into Scaletta's guard.
Scaletta wants to get back to his feet but Lira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lira wants to control from the top but Scaletta keeps moving.
Scaletta wants to stand and escape but Lira is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lira trying to control the position from guard on top but Scaletta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scaletta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lira trying to control but Scaletta is working from the bottom.

Joe Lira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Scaletta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scaletta scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lira in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scaletta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scaletta looks to land a right hand but Lira moved out of range.

Lira shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scaletta is trying to defend but Lira finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scaletta is not content to let Lira control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to control Lira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scaletta avoid being mounted?
Scaletta gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scaletta wants to stand up but Lira is controlling him.
Scaletta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lira is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scaletta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lira passes Scaletta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lira works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lira is breathing heavily.
Lira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scaletta is looking to escape.

Lira get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scaletta looks to land a combination. Lira sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitto Scaletta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scaletta misses with a hook.
Scaletta drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lira right on the button. Lira goes down! Scaletta follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Scaletta gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitto Scaletta!