PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dmitrii Vitali has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dmitrii Vitali seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Vitali
vs
Spencer

180 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

192 cm
35
192 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spencer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vitali throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Spencer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vitali slips under a jab from Spencer.
Nice straight punches there by Vitali . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vitali .
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
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!
Vitali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitali . Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitali defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Spencer lands a body shot.
A big left from Vitali misses.
Spencer works the jab nicely.
Vitali tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Vitali scores with a decent looking hook.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a double jab.
Vitali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Vitali moves away from the strike by Spencer.
A big right from Vitali misses.
Vitali throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali slips under a jab from Spencer.
Spencer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spencer catches Vitali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spencer with a hook.
Vitali cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vitali .
Spencer swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Spencer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vitali misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Spencer - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer misses with a series of wild punches.
Spencer misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Spencer swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali .
Vitali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
A big left from Vitali misses.
Spencer throws a combination that misses
and Vitali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer lands a right hook to the body.
Vitali throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Vitali loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Spencer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vitali looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Vitali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Vitali missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spencer punishes Vitali 's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Vitali moved out of range.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Vitali misses the jab.
Vitali throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer throws a hook but Vitali blocks it.
Vitali tries a head kick but it misses.
Vitali slips a jab from Spencer.
Vitali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vitali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spencer in his tracks.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Vitali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitali was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitali is just out of range.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Vitali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
Vitali throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali .
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Vitali moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Spencer stuns Vitali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vitali lands a lovely overhand right.
Vitali wants to slow Spencer down by chopping away at his legs.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spencer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitali .
Vitali ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Vitali lands with a right hand.
Vitali looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Vitali throws a head kick but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitali connects with a high kick.
Spencer lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Vitali .
Vitali misses with a low kick.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Vitali saw that one coming.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitali .
Vitali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer dodges the punch combination from Vitali .
Vitali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitali fails to land with a series of punches.
Spencer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vitali at a distance.
Spencer lands a jab to Vitali 's midsection.
Vitali misses the shot to the body.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Vitali slips the punch.
Nice shot by Spencer.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer cracks Vitali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spencer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer lands a jab to the nose.
Vitali takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vitali has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vitali looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Vitali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vitali avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vitali ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Spencer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vitali manages to avoid it.
Vitali throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Vitali moves away and avoids it.
Spencer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Vitali loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Vitali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spencer lunges at Vitali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vitali 's hand.
A combination from Vitali does no damage.
Spencer blocks a jab.
Vitali scores with a nice head shot.
Vitali stuns Spencer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Vitali cracks Spencer with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Vitali moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Vitali moves away and avoids it.
Spencer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vitali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Spencer with a jab.
Donk. Spencer catches Vitali right on the button with a cross.
Vitali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Spencer throws a body punch but Vitali moves out of range.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Vitali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vitali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vitali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spencer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vitali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spencer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vitali .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Spencer cracks a nice hook into Vitali 's ribs.
Vitali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer feints a jab promting Vitali to slip. Spencer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vitali slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Vitali 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitali .
Spencer punishes Vitali 's body with a nice straight punch.
Vitali misses with an uppercut.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Spencer lands.
Vitali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vitali slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Vitali .
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Vitali .
Vitali connects with a crisp jab.
Spencer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vitali back to the cage. Spencer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spencer dips to his left and cracks Vitali with an uppercut!
Vitali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vitali manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vitali was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Shawn Spencer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a right hand that Vitali ducks under and follows up with a left that Vitali also avoids with ease.
Vitali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vitali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vitali lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily.
Vitali scores with a leg kick.
Vitali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Vitali misses.
Good leg kick by Vitali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spencer punishes Vitali 's body with a nice straight punch.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vitali moves away.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Vitali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spencer.
Vitali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vitali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vitali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dmitrii Vitali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vitali lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vitali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spencer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vitali slips under a jab from Spencer.
Vitali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vitali circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spencer misses with a looping left.
Vitali throws a front kick aimed at Spencer's knee but Spencer avoids it well.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Vitali .
Spencer slips a straight right by Vitali .
Vitali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vitali throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Vitali .
Spencer cracks Vitali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vitali throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Vitali misses with a wild combination.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Vitali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vitali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vitali needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vitali jabs Spencer to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Spencer.
Well Spencer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shawn Spencer!
After winning the bout, Shawn Spencer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.