PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Van Aerle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Aerle comes into the arena with Metallica - Whiplash blaring out of the sound system. Rogerio Salvatore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derrick Van Aerle's chin.

Van Aerle
vs
Salvatore

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derrick Van Aerle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salvatore clinches up with Van Aerle and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Aerle keeps control of Salvatore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salvatore is trying to break free.

Van Aerle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Aerle dodges the punch combination from Salvatore.
A head kick misses from Van Aerle.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore scores with a nice body kick.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Derrick Van Aerle has been cut.
Salvatore throws a shot to the body.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvatore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Aerle is breathing heavily.
Van Aerle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.

Salvatore drives through and clinches with Van Aerle against the cage.
Salvatore lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Salvatore.
Van Aerle being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Salvatore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salvatore scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Aerle has him pressed against the cage.
Salvatore wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Aerle won't allow it.
Salvatore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Salvatore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Aerle has him pressed against the cage.
Salvatore slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvatore.
Salvatore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Aerle up against the cage.
Salvatore wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Aerle won't allow it.
Salvatore lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Aerle is looking to break free of the clinch but Salvatore has double underhooks.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Salvatore clinches.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvatore lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvatore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salvatore digs a right hand into Van Aerle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Aerle's gas tank.
Salvatore keeps control of Van Aerle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salvatore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salvatore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salvatore is trying to break the clinch but Van Aerle has him pressed against the cage.
Van Aerle prevents Salvatore from breaking the clinch.
Van Aerle tries to break the clinch but Salvatore is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Aerle backwards.
Salvatore lands a shot to the body.
Salvatore is struggling to control the position.
Salvatore can't break the clinch.
Salvatore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Aerle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvatore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvatore is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Aerle has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salvatore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Salvatore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salvatore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Aerle prevents Salvatore from breaking the clinch.
Salvatore lands a right hand.
Salvatore is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Aerle has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Aerle misses with a combination
and Salvatore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Aerle throws a combination that misses
and Salvatore counters with a left to the body.
Salvatore throws a nice looking combination but Van Aerle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Van Aerle tries to work over Salvatore's front leg with a kick but Salvatore checks it.
Salvatore looks to land a combination but Van Aerle avoids it well.
Salvatore throws a sloppy head kick and Van Aerle moves out of range easily.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatore misses with a body kick.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Van Aerle.
Salvatore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Aerle swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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.
Salvatore moves in looking to clinch but Van Aerle pushes him off.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Aerle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvatore throws a series of strikes that have Van Aerle backpedaling.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Aerle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Aerle throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
Van Aerle throws a lazy head kick
and Salvatore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Aerle thinking.
Salvatore lands with a nice combination. Van Aerle backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Van Aerle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Salvatore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Van Aerle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Van Aerle throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
Salvatore cracks Van Aerle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Aerle misses with a double jab
and Salvatore counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore throws a one two combo.

Salvatore has managed to clinch.
Van Aerle is looking to break free of the clinch but Salvatore has double underhooks.
Salvatore lands with a short shot to the head.
Salvatore can't break the clinch.
Van Aerle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salvatore has had enough of the clinch but Van Aerle keeps him there for the moment.
Salvatore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Aerle keeps control of Salvatore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salvatore tries to break the clinch but Van Aerle is controlling the position.
Salvatore taking a breather.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
Salvatore just leaning against Van Aerle, taking a breather.

Van Aerle breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore stalks Van Aerle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Aerle's face. Van Aerle staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Aerle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Van Aerle.
Van Aerle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salvatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
A punch combination from Van Aerle misses.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore tries a head kick but it misses.

Salvatore rushes Van Aerle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvatore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Aerle throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice shot lands for Salvatore.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore throws a one two combo.
Van Aerle lands with a slapping head kick.
A clash of legs there as Salvatore blocks the low kick.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Van Aerle.
Salvatore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
Van Aerle misses with a low kick.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatore takes a kick to the side of the head.
Derrick Van Aerle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Salvatore stalks Van Aerle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Aerle's face. Van Aerle staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Aerle misses with a double jab
and Salvatore counters with a left and a right that stings Van Aerle.
Salvatore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Aerle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvatore is working the combinations to good effect here.
Salvatore lands a with a good body shot.
Van Aerle misses with a two punch combination.
Van Aerle shoots in for a double leg but Salvatore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Aerle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salvatore's head.
Van Aerle misses with a straight right.
Derrick Van Aerle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvatore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Salvatore blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Aerle throws a combination that misses

and Salvatore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvatore.

Van Aerle manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Salvatore.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salvatore checks a leg kick.
Salvatore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Aerle misses with a low kick.

Salvatore rushes Van Aerle and presses him up against the cage.

Van Aerle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore misses with a kick to the body.
Van Aerle lands with a kick to the temple. Salvatore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Aerle.

Salvatore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salvatore scores with a shoulder strike.
Salvatore has had enough of the clinch but Van Aerle keeps him there for the moment.
Salvatore lands with a right to the head.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Aerle throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogerio Salvatore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derrick Van Aerle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore scores with a jab to the head.
Salvatore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Aerle misses with a double jab
enabling Salvatore to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvatore works over Van Aerle's head and body with a nice combination.

Van Aerle tries to keep at a distance but Salvatore has taken the fight into the clinch.

Van Aerle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Aerle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salvatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore clobbers Van Aerle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salvatore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Aerle at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Salvatore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Aerle.
Van Aerle checks a leg kick.
Van Aerle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Aerle moves out of range as Salvatore throws a body kick.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Aerle misses with a head kick.
Van Aerle cracks the inside of Salvatore's front leg.
Van Aerle looks for the body kick but Salvatore saw that one coming.

Salvatore clinches up with Van Aerle and pushes him back against the cage.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salvatore!
Salvatore throws a sloppy head kick and Van Aerle moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Van Aerle.
Van Aerle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Salvatore closes the distance and clinches.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike.
Salvatore lands a nice uppercut.

Van Aerle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Van Aerle.
A head kick by Van Aerle misses
and Salvatore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvatore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Aerle can pounce on him.
A big right from Van Aerle misses.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Van Aerle misses
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Aerle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salvatore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Aerle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salvatore's head.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses.
Van Aerle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Aerle throws a sloppy head kick and Salvatore moves out of range easily.
Salvatore fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salvatore!
Van Aerle throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Salvatore counter with a right hand.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses.
Van Aerle misses with a double jab

and Salvatore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Aerle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch.
Rogerio Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Aerle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Aerle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Aerle throws a low kick but Salvatore avoids it.
Van Aerle throws a lazy head kick
and Salvatore counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Aerle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salvatore scores with a three punch combo!
Van Aerle throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Van Aerle.
Salvatore lands with a nice combination. Van Aerle backs away looking to recover.
Salvatore throws a series of strikes that have Van Aerle backpedaling.
Salvatore stalks Van Aerle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Aerle's face. Van Aerle staggers backwards, shaken.

Salvatore has taken the fight to the clinch.

Van Aerle breaks the clinch.
Van Aerle misses with a combination
and Salvatore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a body shot.
Van Aerle throws a combination that misses
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvatore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Aerle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Aerle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salvatore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Salvatore is looking to clinch.
Van Aerle tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Aerle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salvatore counters with a two punch combo.
Van Aerle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Salvatore clinches up against the cage.

Van Aerle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salvatore cracks Van Aerle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salvatore works over Van Aerle's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Aerle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Derrick Van Aerle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogerio Salvatore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Aerle misses the target.
Van Aerle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Salvatore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salvatore 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rogerio Salvatore!