PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Ubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Salita
vs
Ubba

194 cm
20
217 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
25
212 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abu Ubba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salita has a takedown stuffed.
Salita has a takedown stuffed.
Salita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Salita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ubba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ubba wants to sweep here but Salita controlling him for the moment.
Salita landing with the ground and pound.
Ubba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salita trying to control but Ubba is working from the bottom.

Salita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Ubba working for a triangle but Salita defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ubba keeping moving, preventing Salita from controlling successfully.
Salita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ubba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ubba keeping moving, preventing Salita from controlling successfully.
Salita slips nicely into half guard.

Ubba actively working from the bottom here.
Salita is trying to control the action in half guard but Ubba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ubba wants to get back to full guard.
Ubba looks gassed!
Salita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ubba!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salita cracks Ubba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salita prevents Ubba from getting the reversal.
Ubba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Salita jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ubba manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ubba is looking to reverse the position.
Salita cracks Ubba with a big elbow.
Salita working the body and head with strikes.
Salita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Salita has hold of Ubba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ubba seems comfortable defending it but Salita has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ubba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ubba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Salita couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicky Salita!