PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wiet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mia - Paper Planes. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wiet
vs
Salek

172 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

160 cm
23
137 lbs
8 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiet lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiet pinned against the cage. Wiet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiet's face.

Wiet breaks the clinch.
Salek swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.

Wiet has Salek up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Salek blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Salek won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Wiet.
Salek is trying to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling him.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salek swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiet avoids the elbow strike from Salek, against the cage.
Salek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Salek clinches with his opponent.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Salek is blocking nicely.
Come on Salek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Salek tries to score a body lock takedown but Wiet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Salek looking to stall.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet is breathing heavily.
Salek managing to block the knees to the body from Wiet.
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Salek's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Salek blocks it.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Salek is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiet gets an underhook and turns Salek into the cage.
Salek can't break the clinch.

Salek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salek counters with a low kick, right behind Wiet 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wiet momentarily.
Salek finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Wiet drives through and clinches with Salek against the cage.
Salek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiet's face.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet avoiding damage as Salek throws knees to the body.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mike Wiet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Salek.
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Salek.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Salek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiet's face.
Salek with a knee to the head.
Salek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet is looking to break free of the clinch but Salek has double underhooks.
Salek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salek's defenses.
Salek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Salek is blocking nicely.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Salek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wiet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wiet breaks the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet wants to clinch
and Salek counters with an inside leg kick.

Wiet clinches up with Salek and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Salek is blocking nicely.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Salek misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wiet darts in and clinches Salek up against the cage.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Wiet.
Salek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet lands a high kick!

Wiet rushes Salek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Salek looking to slow down the pace here.
Wiet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salek or not.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salek's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Wiet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wiet moves into the clinch.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Salek blocks it.
Wiet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Salek tries a knee to the head but Wiet blocks it.
Salek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Salek wants to clinch but Wiet slips to the side

and Wiet counters by clinching up.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Salek blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Salek is blocking nicely.
Wiet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.

Salek closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Salek tries a knee to the head but Wiet blocks it.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiet as Salek tries to tie him up.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Salek has Wiet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Salek takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hand to the body from Wiet.
Wiet lands an elbow just above Salek 's eye.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Salek is blocking nicely.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Salek blocks with his arms.
Salek lands a right hand.
Salek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

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.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Salek is trying to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiet obliges.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.

Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Salek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wiet's sensitive parts.

Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salek stalling in the clinch but Wiet improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek looking for a takedown.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Salek misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salek's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiet.
Wiet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Salek's ribcage.
Salek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salek is trying to break the clinch but Wiet has him pressed against the cage.
Wiet lands a knee to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiet as Salek tries to tie him up.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Salek counters with a single leg into guard. Wiet didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salek is looking to stand up but Wiet won't let him.
Salek wants to stand and escape but instead Wiet has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Salek is wriggling around but Wiet manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Wiet will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wiet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salek, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Salek takes a shot to the head.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet presses Salek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saleks head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet keeps control of Salek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salek misses with a knee strike.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Salek wants to break free but Wiet has control.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Salek circles away.
Salek swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Salek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wiet clinches.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Mike Wiet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.

Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiet tries to clinch
and Salek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wiet's knee momentarily.
Salek keeps the fight on the outside.

Wiet clinches with his opponent.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Salek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Salek.
Wiet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Wiet breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Salek swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salek's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiet blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Salek managing to block the knees to the body from Wiet.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet lands a body shot.
Mike Wiet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands an uppercut.
Wiet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Wiet clinches.
Wiet working Salek over with knees to the body.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiet obliges.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Rob Salek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wiet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wiet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Wiet!