PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood comes to the cage accompanied by Carlos - The Silmarillia. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hood
vs
Salvatore

172 cm
25
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hood moves away.
A lazy left from Salvatore finds it's target.
Hood is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salvatore misses with a hook. Hood ducked under it nicely.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Salvatore sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Salvatore swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Salvatore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Hood scores a nice knee to the body.
Salvatore is looking to control Hood's arms but Hood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Salvatore has his back to the cage.
Salvatore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood trying to land knees to the body.
Hood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvatore avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.
Salvatore digs a right hand into Hood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hood's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salvatore's brow.
Hood lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hood.

Salvatore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hood is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
Salvatore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salvatore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salvatore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hood slips a straight right by Salvatore.
Salvatore tries to bum rush Hood with a series of wild strikes but Hood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hood tries to clinch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
Salvatore keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood tries to clinch up.
Salvatore misses with a looping left.

Hood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salvatore, pushing him back against the cage.
Hood is looking to control Salvatore's arms but Salvatore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hood has his back to the cage.
Salvatore scores with a shoulder strike.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hood up against the cage.
Hood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nick Salvatore has been cut.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hood.
Hood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Hood controls the action.
Hood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Salvatore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salvatore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Hood darts in and clinches Salvatore up against the cage.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood prevents Salvatore from breaking the clinch.
Hood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salvatore presses Hood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hood.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood tries to land knees in the clinch but Salvatore avoids the damage to the body.
Salvatore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salvatore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salvatore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salvatore dodges an elbow strike from Hood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Salvatore fails to land.
Salvatore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hood misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore managing to block the knees to the body from Hood.
Salvatore lands a body punch.
Salvatore has a couple of punches blocked by Hood.
Hood tries a knee to the head but Salvatore blocks it.
Salvatore works on Hood's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
Hood throws an elbow that misses.
Salvatore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvatore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salvatore's brow.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hood is trying to maintain a safe position but Salvatore gets an underhook and turns Hood into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salvatore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hood or not.
Hood misses with a knee strike.
Salvatore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvatore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hood has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood lands a nice knee to the body.
Hood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salvatore cracks Hood with a nice body shot.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hood.
Salvatore working hard to break the clinch.
Hood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hood avoiding damage as Salvatore throws knees to the body.
Hood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvatore avoids a wild elbow strike from Hood.
Hood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvatore blocks it with crossed arms.
Hood looking to throw knees to the head but Salvatore is blocking nicely.
Hood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salvatore avoids it.
Salvatore blocks an elbow strike.
Hood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvatore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hood.
Hood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salvatore avoids it.
Salvatore being controlled against the cage.
Hood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Salvatore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Salvatore.
Salvatore connects with a crisp jab.
Hood misses with a body kick.
Salvatore takes a swing at Hood's ribcage but misses.
Hood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvatore keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hood tries to clinch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salvatore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Salvatore catches Hood right on the button with a cross.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Salvatore pushes him off.
Hood throws the kick towards the body but Salvatore avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Salvatore. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hood wants to clinch.
Salvatore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Raymond Hood has been cut.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hood clinches up with Salvatore and pushes him back against the cage.
Salvatore blocks an elbow strike.
Salvatore stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salvatore digs a right hand into Hood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hood's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore is working Hood over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hood has Salvatore pressed against the cage, preventing Salvatore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Salvatore.
A body shot lands from Salvatore.
Good body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood is trying to maintain a safe position but Salvatore gets an underhook and turns Hood into the cage.
Hood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvatore blocks it with crossed arms.
Salvatore lands with a right to the head.
Salvatore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salvatore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salvatore pushes Hood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Salvatore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvatore lands with a good body shot.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salvatore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvatore works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hood at a distance.
Salvatore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hood moves away.
Salvatore swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hood rather than just go for the knockout.
Salvatore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Salvatore.
Salvatore scores with a shot to the body.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Salvatore sizes up Hood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Salvatore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvatore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Hood is rocked!
Salvatore closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hood! Salvatore dives in looking to finish! Hood is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Salvatore!