PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl The Crusher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Crusher
vs
Saliva

170 cm
24
157 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
154 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl The Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crusher misses with an uppercut
and Saliva counters with a nice uppercut.
The Crusher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Crusher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - The Crusher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saliva misses with an uppercut. The Crusher saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saliva lands a right hook to the body.
The Crusher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saliva manages to avoid it.
The Crusher shoots for a takedown but Saliva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saliva moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Crusher checks a leg kick.
The Crusher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saliva counters with a left and a right that stings The Crusher.
The Crusher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Saliva misses.
Saliva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saliva swings widly with a right hand
and The Crusher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Crusher moves forwards but Saliva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carl The Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crusher wants to clinch.
Saliva misses with a lunging right hand
and The Crusher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saliva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Crusher's head.
The Crusher wants to clinch but Saliva slips to the side
and Saliva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saliva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Saliva does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva misses with a two punch combination.
Saliva throws a right and a left that The Crusher avoids nicely.
The Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saliva.
The Crusher avoids the head kick by Saliva.
Saliva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Crusher shoots and misses
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl The Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crusher doesn't manage to clinch there - Saliva circles away.

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.
The Crusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saliva circles away quickly and effectively.
Saliva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Crusher takes one to the chin there.
Saliva throws a jab when The Crusher was well out of range.
Donk. Saliva catches The Crusher right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for The Crusher.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Crusher throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Saliva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Crusher throws an off balance right hand
letting Saliva counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Saliva misses its intended target.
The Crusher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saliva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Crusher looks to score with a jab to the body but Saliva is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saliva manages to avoid it.
The Crusher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saliva misses with a head kick.
The Crusher wants to clinch up but Saliva keeps it at a distance.
The Crusher misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Saliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Saliva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Crusher checks a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Saliva throws a right hand that The Crusher ducks under and follows up with a left that The Crusher also avoids with ease.
Saliva throws a low kick but The Crusher moves out of range easily.
Saliva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saliva throws a jab when The Crusher was well out of range.
The Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saliva was well out of range. Poor timing from The Crusher.
Saliva works over The Crusher's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Saliva.
Saliva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saliva misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saliva's waist but Saliva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Crusher off to one side.
Saliva keeps the fight on the outside.
The Crusher takes a swing at Saliva's ribcage but misses.
The Crusher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Crusher fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl The Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crusher walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Crusher throws a right and a left that Saliva avoids nicely.
Saliva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Crusher.
Saliva misses with a lunging right hand
and The Crusher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saliva works The Crusher's body with a nice hook.
The Crusher throws a lazy uppercut
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saliva throws a low kick but The Crusher moves out of range easily.
Jim Saliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Crusher throws an off balance right hand
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Saliva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Crusher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Crusher tries for a takedown but Saliva circles away easily
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crusher misses with a takedown attempt
and Saliva counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saliva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saliva throws a hook to the side of The Crusher's head but The Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saliva misses with a hook
and The Crusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Crusher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saliva counters with a stiff right hand.
The Crusher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saliva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Crusher wants to clinch but Saliva slips to the side
and Saliva counters with an outside leg kick.
A slow jab from The Crusher misses its intended target.
The Crusher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saliva cracks The Crusher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saliva throws a jab when The Crusher was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saliva tests The Crusher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Crusher. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Saliva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saliva throws a leg kick but The Crusher moved away.
Good shot there by Saliva.
The Crusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saliva.
Saliva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saliva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher with a poor takedown
and Saliva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl The Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saliva throws a low kick, looking for The Crusher's leg but The Crusher calmly moves out of range.
The Crusher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saliva's waist but Saliva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Crusher off to one side.
A shot to the body from The Crusher misses
letting Saliva counter with a right hand.
The Crusher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Saliva.
Saliva throws a lazy head kick
enabling The Crusher to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saliva misses with a right hand

and The Crusher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saliva won't be happy with that.
The Crusher tries to move to full mount but Saliva actually manages to regain half guard.

Saliva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Saliva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saliva looks to land a right hand but The Crusher moved out of range.
Carl The Crusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saliva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Saliva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saliva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Saliva!