PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Saliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilder has chosen One Minute Silence - Brainspiller as his entrance music. Max Wilder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saliva
vs
Wilder

182 cm
26
154 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder shoots and misses
enabling Saliva to counter with a crisp jab.
Max Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Saliva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jim Saliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wilder.
Wilder misses with a takedown attempt
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Saliva misses.
Wilder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to clinch
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a straight right hand.
Saliva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saliva throws a big shot that misses.
Saliva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilder.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saliva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a three punch combo that has Wilder backing up. Wilder nods at Saliva to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilder misses with a takedown
and Saliva counters with a straight right hand.
Jim Saliva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilder looks gassed!
Saliva lands an overhand right.
Saliva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilder tries for a takedown but Saliva circles away easily
and Saliva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saliva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Saliva misses.
Saliva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva lands with an overhand left.
Saliva wants to land a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Saliva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilder takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Wilder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saliva throws a solid leg kick but Wilder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saliva.
Wilder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Saliva.
Wilder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saliva connects with a crisp jab.
Saliva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilder misses with a combination
and Saliva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Saliva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Saliva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Wilder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Saliva won't be happy with that.
Saliva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Wilder wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Saliva, who protects the arm well.
Wilder working the strikes but Saliva uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Wilder thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saliva to regain full guard.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saliva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilder is looking to work some ground and pound but Saliva has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saliva keeping full guard, as Wilder tries to pass.
Saliva wants to stand up but Wilder is controlling him.
Wilder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Wilder has gone for a leg lock! Saliva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wilder's guard.
Saliva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saliva lands a couple of digs.
Saliva wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder has momentary wrist control but Saliva slips an elbow through the middle.
Saliva tries to stand but Wilder is controlling from the bottom.

Wilder working for a triangle but Saliva defends it easily.
Wilder is breathing heavily.

Saliva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilder has his takedown stuffed
and Saliva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Saliva. That snapped Wilder's head back.
Wilder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saliva counters with a nice body shot.
Jim Saliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wilder.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A jab from Saliva does it's job there.
Saliva scores with a decent looking hook.
Saliva misses with a hook

and Wilder counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilder stops Saliva from getting back to his feet.
Saliva wants to stand back up but Wilder manages to pass into side control.

Wilder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saliva pushes Wilder away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wilder gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Saliva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Max Wilder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saliva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilder.
Saliva throws a leg kick but Wilder moved away.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saliva finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilder's head.
Wilder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilder with a poor takedown
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jim Saliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wilder.
Wilder with a poor takedown
and Saliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saliva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saliva lands with a right hand.

Wilder scores with a takedown into Saliva's guard.

Saliva has his feet on Wilder's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saliva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saliva lands the left hand.
Wilder fails with the takedown
and Saliva counters with a good low kick that Wilder was not able to check.
Saliva catches Wilder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheers as Saliva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilder doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saliva misses with an uppercut.
Saliva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saliva throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Wilder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saliva's guard.

Saliva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilder off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wilder shoots and misses
and Saliva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saliva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saliva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saliva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saliva counters with a nice body shot.
Saliva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilder closes the distance but Saliva moves to the side
and Saliva counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saliva counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Saliva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saliva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

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