PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Waters
vs
Salvatore

180 cm
24
167 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
28
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salvatore scores with a body shot.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Waters swings widly with a right hand
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salvatore tries to close the distance and clinch but Waters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salvatore slips a jab and a cross from Waters.

Salvatore closes the distance and pushes Waters back into the cage.
Salvatore stops a takedown attempt from Waters.
Waters fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters jumps guard but Salvatore stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilson Waters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvatore is working Waters over against the cage.
Waters is breathing heavily.
Waters changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salvatore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Salvatore moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Salvatore lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore stuffs the takedown attempt from Waters. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Waters takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Wilson Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Salvatore - just one landing.
Waters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters looks for a takedown but Salvatore sprawls well.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salvatore.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvatore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Waters rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Salvatore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvatore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters letting Salvatore take a breather here.
Salvatore is trying to maintain a safe position but Waters gets an underhook and turns Salvatore into the cage.
Salvatore blocks a body shot from Waters.
Waters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Waters blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Waters controls the action.

Waters drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Waters trying to keep a closed guard but Salvatore is proving a slippery customer.
Salvatore is looking to work some ground and pound but Waters has wrist control.
Salvatore thows a big elbow that misses.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore throws a strike but Waters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Waters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Waters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Waters wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
Waters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waters stands up over Salvatore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Waters throws a big right hand that misses.
Waters wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Salvatore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Waters misses with a hook.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Waters checks the leg kick.
Salvatore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters misses the jab.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatore.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore lands a two punch combo.
Waters swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Salvatore swings widly with a right hand
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waters. Waters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waters missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waters throws a series of punches but Salvatore avoids them all with ease.
Salvatore lands a right hook to the body.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut. Waters saw that one coming.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waters manages to avoid it.
Waters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salvatore at a distance.
Salvatore misses with a hook. Waters ducked under it nicely.
Waters swings widly with a right hand

and Salvatore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Waters jumps guard but Salvatore stands there with Waters around his waist. Waters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Waters pulls guard.
Salvatore being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salvatore trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters looking for a sweep. Not yet Waters, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Salvatore trying to control but Waters is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Salvatore was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Waters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salvatore misses with a jab to the body
and Waters counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Waters scores a takedown into full mount!
Salvatore is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waters scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvatore?
Salvatore gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waters trying to mount his opponent but Salvatore defends it.
Waters is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Salvatore with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waters.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waters avoids a kick to the body.
Salvatore looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Waters takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nick Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Waters unloading with bombs!
Waters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Salvatore because Waters loaded up on that one.
Waters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salvatore's face.
Waters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Waters with a couple of short strikes.
Waters 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waters looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wilson Waters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Waters looking to ground and pound but Salvatore is blocking nicely.
Waters working the ground and pound effectively.
Waters landing shots from mount.

Salvatore is rocked!
Waters throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salvatore avoids a series of strikes thrown by Waters.
Waters landing punches.
Salvatore holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Waters tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters punching from mount but Salvatore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Waters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Waters working the ground and pound effectively.
Waters landing strikes from the mount.
Salvatore is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him?
Waters softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Salvatore is out cold! Waters jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Waters!