PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salita is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself by Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coon
vs
Salita

188 cm
28
210 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

194 cm
29
220 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Agamemnon Coon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salita lands with a hook. Coon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coon ducks right into an uppercut from Salita.
Salita connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salita misses with a body shot.

Salita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Salita prevents Coon from getting the reversal.
Salita raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coon is desperately trying to improve his position but Salita has a good base and remains in mount.
Salita throws some wild stikes that Coon manages to avoid easily.
Salita thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Coon tries to reverse the position but Salita maintains control.
Coon manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Salita is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salita.
Coon has his hands clasped together around Salita's back. He's all about the action.
Coon trying to control but Salita postures up.
Coon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coon.
Salita with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salita wants to control from the top but Coon keeps moving.
Salita won't allow Coon to sweep him here.
Salita trying to control the position from guard on top but Coon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coon trying to control the position.
Salita trying to control but Coon is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicky Salita.
Coon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salita sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Coon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salita to the mat! Salita manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coon looking to sit in guard and control but Salita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Salita preventing the sweep.
Coon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salita throws a big elbow that misses.
Salita trying to control but Coon is working from the bottom.
Coon is pulling down on Salita's head. It's preventing any offense from Salita, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Agamemnon Coon.
Coon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salita sprawls well. Salita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coon gets slowly back to his feet.
Salita throws a lazy right hand but Coon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coon.
Coon scores with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coon moves away from the strike by Salita.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coon shoots for a takedown but Salita saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salita tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicky Salita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coon avoids the body shot from Salita.
Salita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Salita 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.

Salita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coon manages to avoid it.
Salita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salita slips under a jab from Coon.
Coon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salita as he avoids it easily.
Coon fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Coon is defended easily by Salita.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agamemnon Coon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Coon in his tracks.
Salita changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salita thuds his right hand into Coon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the body from Coon misses
and Salita counters with a nice body shot.
Salita lands a really nice looking cross but Coon seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Coon is rocked!
Coon backs away from a small jab... but Salita lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Coon crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Salita with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nicky Salita!
Nicky Salita very nearly forgot to thank Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.