PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Salvatore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Inge Grepp's chin.

Salvatore
vs
Grepp

175 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

181 cm
30
176 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Inge Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatore.
Salvatore throws a solid leg kick but Grepp takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salvatore.
A bone on bone clash there as Salvatore blocks the leg kick.
Salvatore avoids the body shot from Grepp.
Grepp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salvatore's hands.
Grepp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grepp punishes Salvatore's body with a nice straight punch.
Grepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a series of wild punches.
Grepp blocks a leg kick.
Grepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grepp throws out the jab.
Grepp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grepp checks a low kick from Salvatore.
Salvatore connects with a body shot that sends Grepp's belly button to the back.
Grepp misses with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grepp.
Salvatore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salvatore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grepp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salvatore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salvatore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grepp throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Inge Grepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grepp misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore moves in looking to clinch but Grepp pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Salvatore misses the target.
Salvatore scoring well with a low kick there.
Salvatore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grepp.
A low kick from Grepp misses
and Salvatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grepp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grepp checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Salvatore.
Grepp throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Grepp only half commits.
Grepp missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grepp misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grepp motions for Salvatore to come forward. Grepp throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore feints a jab promting Grepp to slip. Salvatore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grepp slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Salvatore misses.
Grepp connects with a body shot that sends Salvatore's belly button to the back.
Salvatore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grepp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvatore lunges at Grepp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grepp's hand.
Grepp swings for the body but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salvatore moves out of range as Grepp strikes.
Grepp lands a glancing blow to the side of Salvatore's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp is looking to land body kicks.
Grepp lands a really nice looking cross but Salvatore seems unphased.
Grepp takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Grepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvatore.
Grepp tries to score with a low kick but Salvatore moves his leg out of the way.
Salvatore digs a good body shot into Grepp's ribs.
Salvatore walks into a left hand.
Grepp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salvatore lands a body shot.
Salvatore throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Grepp 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.

Salvatore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grepp.
Sloppy strikes from Salvatore. Those never looked like landing.
Salvatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatore.
Salvatore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvatore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grepp to score with a decent uppercut.
Salvatore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salvatore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grepp.
Salvatore is looking to wear down Grepp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grepp throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Grepp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salvatore jabs at Grepp's body.
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!
Grepp tries to score with a low kick but Salvatore moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Salvatore blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grepp.
Grepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salvatore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grepp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grepp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from Salvatore misses.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp works Salvatore's body with a nice hook.
Grepp throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Grepp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Grepp is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salvatore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inge Grepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Grepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepp looks to land a right hand but Salvatore moved out of range.
Grepp throws a front kick aimed at Salvatore's knee but Salvatore avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salvatore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grepp wants to land a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range.
Salvatore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salvatore moves away from the strike by Grepp.
Grepp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grepp lands with a nice body punch.
Grepp misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salvatore misses with a leg kick
and Grepp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salvatore lands a nice looking body shot.
Grepp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grepp. Salvatore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvatore blocks a leg kick.
Salvatore misses with a leg kick.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepp looks to throw the jab but Salvatore is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grepp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salvatore. That did some damage!
Grepp throws the left hand but Salvatore avoids the punch easily.
Grepp throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grepp. Grepp obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grepp lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salvatore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salvatore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grepp.
Grepp misses with a looping left.
Salvatore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grepp catches Salvatore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grepp misses with an uppercut
and Salvatore counters with a nice leg kick.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inge Grepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grepp throws an overhand right that lands on Salvatore's shoulder, as Salvatore tries to avoid the shot.
Grepp lands a leg kick that knocks Salvatore off balance momentarily.
Grepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grepp misses with a few strikes there.
Grepp misses with a looping right.
Salvatore lands a leg kick that knocks Grepp off balance momentarily.
Grepp takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grepp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvatore misses with a jab to the body
enabling Grepp to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvatore lands a slapping body shot.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Grepp circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp throws a looping overhand right but Salvatore ducks down to avoid it.
Salvatore looks to land a combination. Grepp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salvatore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grepp checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot by Grepp.
Salvatore lands with a cross.
Salvatore clobbers Grepp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grepp misses with a hook.
Grepp throws a solid leg kick but Salvatore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grepp.
Grepp connects with a right hand. Salvatore shakes it off.
Salvatore lands with a shot to the body.
Grepp fakes the leg kick and cracks Salvatore in the body.
Salvatore keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grepp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salvatore.
Grepp connects with a leg kick. Salvatore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salvatore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salvatore lands a body shot.
Grepp misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salvatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grepp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grepp.
Nice body punch from Salvatore.
Grepp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grepp throws a right hand that misses
and Salvatore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grepp avoids the body shot from Salvatore.
Inge Grepp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvatore scores with a nice right hand.
Salvatore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Grepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nick Salvatore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvatore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grepp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatore.
That kick from Grepp tenderised Salvatore's leg. Salvatore is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore works Grepp's body with a nice hook.
Grepp thuds a left hand into Salvatore's body.
Grepp throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salvatore motions for Grepp to come forward. Salvatore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grepp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salvatore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
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!

Grepp changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salvatore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Salvatore is trying to escape the position but Grepp is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inge Grepp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grepp has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inge Grepp!
A very excited looking Inge Grepp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.