PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deejay Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vendetta's choice of entrance music: Soilwork - Nerve. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Salvatore
vs
Vendetta

175 cm
33
165 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

177 cm
34
166 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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 23 - 11 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deejay Vendetta!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Vendetta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vendetta closes the distance but Salvatore moves to the side
and Salvatore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
Vendetta throws a leg kick which misses Salvatore's front leg but catches the back leg as Salvatore tries to avoid it.

Vendetta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vendetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salvatore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salvatore scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salvatore as Vendetta tries to tie him up.
Vendetta lands with a light punch inside.
Vendetta can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendetta's elbow.
Salvatore tries to work over Vendetta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salvatore's face.
Salvatore pushes Vendetta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendetta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salvatore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vendetta misses with a punch on the inside.
Vendetta swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vendetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salvatores head.
A short left from Vendetta.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vendetta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vendetta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore has a couple of punches blocked by Vendetta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore tries to work over Vendetta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvatore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
Vendetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vendetta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore blocks a body shot from Vendetta.
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!
Salvatore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vendetta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salvatore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salvatore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Salvatore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Vendetta avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
Vendetta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendetta leaning against his opponent.
Salvatore trying to land knees to the body.
Vendetta lands an uppercut.
Salvatore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendetta controls his hands.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendetta controls his hands.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendetta controls his hands.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvatore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vendetta throws a head punch that misses.
Salvatore stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
Vendetta prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Vendetta blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Vendetta blocks it.
A short left from Salvatore.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendetta has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike.
Vendetta has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Vendetta controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salvatore.
Vendetta avoiding damage as Salvatore throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendetta prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but Salvatore blocks it.
A hook to the body from Salvatore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Salvatore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A decent looking cross lands there for Salvatore.
Vendetta cracks Salvatore with a good jab.

Vendetta rushes Salvatore and presses him up against the cage.
Nick Salvatore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendetta's elbow.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Vendetta controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Vendetta.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.
Vendetta swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
Vendetta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but Salvatore blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vendetta as Salvatore tries to tie him up.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvatore controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salvatore up against the cage.
Vendetta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vendetta misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salvatore.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendetta's elbow.
Vendetta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendetta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvatore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Salvatore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salvatore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendetta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salvatore.
Salvatore is struggling to control the position.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.

Vendetta breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Vendetta does no damage.
Salvatore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore thuds his right hand into Vendetta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Vendetta misses.
A big left from Vendetta misses.
Vendetta fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salvatore tried to score with a low kick but Vendetta checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Salvatore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salvatore.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vendetta manages to avoid it.
Vendetta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvatore avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvatore throws a leg kick but Vendetta moved away.
Vendetta is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
Vendetta moves in looking to clinch but Salvatore pushes him off.
Salvatore slaps away a takedown attempt from Vendetta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vendetta manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Vendetta.
Vendetta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vendetta tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Salvatore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvatore.
Vendetta throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Vendetta.
Salvatore tries to stall but Vendetta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vendetta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendetta is trying to stall.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendetta tries a body shot but Salvatore blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Salvatore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Salvatore.
Vendetta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatore.
Nick Salvatore is winning the standup battle so far.
Salvatore lands with a good body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Salvatore misses with a body shot.
Vendetta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Vendetta misses.
A cross from Salvatore lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Vendetta blocks the leg kick.
Salvatore connects with a solid leg kick.
Vendetta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salvatore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vendetta scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore takes a swing at Vendetta's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Salvatore. Beautiful body shot.
Vendetta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvatore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vendetta under the eye.
Salvatore lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Salvatore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vendetta.
Salvatore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Salvatore finds it's target.
Vendetta misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salvatore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendetta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore slips a jab from Vendetta.
Vendetta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salvatore is looking to wear down Vendetta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vendetta fails with a takedown attempt.
Vendetta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vendetta throws a sloppy body shot
and Salvatore counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salvatore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vendetta at a distance.
Nice cross by Salvatore.
Vendetta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvatore connects with a leg kick. Vendetta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Vendetta pushes Salvatore up against the cage in a clinch.
Vendetta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a shot to the body.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvatore pushes Vendetta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore presses Vendetta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salvatore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deejay Vendetta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Vendetta is rocked!
Salvatore lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vendetta to his knees! Salvatore keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Salvatore!
Nick Salvatore bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.