PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has chosen God's gonna cut you down by Jonny Cash as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvatore
vs
Warren

175 cm
34
165 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

170 cm
35
164 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Warren!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Salvatore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Warren.
Warren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salvatores jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salvatore misses with the combination.
Warren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salvatore misses with a body punch
and Warren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tests Salvatore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reggie Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Salvatore misses

and Warren moves into the clinch.
Salvatore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warren is keeping busy.
Warren misses with some punches.
Salvatore misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvatore trying to land knees to the body.
Salvatore stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warren tries to work over Salvatore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Warren controls his hands.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warren's elbow.
Salvatore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warren lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
Warren is trying to pull guard but Salvatore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Warren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warren's elbow.
Warren looking to throw knees to the head but Salvatore is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Salvatore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warren.
Salvatore misses with the head strike.
Warren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Salvatore blocks an uppercut.
Salvatore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warrens head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warren.
Salvatore lands a hook that snaps the head of Warren backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Warren throws an elbow but misses.
Warren tries to work over Salvatore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is trying to maintain a safe position but Warren gets an underhook and turns Salvatore into the cage.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Warren avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
Warren working aggressively here.
Warren lands a left hand.
Salvatore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salvatore pushes Warren back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warren is trying to drag Salvatore to the mat but Salvatore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Salvatore trying to stall but Warren improves his position.
Salvatore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warren has Salvatore pressed against the cage, preventing Salvatore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salvatore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvatore controlling the action here for a moment.
Salvatore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warren backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore misses with an elbow strike.
Warren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warren looking for a takedown.
Nick Salvatore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Warren.
Warren lands an elbow inside.
Warren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Salvatore wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Warren tries to throw a body punch but Salvatore avoids it by throwing Warren back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvatore presses Warren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Salvatore.
With the fighters up against the cage, Warren throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
Warren misses with a knee to the head.
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.

Salvatore misses with the combination.
Salvatore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Warren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Warren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warren misses with a head kick.
Warren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warren moves away from the strike by Salvatore.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Warren misses with an uppercut
and Salvatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salvatore avoids the body shot from Warren.
Salvatore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Warren misses
and Salvatore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warren thinking.
Salvatore walks into a stiff left hand from Warren.
Warren lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Warren misses.
A big left from Warren misses.
Salvatore is looking to wear down Warren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salvatore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Warren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Warren lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salvatore tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren distracts Salvatore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salvatore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warren trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Warren won't allow Salvatore to get back to his feet.
Salvatore trying to keep a closed guard but Warren is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Salvatore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Warren dips to his left and cracks Salvatore with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Salvatore blocks the leg kick.
Warren looks for a takedown but Salvatore sprawls well.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatore.
Warren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore throws a body punch but Warren moves out of range.
A slow jab from Warren misses its intended target.
Salvatore throws out a leg kick but Warren moves out of range and Salvatore only half commits.
Warren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warren looks to land a left hand but Salvatore moved out of range nicely.
Warren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salvatore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warren doesn't seem bothered though.
Warren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Warren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salvatore throws a head kick but Warren moves out of range.
Warren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatore.
Horrible takedown by Warren or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvatore which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Warren.
Warren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Warren digs a good body shot into Salvatore's ribs.
Salvatore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Warren is rocked!
Reggie Warren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Warren's head, knocking him out cold! Salvatore is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Salvatore!
Nick Salvatore decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.