PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superfly by Curtis Mayfield kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salter
vs
Snuka

180 cm
24
173 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Salter misses.
Salter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Snuka clinches with his opponent.
Salter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Salter tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Salter has had enough of the clinch but Snuka keeps him there for the moment.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snuka prevents Salter from breaking the clinch.
Salter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Snuka fails to land.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Snuka has him pressed against the cage.
Snuka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salter tries to work over Snuka's front leg with a kick but Snuka checks it.
Snuka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salter as he jumps to the side.
Salter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snuka takes one to the chin there.
Snuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snuka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Snuka.
A jab from Snuka misses.
Radar Salter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snuka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Snuka misses with an uppercut.
Snuka takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Snuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Snuka misses with a looping left.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Snuka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Snuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snuka tries to bum rush Salter with a series of wild strikes but Salter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snuka.
Snuka blocks a head kick by Salter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter digs a good body shot into Snuka's ribs.
Salter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salter slips under a jab.

Snuka clinches up against the cage.

Salter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Salter gets tackled into the cage by Snuka. Snuka maintains the clinch.

Snuka has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Salter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Snuka has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Salter has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Snuka working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Salter is doing well to defend. Snuka seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Salter is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jimmy Snuka! Jimmy Snuka retains his welterweight title!
Jimmy Snuka took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'They call me... SUPERFLY! And anyone who thinks they can soar with me is bound to crash down!'.