PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sekert saletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zvjezdan Misimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sekert saletti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

saletti
vs
Misimovic

160 cm
23
132 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

160 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Organic Extracts

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sekert saletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zvjezdan Misimovic!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
saletti looks to land a right hand but Misimovic moved out of range.
saletti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Misimovic but Misimovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.

saletti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Misimovic is looking to reverse the position.
saletti trying to control the position but Misimovic is working away.
Misimovic tries to bench press saletti off him but saletti keeps the position.
Misimovic looks gassed!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
saletti slows the pace down.
Misimovic is looking for a sweep.
saletti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Misimovic prevents saletti from improving position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
saletti jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misimovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from saletti.
Misimovic misses with a takedown
and saletti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
saletti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Misimovic manages to avoid it.
saletti misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from saletti misses.
saletti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
saletti takes a swing at Misimovic's ribcage but misses.

Misimovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
saletti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
saletti tries to hold on but Misimovic postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misimovic prevents saletti from getting the reversal.
Misimovic looking to ground and pound but saletti is blocking nicely.
saletti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
saletti is looking for a sweep. Misimovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Misimovic wants to free his trapped foot but saletti is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Misimovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
saletti is trying to stand up here but Misimovic is controlling him well.
Misimovic wants to free his trapped foot but saletti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Misimovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Misimovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Misimovic's back!
saletti lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misimovic looking very determined here, making life difficult for saletti.
saletti lands shots from the back.
Misimovic is covering up but some of the strikes from saletti are getting through and doing damage.
Misimovic is trying to break free.
saletti lands punches and elbows.
saletti is working the ground and pound. Can Misimovic escape?
saletti scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Misimovic is looking for a way out.
saletti is landing with strikes from the back.
saletti controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
saletti lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Misimovic hold on?!
Misimovic is trying to break free.
saletti lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Misimovic.
saletti trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
saletti connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Misimovic to escape the position.
saletti scores with punches and elbows.
saletti scores with punches and elbows.
saletti throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Misimovic!
saletti scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Misimovic is looking for a way out.
Misimovic is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by saletti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sekert saletti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

saletti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Misimovic shoots in for a double leg but saletti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
saletti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Misimovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
saletti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misimovic slips a jab and a cross from saletti.
Misimovic ducks under a wild hook from saletti.
Misimovic with a poor takedown
and saletti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from saletti.
saletti is looking to wear down Misimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
saletti misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
saletti throws a hook but Misimovic avoids it easily.
saletti throws a hook but Misimovic avoids it easily.
Misimovic is breathing heavily.
saletti throws a hook to the side of Misimovic's head but Misimovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
sekert saletti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from saletti misses the target.
saletti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from saletti misses.
saletti throws a series of punches but Misimovic moves out of range.
saletti misses with a hook. Misimovic ducked under it nicely.
saletti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Misimovic moves away.
saletti tries for a takedown but Misimovic circles away easily

and Misimovic counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
saletti tries to improve position but can't.
Misimovic working the ground and pound but saletti is defending the strikes.
saletti looks to move to half guard but instead Misimovic has passed into mount! Damn!

Misimovic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… saletti turns into him and now he's in Misimovic's guard.
Misimovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misimovic keeping moving, preventing saletti from controlling successfully.
saletti scoring with some ground and pound.
saletti controls from within his opponent's guard.
saletti looking to pass the guard.
Misimovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti trying to control but Misimovic is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
saletti throws a series of punches but Misimovic avoids them all with ease.
Misimovic moves out of range as saletti strikes.
A swing and a miss from saletti.
sekert saletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misimovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
sekert saletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zvjezdan Misimovic.
Misimovic blocks a jab.
saletti misses with a takedown

and Misimovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in saletti's guard.
saletti seems keen to control Misimovic's posture.

saletti had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Misimovic is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. saletti Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Misimovic's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Misimovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
saletti punishes Misimovic with strikes from the back mount.
saletti is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
saletti lands a shot to the body.
saletti controlling well, preventing Misimovic from escaping the position.
saletti lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Misimovic.
saletti punishes Misimovic with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Misimovic right now.
saletti lands an elbow to the side of the head.
saletti wants to control but Misimovic is keeping busy.
Misimovic is covering up but some of the strikes from saletti are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zvjezdan Misimovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

saletti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Misimovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but saletti swivels and escapes.
saletti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Misimovic manages to avoid it.
Misimovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from saletti.
Misimovic slips a jab from saletti.
Misimovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from saletti.
saletti looks to land a combination. Misimovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
saletti throws a jab but it's blocked by Misimovic.
saletti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Misimovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
saletti misses the jab.
Misimovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with saletti but saletti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
saletti misses the shot to the body.
Misimovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misimovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
saletti looks to land a left hand but Misimovic moved out of range nicely.
saletti tests Misimovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
saletti misses the jab.
saletti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Misimovic. Misimovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
saletti misses with a double jab.
Misimovic slips under a jab from saletti.
saletti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Misimovic walks into a straight right hand from saletti.
saletti loads up on a big right hand but Misimovic slips the punch.
saletti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Misimovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
saletti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - saletti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
saletti looks to score with a jab to the body but Misimovic is just out of range.
Misimovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
sekert saletti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zvjezdan Misimovic.
saletti misses with a series of wild punches.
saletti takes a swing at Misimovic's ribcage but misses.

Misimovic closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
saletti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Misimovic.
saletti controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. saletti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Misimovic stands and throws saletti's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti is looking to reverse the position.
Misimovic working away.

Misimovic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
saletti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Misimovic on the ground.
Misimovic wants to stand but saletti has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
saletti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Misimovic is one step ahead there.
sekert saletti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Misimovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Misimovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
saletti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misimovic.
A big right from saletti misses.
saletti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
saletti misses with a jab, cross combination.
saletti swinging wilding here.
saletti misses with a body shot.
No luck for Misimovic with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
saletti misses with a series of wild punches.
saletti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and saletti duly obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
sekert saletti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well saletti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sekert saletti!