PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Salvati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Wiley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wiley
vs
Salvati

180 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Wiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Salvati!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiley circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvati misses with a head kick.

Wiley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wiley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wiley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wiley trying to pass the guard but Salvati defending well.
Wiley is trying to control the action in half guard but Salvati is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Salvati is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wiley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salvati wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wiley works over Salvati's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvati throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Wiley shoots in and bounces Salvati off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiley passes Salvati's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wiley lands strikes from half guard.
Salvati is not content to let Wiley control the position.
Wiley slips a nice elbow through Salvati's hands, connecting with Salvati's forehead.
Wiley lands strikes from half guard.
Wiley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wiley seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvati wants to get back to his feet.
Wiley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wiley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiley drops an elbow to the side of Salvati's head.
Salvati won't allow Wiley to pass to mount.

Wiley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wiley wants to pass the guard but Salvati is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley with the ground and pound but Salvati uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Salvati working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wiley.
Salvati is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wiley looking to sit in guard and control but Salvati gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wiley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wiley wants to free his trapped foot but Salvati is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wiley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wiley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wiley is trying to work for a kimura but Salvati is defending well.

Wiley is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Salvati has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wiley is breathing heavily.
Wiley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wiley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salvati misses with the combination.

Wiley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wiley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Wiley is looking for a kimura but Salvati is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wiley to get the leverage.
Wiley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salvati keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salvati tries to kick Wiley off but Wiley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Wiley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Salvati still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Salvati has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley is trying to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salvati throws a series of punches but Wiley moves out of range.
Wiley avoids the head kick by Salvati.
Wiley misses with a looping right.
Wiley's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salvati lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salvati.
Salvati is breathing heavily.
Wiley dodges the punch combination from Salvati.
A jab from Wiley does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvati moves away.
Max Salvati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiley misses with a hook. Salvati ducked under it nicely.
Salvati throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Wiley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salvati finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvati throws a combination that misses
and Wiley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvati thinking.
Salvati misses with a combination
and Wiley counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvati doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salvati ducks under a wild hook from Wiley.
Wiley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvati was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiley.
A head kick misses from Salvati.

Wiley gets the takedown into side control.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salvati down.
Wiley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salvati to see if he's OK.
Wiley landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wiley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wiley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wiley lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wiley controls the position.
Wiley wants to control but Salvati is keeping him busy.
Salvati wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wiley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wiley working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvati prevents Wiley from moving into mount.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wiley is looking to take a break and control but Salvati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salvati is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wiley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wiley lands some shots froms side control.
Wiley working the ground and pound.
Wiley misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wiley wants to control but Salvati is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wiley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Salvati lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiley circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvati throws a nice looking combination but Wiley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salvati moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvati swinging wilding here.
Wiley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salvati.
Salvati throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiley.
Wiley blocks a head kick by Salvati.
A leg kick checked by Wiley.
Wiley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salvati takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Wiley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salvati is looking to stand up but Wiley isn't so interested in that idea.
Wiley thows a big elbow that misses.
Wiley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salvati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvati is looking to stand up but Wiley isn't so interested in that idea.
Wiley looking to pass the guard.
Salvati keeping moving, preventing Wiley from controlling successfully.
Wiley prevents Salvati from getting back to his feet.
Wiley controls from within his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salvati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiley.
Wiley misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wiley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvati moves away.

Wiley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wiley is pressing down on Salvati's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salvati is holding on for now.
Wiley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wiley winds up and cracks Salvati with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wiley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salvati defending well though.
Salvati has hold of Wiley's hands but Wiley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wiley passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvati's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mark Wiley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wiley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wiley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wiley scoring with strikes but Salvati is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wiley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wiley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mark Wiley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley controlling his opponent.
Wiley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Max Salvati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Wiley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiley 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Wiley!