PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eddy Bravo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Salita
vs
Bravo

179 cm
23
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Convicted

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddy Bravo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salita misses with a two punch combination.
Salita wants to clinch.
Salita shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salita fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolo Salita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravo.
Salita fails with the takedown.
Salita shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl out of it but Salita keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.

Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Salita.
Bravo scores with a shot to the side of Salita's head.
Bravo leaning against his opponent.
Salita misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo.
Salita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bravo.

Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salita blocks a low kick nicely.
Salita wants to clinch
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Salita misses.
Salita looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo thows a big elbow that misses.

Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Salita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Salita is looking for a triangle here but Bravo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Salita is breathing heavily.
Bravo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salita down.

Bravo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bravo has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Salita defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bravo.
Bravo scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bravo has control of Salita's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salita regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bravo landing strikes from the mount and Salita is in trouble!

Bravo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Salita wants to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Bravo with a couple of short strikes.
Bravo scoring with strikes but Salita is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Bravo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Salita throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Salita wants to clinch

and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Salita has a hand on Bravo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bravo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Bravo wants to finish this one by submission but Salita is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a head shot.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Salita is squirming around nicely.
Salita is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Salita has worked his arm free - good work by Salita!
Salita is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bravo connects with a decent elbow.
Salita is looking for a sweep.
Salita is working hard here to advance position.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Salita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salita is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Bravo gets to mount! Salita was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bravo cracks Salita with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salita manages to control the position for a moment.
Bravo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bravo tries to control but Salita wriggling away.
Bravo punching from mount but Salita doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control the pace but Salita is squirming around nicely.

Bravo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Salita has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Salita!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salita tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salita stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Salita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bravo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salita has Bravo in his guard.
Bravo trying to control but Salita is working from the bottom.
Bravo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddy Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Salita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Bravo misses with a straight left.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Salita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bravo counters with a right hand to the body.
Kolo Salita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salita misses with a takedown attempt

and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control.
Salita is trying to get back to half guard.

Bravo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bravo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salita keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo advances nicely into full mount.
Salita working to try and regain half guard.
Bravo controlling the pace for now.
Bravo thowing shots but they're missing.
Bravo cracks Salita with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salita is looking to get to half guard.
Bravo controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo trying to control but Salita is having none of it.
Bravo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looking to control but Salita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bravo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Bravo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Salita turns into him and now he's in Bravo's guard.
Salita looking to pass the guard.
Salita preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salita wants to pass the guard but Bravo is keeping the position.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Salita from controlling successfully.
Salita is fighting to break Bravo's control of his arms but Bravo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bravo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kolo Salita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Salita from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salita slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bravo.
Bravo tries to roll over but Salita keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddy Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bravo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddy Bravo!