PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Salvatore (ranked 723 p4p, 88 weight class) and Bed Intruder (ranked 287 p4p, 39 weight class). Salvatore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Reich mir die Hand. Intruder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bed Intruder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Salvatore
vs
Intruder

172 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
32
160 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bed Intruder!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Intruder looks to land a body kick but Salvatore moved away.
It looked like Salvatore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Salvatore - just one landing.

It looks like Bed Intruder has been cut.
Intruder slips a jab and a cross from Salvatore.
Salvatore throws an overhand right that lands on Intruder's shoulder, as Intruder tries to avoid the shot.
Intruder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salvatore with a body shot.
Intruder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salvatore.
Salvatore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Intruder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut
and Intruder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Intruder punishes Salvatore's body with a nice straight punch.
Intruder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Intruder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Intruder manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Intruder, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder tries to move into range but Salvatore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salvatore fails with the takedown.
Intruder misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Intruder misses.
Intruder slips a jab from Salvatore.
Salvatore scores with a decent looking hook.
Salvatore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Intruder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salvatore throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Intruder to counter with a crisp jab.
Salvatore misses with a left hand
letting Intruder counter with a right hand.
Salvatore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Intruder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Intruder wants to counter the offense by Salvatore and move into the clinch position.
Salvatore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore takes a swing at Intruder's ribcage but misses.
Intruder is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salvatore with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Intruder moves into the clinch.
Intruder misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Intruder throws a head punch that misses.
Intruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Salvatore's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Intruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Intruder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvatore wants a takedown but no success here.
Intruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salvatore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Intruder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Intruder pushes Salvatore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with the head strike.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvatore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Intruder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore.

Salvatore has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Intruder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Salvatore is trying to control but Intruder is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Intruder tries to improve his position but instead Salvatore has taken his back!
Salvatore has the hooks in. Intruder is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Intruder is still trying to improve position.

Intruder preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Salvatore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salvatore tightening his grip on Intruder, looking for the choke.
Intruder looking very determined here, making life difficult for Salvatore.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Salvatore tightening his grip on Intruder, looking for the choke.
Intruder can't escape the position.
Intruder keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Salvatore misses with a looping left.
Intruder works Salvatore's body with a nice hook.
Intruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvatore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Intruder throws out a leg kick but Salvatore moves out of range and Intruder only half commits.
Intruder scores with a shot to the body.
Salvatore closes the distance and clinches up with Intruder, looking for a takedown. Salvatore pushes Intruder against the cage but Intruder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salvatore loads up on a big right hand but Intruder slips the punch.
Bed Intruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Intruder lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Intruder needs to keep his hands up - Salvatore had a free shot at his head there.
Salvatore blocks a jab.

Intruder takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore blocks a body shot from Intruder.
Salvatore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Intruder can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
Intruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvatore controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Intruder.
Intruder prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Intruder fails to land.
Intruder presses Salvatore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Intruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Intruder working aggressively here.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is working for takedown but Intruder is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Intruder pushes Salvatore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvatore looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Intruder.
Intruder misses with a punch on the inside.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Intruder tries to throw a body punch but Salvatore avoids it by throwing Intruder back against the cage.
Intruder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Intruder tries to work over Salvatore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Intruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a punch to the body.
Intruder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Intruder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Intruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore.
Bed Intruder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Intruder tries a body shot but Salvatore blocks it.
Intruder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Intruder lands a body punch in the clinch.
Intruder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salvatore.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Intruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Intruder stops a takedown attempt from Salvatore.
Intruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Intruder has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Intruder gets through Salvatore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Intruder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Intruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Intruder works on Salvatore's body with a couple of short punches.

Salvatore wants the takedown. Intruder is fighting it off but Salvatore persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Intruder's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Intruder controls Salvatore momentarily but Salvatore frees himself.
Salvatore won't allow Intruder to sweep him here.
Salvatore trying to control but Intruder is working from the bottom.
Intruder wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bed Intruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bed Intruder's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Salvatore avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Intruder tenderised Salvatore's leg. Salvatore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salvatore misses with a hook.
Intruder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salvatore was well out of range. Poor timing from Intruder.
Salvatore is looking to counter punch.
Intruder is looking to clinch but Salvatore is avoiding it.
A big right from Intruder misses.
Salvatore looks to throw the jab but Intruder is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore fails with the takedown
and Intruder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking.
Salvatore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Intruder.
Salvatore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salvatore fails with the takedown
and Intruder counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Intruder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salvatore lands a nice looking body shot.

Salvatore feints and as Intruder raises his hands in defense, Salvatore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Intruder is on top in guard.

Intruder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salvatore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Intruder is one step ahead there.

Salvatore escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Intruder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Intruder trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Intruder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Intruder chips away with some ground and pound.
Intruder lands a couple of digs.
Enzo Salvatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvatore wants to control but Intruder passes easily into half guard.
Salvatore moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Intruder connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Intruder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Intruder working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Intruder is stalling in the full guard.
Intruder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salvatore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Intruder preventing the sweep.
Intruder trying to control but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvatore is trying to control the position but Intruder postures up.

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.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvatore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Intruder trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvatore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvatore fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Salvatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvatore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Intruder.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvatore.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bed Intruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Intruder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bed Intruder!
Bed Intruder thanked the fans post fight for their support.