PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 23831 p4p, 3335 weight class) and Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Rossi has chosen Paky - Vita sbagliata as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salvacion
vs
De Rossi

182 cm
23
160
15 - 47 - 4

182 cm
27
165
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 47 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giuseppe De Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvacion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salvacion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salvacion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by De Rossi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Rossi.
De Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salvacion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Rossi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Rossi lands an overhand right.
De Rossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rossi. Salvacion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salvacion is looking to counter with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi scores with a jab. Salvacion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salvacion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salvacion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salvacion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from De Rossi.
De Rossi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvacion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvacion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Rossi.
De Rossi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Rossi lands a nice shot that snaps Salvacion's head back.
De Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Rossi punishes Salvacion's body with a nice straight punch.
De Rossi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salvacion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rossi.
De Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salvacion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. De Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Rossi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salvacion under the eye.
De Rossi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salvacion feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Rossi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salvacion takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Rossi lands with an overhand left.
De Rossi connects with a nice looking jab.
De Rossi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Salvacion is landing a low percentage of strikes.
De Rossi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Rossi lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi with a jab.
De Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
Salvacion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from De Rossi.
De Rossi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Rossi jabs Salvacion right on the nose. Salvacion blinks but takes it well.
De Rossi lands with a good body shot.
De Rossi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by De Rossi - just one landing.
De Rossi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Rossi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salvacion back to the cage. De Rossi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Rossi tests Salvacion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salvacion doesn't seem bothered though.
De Rossi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Salvacion off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheers as De Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salvacion doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Rossi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A lazy left from De Rossi finds it's target.
Salvacion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Rossi throws a one two combo.
Good standup being displayed there by De Rossi as he connects with a hook.
De Rossi tests Salvacion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salvacion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
De Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvacion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
De Rossi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Salvacion if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from De Rossi.
De Rossi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giuseppe De Rossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salvacion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Rossi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salvacion scrambles back to his feet.
De Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
De Rossi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salvacion counters with a three punch combo that has De Rossi backing up. De Rossi nods at Salvacion to acknowledge the strikes.
Salvacion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salvacion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salvacion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Salvacion's head.
De Rossi punishes Salvacion's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Rossi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by De Rossi there.
De Rossi jabs Salvacion right on the nose. Salvacion blinks but takes it well.
Salvacion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
De Rossi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for De Rossi.
De Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Salvacion off the cage and back into range.
Salvacion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salvacion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Rossi jabs at Salvacion's body.
De Rossi cracks Salvacion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salvacion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy left from De Rossi finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvacion in his tracks.
De Rossi digs a good hook to Salvacion's body.
De Rossi cracks Salvacion with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from De Rossi finds it's way through Salvacion's defenses.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Rossi lands with a hook. Salvacion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - De Rossi coming out on top.
De Rossi throws out a powerful jab.
De Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvacion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by De Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
Salvacion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Rossi jabs at Salvacion's body.
De Rossi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Rossi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salvacion back to the cage. De Rossi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Rossi scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Salvacion off the cage and back into range.
De Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from De Rossi finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe De Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

De Rossi misses with a two punch combination.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Rossi scores with a nice strike.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rossi.
De Rossi tests Salvacion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for De Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi with a nice cross.
De Rossi with a jab.
Crunch! De Rossi slams his shin into Salvacion's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Rossi throws a head kick that misses.
De Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from De Rossi finds it's way through Salvacion's defenses.
Salvacion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salvacion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Rossi scores with a nice strike.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
De Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi works Salvacion's body with a nice hook.
De Rossi works the jab nicely.

De Rossi rushes Salvacion and presses him up against the cage.
De Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Rossi lands a left hand.
De Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

De Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Rossi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salvacion. Salvacion circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from De Rossi.
De Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
Salvacion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Rossi jabs at Salvacion's body.
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
De Rossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salvacion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body punch from De Rossi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Rossi lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion takes a jab right on the kisser.

De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salvacion, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Rossi.
Salvacion wants a takedown but no success here.
De Rossi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salvacion.
De Rossi scores with a hook to the body.
De Rossi lands a right hand.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Rossi lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvacion backwards.
De Rossi scores with a shoulder strike.
De Rossi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from De Rossi - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe De Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Rossi 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
Giuseppe De Rossi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Next time keep my name out of your mouth, for all that talk you did you should be ashamed of losing to me then to be honest. Know your place little English man'.