PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert DeSalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone The Crack Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Crack Head has chosen Mr. Flamboyant as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

DeSalvo
vs
The Crack Head

150 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
23
140 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert DeSalvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone The Crack Head!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crack Head scores with a spinning back kick!
DeSalvo avoids the head kick by The Crack Head.
DeSalvo tries to counter with a takedown but The Crack Head is quick to defend against it.

The Crack Head clinches up against the cage.
DeSalvo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Crack Head to keep the fight standing.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSalvo avoids it.
The Crack Head lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSalvo won't want to take too many of those.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSalvo blocks it with crossed arms.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DeSalvo takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Crack Head as DeSalvo tries to tie him up.
DeSalvo tries a body shot but The Crack Head blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
A knee to the head by The Crack Head.
Nice elbow from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crack Head controlling the action here for a moment.
DeSalvo struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crack Head controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
DeSalvo looking for a takedown.
DeSalvo avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
The Crack Head lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSalvo won't want to take too many of those.
DeSalvo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from DeSalvo fails to land.
DeSalvo just leaning against The Crack Head, taking a breather.
The Crack Head is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeSalvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Crack Head misses with a knee strike.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSalvo blocks it with crossed arms.
The Crack Head misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSalvo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert DeSalvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but DeSalvo blocks it.
The Crack Head landing knees to the body.
The Crack Head misses with a knee strike.
DeSalvo avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
The Crack Head has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeSalvo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Crack Head can turn it around.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
DeSalvo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeSalvo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DeSalvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Crack Head's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crack Head.
DeSalvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Crack Head landing knees to the body.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
DeSalvo tries to pull guard but The Crack Head holds him up against the cage and eventually DeSalvo drops back down to his feet.
The Crack Head putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeSalvo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Crack Head is stalling here.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from DeSalvo on the inside.
DeSalvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeSalvo takes a knee right on the jaw!
DeSalvo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Crack Head after a bit of a struggle.
Come on DeSalvo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by The Crack Head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSalvo is trying to break the clinch but The Crack Head is controlling him.
DeSalvo tries to work over The Crack Head's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head lands an elbow inside that DeSalvo shrugs off.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DeSalvo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Crack Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Crack Head is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeSalvo is breathing heavily.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSalvo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSalvo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the body.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeSalvo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Crack Head blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Crack Head crunches a lovely knee into DeSalvo's ribcage.
DeSalvo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone The Crack Head dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Crack Head lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Crack Head throws a sloppy head kick and DeSalvo moves out of range easily.
Tyrone The Crack Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crack Head defending well as DeSalvo loads up on a big left hand.
The Crack Head throws a head kick but DeSalvo moves out of range.

The Crack Head gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeSalvo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Crack Head is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSalvo misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSalvo avoids the damage to the body.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSalvo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Crack Head controlling the action here for a moment.
The Crack Head tries to land knees in the clinch but DeSalvo avoids the damage to the body.
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
The Crack Head putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has DeSalvo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
DeSalvo has a couple of punches blocked by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head lands an elbow inside.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSalvo blocks it with crossed arms.
DeSalvo is trying to break free.
DeSalvo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DeSalvo avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
DeSalvo tries to stall but The Crack Head uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
DeSalvo wants to stall.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Crack Head crunches a lovely knee into DeSalvo's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
DeSalvo tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Crack Head is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but DeSalvo blocks with his arms.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head connects with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head looking to throw knees to the head but DeSalvo is blocking nicely.
DeSalvo misses with a punch to the body.
The Crack Head prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert DeSalvo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crack Head lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from DeSalvo fails to land.
The Crack Head takes a shot to the head.
The Crack Head landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Crack Head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head using the Thai plumb to throw knees but DeSalvo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSalvo fails to pull guard.
DeSalvo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Crack Head content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeSalvo avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
The Crack Head avoiding damage.
DeSalvo misses with the head strike.
DeSalvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
DeSalvo looking to stall.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeSalvo avoids it.
Tyrone The Crack Head seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
DeSalvo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Crack Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from DeSalvo fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crack Head stalling in the clinch.
The Crack Head tries to throw a body punch but DeSalvo avoids it by throwing The Crack Head back against the cage.
DeSalvo avoiding damage as The Crack Head throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crack Head.
DeSalvo tries a body shot but The Crack Head blocks it.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
DeSalvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSalvo misses with a punch to the body.
DeSalvo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Crack Head just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Crack Head utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
The Crack Head has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Crack Head working DeSalvo over with knees to the body.
The Crack Head blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DeSalvo blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone The Crack Head showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Crack Head throws a head kick that DeSalvo semi-blocks.
The Crack Head misses with a low kick.
DeSalvo throws a body punch but The Crack Head moves out of range.

The Crack Head gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeSalvo working hard to break the clinch.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head lands an elbow inside that DeSalvo shrugs off.
The Crack Head has DeSalvo pushed against the cage.
DeSalvo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSalvo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Crack Head obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSalvo misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crack Head lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSalvo won't want to take too many of those.
The Crack Head landing some nice looking knees to the body.
DeSalvo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Crack Head using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSalvo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head connects with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but DeSalvo blocks it.
The Crack Head connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSalvo's face.
The Crack Head pressing his opponent against the cage.
DeSalvo struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crack Head controls his hands.
DeSalvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSalvo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Crack Head is keeping busy.
DeSalvo has a couple of punches blocked by The Crack Head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo slowing the pace effectively.
DeSalvo wants to break free but The Crack Head has control.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from The Crack Head.
The Crack Head is pushing DeSalvo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Crack Head lands a nice knee to the body.
The Crack Head utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSalvo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crack Head lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSalvo won't want to take too many of those.
The Crack Head stalling in the clinch.
The Crack Head lands a good knee to the midsection. DeSalvo won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSalvo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section. DeSalvo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Crack Head manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Crack Head scores a nice knee to the body.
DeSalvo takes a knee right on the jaw!
DeSalvo working aggressively here.
The Crack Head unloads a knee to the mid-section.
DeSalvo throws a punch but it's blocked by The Crack Head.
The Crack Head connects with a nasty looking knee right to DeSalvo's face.
The Crack Head misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeSalvo.
The Crack Head misses with a knee to the head.
The Crack Head tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeSalvo stalling in the clinch but The Crack Head improves position.
DeSalvo working aggressively here.
The Crack Head taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeSalvo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Crack Head with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Crack Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeSalvo just leaning against The Crack Head, taking a breather.
DeSalvo letting The Crack Head take a breather here.
Tyrone The Crack Head is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Crack Head blocks an uppercut.
The Crack Head landing knees to the head.
The Crack Head scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSalvo.
The Crack Head landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeSalvo.
The Crack Head with a knee to the head.
Albert DeSalvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DeSalvo as The Crack Head tries to tie him up.
The Crack Head blocks a body shot from DeSalvo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone The Crack Head comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crack Head 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone The Crack Head!
Tyrone The Crack Head looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'F the UFC!!'.