PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamdi Salihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Bader acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Salihi
vs
Bader

212 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
253 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamdi Salihi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bader!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with a takedown
and Salihi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salihi misses with a takedown

and Bader counters with a shoot takedown. Salihi fights it but they end up in guard.

Salihi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salihi wants to stand and escape but Bader is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bader won't allow Salihi to sweep him here.
Bader working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salihi's head.
Bader is pushing down on Salihi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salihi is fighting to maintain full guard but Bader has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salihi punching from the bottom.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bader working over Salihi with some ground and pound. Salihi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bader lands with a punch from half guard.
Salihi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bader on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bader connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Bader blocks the strikes from Salihi.
Bader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salihi is trying to control but can't.
Salihi taking some punishment here, with Bader in his half guard.
Salihi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salihi is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bader connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Bader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bader lands strikes from half guard.
Salihi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salihi tries to get out of the position.
Bader controlling the action here.
Bader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salihi tries to get to full guard but Bader has control of the leg.
Salihi is working hard here to advance position.
Bader throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salihi tries to get to full guard but Bader has control of the leg.
Salihi is breathing heavily.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Salihi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bader scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bader passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salihi!
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salihi?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control but Salihi is having none of it.
Salihi tries to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
Bader with shots to the head and body - Salihi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salihi?
Salihi can't escape the position.
Salihi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salihi is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salihi is bucking up trying to escape but Bader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salihi tries to hold on but Bader postures up.
Salihi is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Bader 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bader.
Bader lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salihi down.
Salihi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salihi is trying to get back to his feet.
Salihi is looking for a sweep.
Salihi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader scoring with punches from side control.
Bader in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bader cracks Salihi with a big elbow.

Bader is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salihi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bader working the ground and pound.
Bader scoring with punches and elbows.
Salihi is pushing Bader's head away, looking to escape. Bader manages to hold on to the position though.
Salihi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Bader's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salihi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bader wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bader landing a few strikes.
Salihi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Bader has an Americana. Salihi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bader is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bader hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Bader!