PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salita comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself by Eminem. Dillan has chosen Kick Ass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Salita
vs
Dillan

194 cm
28
220 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

190 cm
32
210 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dillan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salita momentarily.
Salita misses with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Dillan.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salita sprawls well. Salita wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dillan gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillan connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salita slips under a jab.
Salita has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillan finds it's way round the side to connect with Salita's head.
Dillan slips a straight right by Salita.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dillan, as that shot connected.
Dillan misses with an uppercut.
Salita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dillan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillan. Salita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salita slips under a jab from Dillan.
Dillan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salita.
Salita throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita moves out of range of the strikes.
Dillan connects with a body shot.
Dillan throws out a loose jab but Salita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillan misses with a hook
and Salita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Dillan lands.
Dillan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salita on the side of the head.
Dillan misses with a few strikes there.
Dillan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillan moves away.
Dillan throws a right hand that Salita ducks under and follows up with a left that Salita also avoids with ease.
Dillan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salita looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillan is just out of range.
Salita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillan throws a right hand that misses
and Salita counters with a one-two to the body.
Salita just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dillan misses with a body shot.
Salita misses with a few strikes there.
Salita throws a low kick, looking for Dillan's leg but Dillan calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillan misses the target.
Dillan misses the jab.
Salita misses with a low kick.
Dillan shoots for a double leg takedown but Salita sprawls well. He's pushed Dillan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salita lands a nice hook to Dillan's body. Dillan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dillan looks to land a right hand but Salita moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salita.
Salita fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillan looks gassed!
Dillan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salita.
Dillan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salita finds it's way round the side to connect with Dillan's head.
Dillan throws a lazy right hand but Salita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita misses with a wild body shot.
Dillan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.

Dillan feints and as Salita raises his hands in defense, Dillan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dillan landing with the ground and pound.
Salita trying to control the position.
Dillan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Salita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dillan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dillan distracts Salita with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Salita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dillan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dillan is working Salita over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dillan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dillan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillan throws a big elbow that misses.

Dillan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salita is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salita has escaped and now he's on top!
Salita scoring with some ground and pound.
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 Nicky Salita will probably get the nod.
That's time! Salita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dillan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Max Dillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan takes a swing at Salita's ribcage but misses.
Dillan throws the left hand but Salita avoids the punch easily.
Dillan misses with a body shot.
Dillan misses with a looping left.
Nicky Salita is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Dillan. Beautiful body shot.
Salita scores with a head kick.
Dillan throws a looping overhand right but Salita ducks down to avoid it.
Dillan misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salita is looking to wear down Dillan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dillan misses with a looping left.

Dillan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dillan is trying to control. Salita wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salita trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita won't allow Dillan to pass to mount.
Dillan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dillan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dillan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salita trying to control from the bottom.
Salita on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dillan moves into full mount! Salita won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Dillan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dillan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dillan controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillan prevents Salita from getting the reversal.
Dillan breaks from Salita's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salita is trying desperately to improve position.
Dillan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dillan looking to control but Salita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Dillan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Salita turns into him and now he's in Dillan's guard.

Dillan looking for a guillotine here but Salita defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dillan is trying to keep Salita in close.

Dillan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salita wants to pass the guard but Dillan is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salita connects with a couple of short punches.
Salita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dillan controls Salita momentarily but Salita frees himself.

Dillan has his foot on Salita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salita works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillan looking for a sweep. Not yet Dillan, not yet.
Salita pushing down on Dillan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Salita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Dillan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dillan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salita's guard.
Salita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillan manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salita stopping the sweep attempt from Dillan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Dillan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Salita slips a jab and a cross from Dillan.
Dillan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Dillan.
Salita looks to land a left hand but Dillan moved out of range nicely.
Dillan fails with the takedown.
Dillan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dillan has a takedown stuffed.
Salita slaps away a takedown attempt from Dillan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nicky Salita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dillan.
Salita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dillan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salita throws a head kick that misses.
Dillan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan moves forwards but Salita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salita looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salita slips under a jab from Dillan.
Dillan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dillan throws a big shot that misses.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salita as he avoids it easily.
Dillan just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillan shoots in for a takedown but Salita shows good takedown defense.
Dillan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salita was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillan.
Nice body kick there by Salita.
Salita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillan circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salita misses the shot to the body.
Salita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salita throws a shot to the body.
Salita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salita buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillan throws a jab when Salita was well out of range.
Dillan walks into a straight right hand from Salita.
Dillan misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salita. Dillan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillan. Salita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dillan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salita swivels and escapes.
Dillan takes one on the button.
Salita moves out of range as Dillan strikes.
Salita scores with a head kick.

Dillan is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dillan is still on wobbly legs! Can Salita finish him?
Dillan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salita moves away.
Salita thumps Dillan with a low kick.
Dillan throws a hook to the side of Salita's head but Salita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Salita feints and as Dillan raises his hands in defense, Salita changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salita stands up over Dillan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salita gets to his feet and stands over Dillan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Dillan felt that one! Salita unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Dillan from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Salita!
Post fight, Nicky Salita stared into the camera and said 'I hunt to kill... enough said. '.