PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Desalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Bologna has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bologna
vs
Desalvo

180 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

168 cm
24
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Bologna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Desalvo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bologna. Desalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bologna misses with the combination.
Bologna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desalvo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Desalvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bologna throws a half hearted mid kick.
A cross from Bologna lands.
Bologna throws a shot to the body.
Desalvo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bologna.
Desalvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bologna.
Desalvo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bologna.
A right-left combo lands from Bologna.
Desalvo ducks under a wild hook from Bologna.
Desalvo with a hook.
Bologna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desalvo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bologna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bologna cracks Desalvo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desalvo shoots in but no luck this time.
Bologna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Desalvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bologna.
Desalvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bologna misses with a looping left.
Desalvo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phil Bologna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Desalvo.
Bologna throws a head kick that misses.
Bologna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bologna throws a series of punches but Desalvo avoids them all with ease.
Bologna throws a hook but Desalvo blocks it.
Bologna throws a leg kick that misses.
Bologna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desalvo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Desalvo.
Bologna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Desalvo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bologna to the mat! Bologna manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bologna trying to keep a closed guard but Desalvo is proving a slippery customer.
Desalvois looking to pass into half guard but Bologna pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bologna is in guard.
Bologna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Desalvo on the ground.
Bologna stopping the sweep attempt from Desalvo.
Bologna controlling from the top position.
Desalvo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bologna postures up.
Bologna throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna postures up in Desalvo's guard and throws a big left but Desalvo blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Desalvo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slow jab from Bologna misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bologna.
Desalvo moves away from the strike by Bologna.
Bologna misses with a body shot.
Desalvo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bologna misses with a straight right.
Desalvo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bologna. Desalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bologna misses with a double jab.
Bologna throws a right hand that Desalvo ducks under and follows up with a left that Desalvo also avoids with ease.
Desalvo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bologna swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna just misses with a punch to the body.
Desalvo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Desalvo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bologna.
Bologna throws a series of strikes that have Desalvo backpedaling.
Bologna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bologna wants it to stay on the feet.
Bologna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desalvo fails with the takedown.
Bologna throws a nice looking combination but Desalvo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phil Bologna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bologna. Desalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desalvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bologna throws the left hand but Desalvo avoids the punch easily.
Desalvo staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Desalvo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bologna manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Desalvo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bologna is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bologna has escaped and now he's on top!

Desalvo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Desalvo tries to strike from the bottom.
Bologna would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Desalvo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bologna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bologna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Desalvo striking off his back but it's not causing Bologna any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bologna preventing the sweep.
Desalvo is trying to control the position but Bologna postures up.
Bologna preventing the sweep.
Desalvo is breathing heavily.
Bologna is looking to work some ground and pound but Desalvo has wrist control.
Bologna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Desalvo avoids the head kick by Bologna.
Bologna is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Desalvo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bologna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desalvo moves away.
Desalvo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Desalvo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bologna as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Desalvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desalvo moves away from the strike by Bologna.
Bologna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desalvo.
Bologna scores with a hook to the body. Desalvo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bologna misses with a body shot.
Desalvo ducks under a wild hook from Bologna.
Bologna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Desalvo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bologna fails to land with a series of punches.

Desalvo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bologna is trying to defend but Desalvo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bologna trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna wants to get back to his feet.
Desalvo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Desalvo is just content to waste time from the top position. Bologna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Desalvo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bologna pushes Desalvo off and gets back to his feet.
Bologna scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Desalvo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phil Bologna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Desalvo.
Bologna tries to bum rush Desalvo with a series of wild strikes but Desalvo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Desalvo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bologna.
Desalvo ducks under a wild hook from Bologna.

Desalvo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Desalvo showed some decent athleticism there.
Bologna is looking to improve his position.
Bologna is trying to stand up here but Desalvo is controlling him well.
Desalvo prevents Bologna from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Desalvo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bologna swinging wildly here.
Bologna misses with a looping right.
Bologna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bologna misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bologna.
Desalvo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Desalvo scores with a three punch combo!
Desalvo dodges the punch combination from Bologna.
Phil Bologna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bologna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desalvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desalvo slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desalvo avoids the body shot from Bologna.
Bologna misses with a looping left.
Desalvo slips a jab from Bologna.

Desalvo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Desalvo is working for a kimura but Bologna is defending it quite comfortably.
Desalvo is just content to waste time from the top position. Bologna takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bologna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Desalvo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bologna looking for a sweep. Not yet Bologna, not yet.
Bologna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Desalvo!
Desalvo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desalvo is looking to improve his position.
Desalvo wants to sweep but Bologna has passed to side control!
Desalvo regains half guard.
It looks like Bologna is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desalvo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Desalvo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Desalvo has his foot on Bologna's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bologna works his way back into a safe position though.
Desalvo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bologna!
Desalvo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bologna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Desalvo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Desalvo throws a sloppy strike and Bologna uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Bologna has ended up in Desalvo's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Desalvo is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna trying to keep a closed guard but Desalvo is proving a slippery customer.
Bologna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Desalvo's guard.
Bologna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Desalvo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bologna is aware though and is defending well.
Bologna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Desalvo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bologna defends it easily.
Bologna postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bologna throwing strikes from guard but Desalvo blocks nicely.
Bologna connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Desalvo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Desalvo 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Desalvo!