PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Desalvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Roth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Desalvo
vs
Roth

168 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

179 cm
21
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Desalvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Roth!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roth. Desalvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desalvo missing with a left hand there. Roth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Desalvo ducks right into an uppercut from Roth.
Roth lands with a hook. Desalvo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Desalvo shoots in but no luck this time.
Desalvo misses with a straight left.
Roth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Desalvo.
Roth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roth avoids the body shot from Desalvo.
Roth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Desalvo doesn't seem bothered though.
Desalvo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roth.
Desalvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roth moves away from the strike by Desalvo.
Desalvo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Desalvo to the mat! Desalvo manages to get full guard.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desalvo keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth passes Desalvo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roth controlling the action here.
Desalvo is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth is looking to advance position but Desalvo won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Desalvo's head.
Desalvo is staying active underneath Roth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Desalvo's head.
Desalvo wants to control but Roth is keeping busy.
Desalvo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Roth shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Desalvo is trying to defend but Roth finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Desalvo tries to roll over but Roth keeps him under control.
Desalvo is working hard here to advance position.
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Desalvo trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to mount his opponent but Desalvo defends it.
Desalvo trying to hold on to Roth's head to control him but Roth postures up.
Roth is trying to control the action in half guard but Desalvo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roth is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Desalvo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roth holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Roth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roth connects with a looping right hand.
Desalvo ducks under a wild hook from Roth.
Desalvo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roth circles away quickly and effectively.
Eddie Roth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desalvo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Desalvo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Roth. Beautiful body shot.
Desalvo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roth slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roth throws an overhand right that lands on Desalvo's shoulder, as Desalvo tries to avoid the shot.
Desalvo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Desalvo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desalvo blocks a jab.
Roth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desalvo.

Roth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Desalvo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roth.
Roth trying to control the action but Desalvo is working from the bottom.
Roth working the body and head with strikes.
Roth working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desalvo wants to control but Roth postures up.
Desalvo is looking for a sweep.
Desalvo gets back to half guard.
Roth is trying to control. Desalvo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Desalvo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roth wants to control from the top but Desalvo keeps moving.
Roth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Desalvo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roth cracks Desalvo with a solid left hand.
Desalvo wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
Roth tries to free his leg and advance position but Desalvo is retaining full guard.
Roth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Desalvo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roth's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roth keeping full guard, as Desalvo tries to pass.
Roth wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Desalvo is now in half guard.
Desalvo wants to control but Roth is keeping him busy.
Desalvo throwing shots but Roth is blocking nicely.
Roth is staying active underneath Desalvo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Roth 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Roth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desalvo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Desalvo swinging wildly here.
Desalvo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Roth's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roth defending well as Desalvo loads up on a big left hand.
Roth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Desalvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Roth.
Desalvo tries to move into range but Roth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Desalvo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Desalvo gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Desalvo reverses the position - he's now on top in Roth's guard.
Roth is adopting a defensive guard.
Desalvo won't allow Roth to sweep him here.
Desalvo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roth looking for a sweep. Not yet Roth, not yet.
Albert Desalvo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Desalvo trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roth with a jab.
Desalvo lands the left hand.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desalvo.
Desalvo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roth throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Desalvo manages to avoid it.
Desalvo throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Desalvo misses with a two punch combination.
Desalvo lands an overhand right.
Roth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Desalvo misses with a hook.

Roth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desalvo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desalvo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desalvo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roth is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roth throwing strikes from guard but Desalvo blocks nicely.
Roth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Desalvo is looking for a triangle but Roth pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roth 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Roth!