PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between sekert saletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Akira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sekert saletti has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

saletti
vs
Akira

160 cm
22
132 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Valhalla War Gear
Organic Extracts

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sekert saletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Akira!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

saletti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Akira pushes saletti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, saletti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
saletti working the ground and pound but Akira is defending the strikes.
Akira tries to buck saletti off but saletti is having none of it.
Akira manages to work his way to half guard, despite saletti's best efforts.
saletti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akira trying to hold on to saletti's head to control him but saletti postures up.
saletti working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
saletti is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Akira is looking for a sweep. saletti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
saletti working over Akira with some ground and pound. Akira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
saletti lands strikes from half guard.
saletti prevents Akira from improving his position.
saletti working over Akira with some ground and pound. Akira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Akira actively working from the bottom here.
Akira has hold of saletti's hands but saletti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti stops Akira from getting back to his feet.
Akira looks gassed!
Nice strikes from saletti there.
Akira is trying to stand.
saletti scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Akira ducks under a wild hook from saletti.

saletti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
saletti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from saletti there.
saletti moves nicely into side control.
Akira taking punishment in the form of punches.
saletti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Akira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
saletti scores with punches from side control.
saletti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Akira being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
saletti scores with punches from side control.
saletti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
saletti with the ground and pound from mount.
Akira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
saletti working Akira over with strikes here.
saletti won't let Akira get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
saletti with shots to the head and body - Akira looks very uncomfortable down there.
saletti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Akira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
saletti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
saletti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Akira takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

saletti with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Akira tries to hold on but saletti postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akira is desperately trying to improve his position but saletti has a good base and remains in mount.
saletti working the ground and pound effectively.
saletti looking to finish Akira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Akira!
saletti lands a big shot there that rocks Akira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
saletti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
saletti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akira hang on?
Akira taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akira can do anything to dispel that myth.
Akira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
saletti trying to control but Akira is having none of it.
saletti landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akira is looking to get to half guard.
saletti lands a big shot there that rocks Akira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Akira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Akira is trying to control but can't.
Akira misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Akira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Akira tries to get to full guard but saletti has control of the leg.
saletti is thwarting Akira's attempts to control the position.
Akira is not content to let saletti control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sekert saletti dominated that round.
That's time! saletti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Akira with a poor takedown

and saletti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akira won't be happy with that.
Akira manages to work his way to half guard, despite saletti's best efforts.
saletti tries to pass to full mount but Akira defends it.
saletti passes to full mount!
saletti raining down shots from the mount!
Akira working to try and regain half guard.
saletti with good strikes from the mount here!
saletti lands a big elbow.
Akira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akira is breathing heavily.
saletti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Akira?

That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Akira's face.
Akira working to try and regain half guard.
Akira tries to hold on but saletti postures up.
Akira in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Akira swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by saletti.
saletti lands a big elbow.
saletti landing strikes from the mount.
Akira is in a horrible position here. saletti smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
saletti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
saletti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by saletti.
saletti working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! saletti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
saletti working the ground and pound effectively.
saletti landing strikes, looking to finish!
saletti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akira tries to hold on but saletti pushes him away.
Akira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
saletti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akira is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
saletti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akira is one step ahead there.
saletti tries to strike from the bottom.
Akira is pushing down on saletti's leg trying to pass to half guard. saletti is fighting to maintain full guard but Akira has managed to sneak the leg through.
saletti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
saletti trying to strike off his back.
Akira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. saletti is keeping the position for now.
saletti looking for a sweep. Not yet saletti, not yet.
saletti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akira.
Akira postures up in saletti's guard and throws a big left but saletti blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akira trying to control the position from guard on top but saletti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akira postures up in saletti's guard and throws a big left but saletti blocks it.

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

Akira gets the takedown into side control.
saletti is trying to control Akira's posture but Akira avoids it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Akira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but saletti is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
saletti striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The ground and pound from Akira seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
saletti manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Akira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sekert saletti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Akira shoots and misses

and saletti counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sekert saletti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Akira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
saletti passes easily into side control. Nice work.
saletti lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
saletti slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Akira.
saletti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Akira tries to reverse the position but saletti maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
saletti cracks Akira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
saletti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
saletti connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Akira that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Akira is in all sorts of trouble here.
saletti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akira is looking to escape.
Akira can't escape the position.
Akira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Akira gets full guard.

Akira working for a triangle but saletti defends it easily.
Akira keeping moving, preventing saletti from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akira controls saletti momentarily but saletti frees himself.
saletti stopping the sweep attempt from Akira.
saletti wants to pass the guard but Akira is keeping the position.
saletti is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
saletti distracts Akira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Akira tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Akira gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
saletti wants to control from the top but Akira keeps moving.
saletti wants to pass the guard but Akira is keeping the position.

Akira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but saletti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
saletti throwing strikes but missing.
Akira will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akira is on top in guard.
Akira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akira wants to control from the top but saletti keeps moving.
saletti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Akira preventing the sweep.
Takeshi Akira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
saletti can't keep his opponent in guard - Akira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
saletti wants to get back to full guard.
Akira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
saletti is staying active underneath Akira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. saletti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now saletti is on top in guard.
Akira wants to sweep but no luck.

Akira has his feet on saletti's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Akira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and saletti counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akira won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
sekert saletti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well saletti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sekert saletti!