PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Salazar (ranked 1046 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Billy Jones (ranked 147 p4p, 173 weight class). Jones has chosen King of Kings - Motorhead 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.

Salazar
vs
Jones

193 cm
30
215
17 - 8 - 0

190 cm
27
205
11 - 7 - 0

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones scores with the left hand. Salazar knows he should have avoided that one.
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Salazar.
Salazar drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Billy Jones has been cut.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salazar wants to clinch.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salazar moves away from the strike by Jones.
Salazar throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Salazar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones misses the jab.
Salazar wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones cracks Salazar with an open hand slap.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones scores with a one two! Salazar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Salazar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Billy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Salazar forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salazar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
Salazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salazar.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Salazar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Salazar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salazar manages to break the clinch.
Salazar wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Salazar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Salazar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salazar.
Jones with a jab.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Salazar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salazar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Salazar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Salazar closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salazar is defending well for now.
Jones tries to work over Salazar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Billy Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salazar is defending well for now.
Salazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salazar's sensitive parts.
Salazar moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Salazar wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Salazar counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salazar to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Salazar moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Salazar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Salazar down.
Billy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salazar under the eye.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Salazar saw that one coming.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Salazar wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salazar takes the fight into the clinch.

Salazar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salazar lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salazar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Jones looks to move away, Salazar throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Salazar's corner calls for a 1-2. Salazar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salazar throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salazar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Salazar's shoulder, as Salazar tries to avoid the shot.
Salazar is looking for a counter combo.
Jones moves forwards but Salazar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Salazar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones misses with a hook.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Salazar saw that one coming.
Salazar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salazar throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazar lands a jab.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salazar with a body shot.
Salazar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Salazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A leg kick checked by Salazar.
Salazar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Salazar avoids it.
Salazar tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Billy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Salazar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salazar slips a straight right by Jones.
It looked like Salazar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salazar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salazar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salazar moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Salazar misses.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Salazar's leg but Salazar calmly moves out of range.
Salazar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jones connects with a jab.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salazar's sensitive parts.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazar doesn't seem bothered though.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salazar tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.
Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Salazar tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Michael Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salazar's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Jones!
Billy Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Michael Salazar had this to say: 'The belt belongs to me, it will be reclaimed. '.