PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ARMY STRONG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

STRONG
vs
Salsa

195 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ARMY STRONG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuego Salsa!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
STRONG is looking to clinch.
STRONG moves in looking to clinch but Salsa pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Salsa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Salsa working away.
Salsa is looking to take a break and control but STRONG is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salsa advances to mount.
STRONG wants to hold on but Salsa pushes him away.
Salsa trying to control but STRONG is having none of it.
STRONG prevents Salsa from taking his back.
STRONG is in all sorts of trouble here.
STRONG wants to control but Salsa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salsa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but STRONG manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Salsa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by STRONG, who protects the arm well.
STRONG manages to get back to half guard.
Salsa trying to mount his opponent but STRONG defends it.
STRONG is trying to get back to full guard.
STRONG punching from the bottom.
Salsa throwing shots but STRONG is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Salsa passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
STRONG tries to hold on but Salsa pushes him away.
Salsa looking to finish with strikes here!
Salsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
STRONG bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

STRONG drops back looking for a leg! Salsa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salsa manages to kick STRONG off! STRONG jumps back into Salsa's guard.
Salsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in STRONG's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa throwing strikes but missing.

Salsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
STRONG lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salsa!
Salsa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
STRONG really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salsa wants to get back to full guard.
STRONG wants to control but Salsa is keeping him busy.
Salsa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
STRONG is thwarting Salsa's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salsa keeping moving, preventing STRONG from controlling successfully.
STRONG throwing strikes from guard but Salsa blocks nicely.
STRONG loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salsa keeping moving, preventing STRONG from controlling successfully.
Salsa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salsa works his foot free and advances to mount.
STRONG is controlling an arm, preventing Salsa from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fuego Salsa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fuego Salsa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Salsa misses.
Salsa throws a series of punches but STRONG moves out of range.

Salsa gets a takedown into half guard.

Salsa is looking for a kimura here.
Salsa trying to mount his opponent but STRONG defends it.

STRONG looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salsa works his way into full mount!
STRONG tries to hold on but Salsa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salsa has hold of STRONG's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and STRONG manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Salsa is breathing heavily.
STRONG keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salsa misses with a head shot.
Salsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as STRONG is looking to escape.
STRONG tries to lock up and control but Salsa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salsa scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Salsa working for a submission but STRONG is keeping him at bay.
STRONG is in all sorts of trouble here.

Salsa looking to secure an arm triangle but STRONG defends it well.
Salsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as STRONG is looking to escape.

Salsa looking for a guillotine from mount but STRONG is having none of it.
STRONG regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salsa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. STRONG is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fuego Salsa!