PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Sto (ranked 2915 p4p, 3070 weight class) and Jesus Salazaro (ranked 376 p4p, 397 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sto
vs
Salazaro

192 cm
26
220
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
220
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Sto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Salazaro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A quick step to the side and Sto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazaro is looking to land body kicks.
Salazaro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sto throws a one two combo.
Salazaro looks for the body kick but Sto saw that one coming.
Salazaro thows a body kick. Sto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sto misses the shot to the body.
Salazaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sto misses with the combination.
Sto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazaro.
Sto throws a body shot but no joy.
Patrick Sto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazaro fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaro tries to clinch up.
Salazaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sloppy strikes from Sto. Those never looked like landing.
Sto lands with a straight right. Salazaro didn't see that one coming.
Sto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sto looks to land a combination but Salazaro avoids it well.
Sto lands with a hook. Salazaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sto lands with a nice body punch.
Salazaro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sto.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Salazaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salazaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Sto. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazaro tries to clinch up.
Sto misses the shot to the body.
Sto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Sto sprawls well. He's pushed Salazaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salazaro moves away from the strike by Sto.
Sto moves out of range as Salazaro strikes.
It looked like Sto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salazaro.
Sto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazaro.
Sto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salazaro.
Sto throws a jab when Salazaro was well out of range.
Sto looks to throw the jab but Salazaro is out of range.
Salazaro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sto lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazaro off the cage and back into range.
Salazaro moves out of range as Sto strikes.
Salazaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaro throws a right hand that Sto ducks under and follows up with a left that Sto also avoids with ease.
Sto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Salazaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salazaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sto throws out the jab.
As Sto backs off Salazaro throws a huge counter combo but Sto manages to avoid it all.
Salazaro drops his hands momentarily and Sto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sto looks to land a right hand but Salazaro moved out of range.
Sto misses with a looping left.
Salazaro with a poor takedown
and Sto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick Sto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Salazaro.
Sto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sto takes a swing at Salazaro's ribcage but misses.
Salazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sto looks to land a right hand but Salazaro moved out of range.
Sto misses with a hook.
Salazaro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salazaro avoids the body shot from Sto.
Sto misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sto swings for the body but Salazaro moves out of range.
Salazaro misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Salazaro.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Salazaro tries a low kick but Sto avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sto. Salazaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salazaro throws out a counter right but Sto avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazaro scores with a leg kick.
Sto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salazaro tries to land a front kick but Sto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danga de danga de dang - Sto scores with a four punch combination!
Sto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salazaro tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Sto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Sto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salazaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salazaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BOOM! Sto lands a beautiful left hook that drops Salazaro. Salazaro tries to recover but Sto is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Salazaro lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Sto!
After winning the bout, Patrick Sto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.