PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salyn Sarethi (ranked 2522 p4p, 554 weight class) and Haitian Ginger (ranked 292 p4p, 72 weight class). Sarethi comes to the cage accompanied by Blue Ice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sarethi
vs
Ginger

187 cm
36
190
24 - 16 - 0

193 cm
29
185
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Conviction
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haitian Ginger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarethi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarethi misses with a hook
and Ginger counters with a nice leg kick.
Sarethi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarethi misses with a double jab

and Ginger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sarethi misses with a body punch.
Ginger has Sarethi pushed against the cage.
Sarethi working aggressively here.
Ginger tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ginger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sarethi.
Ginger lands an uppercut.
Ginger scores with a shot to the side of Sarethi's head.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Sarethi blocks a body shot from Ginger.
A short right from Ginger.
Sarethi is leaning against Ginger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Sarethi works on Ginger's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger blocks an uppercut.
Ginger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarethi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Ginger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Sarethi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ginger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Sarethi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sarethi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ginger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ginger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarethi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sarethi lands with a light punch inside.
Sarethi working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarethi.
Ginger tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Ginger.
Ginger blocking some punches.
Sarethi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sarethi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarethi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarethi's elbow.
Ginger swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarethi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Ginger misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a hook that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sarethi fails to land.
Sarethi tries to work over Ginger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi lands a shot to the body.
Sarethi misses with the head strike.
Ginger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarethi backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Sarethi misses with some punches.
Sarethi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sarethi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ginger has a couple of punches blocked by Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a head punch that misses.
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger lands a body punch.
Sarethi prevents a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Ginger as the two fighters clinch.
Ginger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sarethi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ginger.
Sarethi is breathing heavily.

Ginger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarethi lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ginger drops Sarethi with a beautiful combination! Sarethi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ginger is looking for the KO!

It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Ginger
and Sarethi counters with a head kick. That will keep Ginger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ginger tries to move into range but Sarethi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ginger feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sarethi sprawling to the canvas! Sarethi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ginger finish him?!

Sarethi is rocked!
Ginger drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sarethi's head, knocking him out cold! Ginger is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haitian Ginger!
A victorious Haitian Ginger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.