PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Cardon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Cardon
vs
Salazar

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Cardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edwin Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardon slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Cardon blocks a head kick by Salazar.
Edwin Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salazar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cardon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cardon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cardon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salazar looks a forlorn figure.
Salazar is squirming around, avoiding Cardon's attempts to control the action.
Cardon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cardon controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries to lock up and control but Cardon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cardon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salazar is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardon lands a nice shot to the head.
Cardon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salazar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cardon controlling from mount.
Salazar is squirming around, avoiding Cardon's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Danny Cardon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Salazar tries to clinch up.

Cardon clinches with his opponent.
Cardon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cardon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Cardon avoiding damage as Salazar throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cardon.
Cardon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cardon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Cardon.
Salazar wants to break free but Cardon has control.
The referee calls for Cardon to work.
Cardon keeps control of Salazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salazar throws an elbow but misses.
Cardon lands a body punch.
Cardon stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny Cardon.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cardon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Cardon clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cardon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salazar tries to score a body lock takedown but Cardon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Salazar looks gassed!

Cardon successfully pulls guard.
Cardon wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
Cardon wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cardon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cardon tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salazar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardon keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Cardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cardon trying to keep a closed guard but Salazar is proving a slippery customer.
Salazar cracks Cardon with a solid left hand.
Salazar lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
Salazar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cardon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cardon working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cardon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salazar has his takedown stuffed

and Cardon counters with a single leg into guard. Salazar didn't expect that.
Cardon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cardon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salazar for as long as he can get away with.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Cardon postures up.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.
Salazar trying to keep a closed guard but Cardon is proving a slippery customer.
Cardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Cardon moves into the clinch.

Cardon pulls Salazar into guard.
Cardon wants to sweep here but Salazar controlling him for the moment.
Cardon is working hard here to advance position.
Cardon pulls Salazar in close to his closed guard and prevents Salazar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cardon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
Cardon wants to control but Salazar passes easily into half guard.

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.
Cardon tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Cardon trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Cardon moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cardon.

Cardon pulls guard successfully.
Cardon has Salazar pulled in close to control his posture.
Cardon looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardon, not yet.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Cardon is retaining full guard.
Cardon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Salazar swings around for an armbar but Cardon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Salazar's guard.
Salazar is breathing heavily.

Salazar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cardon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cardon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Salazar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cardon stays in close to Salazar's body and controls the position.
Cardon wants to control from the top but Salazar keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.
Cardon stays in close to Salazar's body and controls the position.
Cardon is pushing down on Salazar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salazar is fighting to maintain full guard but Cardon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cardon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cardon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cardon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salazar on the ground.
Cardon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salazar defending well though.
Salazar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cardon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cardon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Cardon dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Cardon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cardon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salazar striking from half guard on the bottom.
Cardon wants to control but Salazar is keeping him busy.
Salazar trying to control from the bottom.
Cardon trying to control the action but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Cardon is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Danny Cardon just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Cardon darts in and clinches Salazar up against the cage.
Cardon lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salazar wants to stall.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Cardon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardon taking a breather.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Cardon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Cardon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cardon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cardon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salazar's guard.
Salazar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cardon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardon trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cardon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salazar's head.
Cardon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Cardon from controlling successfully.
Cardon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salazar is keeping the position for now.

Salazar working for a triangle but Cardon defends it easily.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Cardon from controlling successfully.
Edwin Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Danny Cardon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cardon trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.

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

Cardon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cardon pulls his head out easily.

Salazar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cardon controlling the action here.
Cardon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Danny Cardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardon slows the pace down in half guard.
Salazar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cardon controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Cardon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardon 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Cardon!