PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Pinaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazaar comes to the cage accompanied by One Vision. Ed Pinaud will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Salazaar
vs
Pinaud

176 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Pinaud!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pinaud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salazaar looking for a takedown.
Salazaar tries to pull guard but Pinaud holds him up against the cage and eventually Salazaar drops back down to his feet.
Salazaar tries to score a body lock takedown but Pinaud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinaud lands a body punch.
Salazaar can't get the takedown.
Salazaar goes for a takedown attempt but Pinaud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Pinaud takes the fight into the clinch.
Salazaar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pinaud tries to break the clinch but Salazaar is controlling the position.
Salazaar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pinaud stops a takedown attempt from Salazaar.
Pinaud lands a left hand.
Pinaud is working Salazaar over against the cage.
Pinaud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinaud.
Salazaar keeps control of Pinaud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pinaud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazaar is working for takedown but Pinaud is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salazaar jumps guard but Pinaud stands there with Salazaar around his waist. Salazaar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pinaud as the two fighters clinch.
Salazaar fails to pull guard.
Salazaar wants a takedown but no success here.
Salazaar looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaud effectively controlling the action here.
Pinaud is working Salazaar over against the cage.
Salazaar goes for a takedown attempt but Pinaud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pinaud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pinaud wants to clinch.

Pinaud takes the fight into the clinch.
Salazaar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salazaar is trying to drag Pinaud to the mat but Pinaud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinaud working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pinaud stalls.
Pinaud lands a right hand.
Pinaud stalling.
Salazaar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinaud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinaud wants to clinch up but Salazaar keeps it at a distance.

Pinaud closes the distance and pushes Salazaar back into the cage.
Pinaud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazaars head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pinaud.
Pinaud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salazaar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pinaud prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Pinaud.
Pinaud is trying to break the clinch but Salazaar is controlling him.
Salazaar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Salazaar is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Pinaud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinaud.
Salazaar goes for a takedown attempt but Pinaud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pinaud fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaud tries to clinch there but Salazaar circles away.

Pinaud moves into the clinch.
Salazaar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pinaud walks away with a smile on his face. Salazaar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pinaud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salazaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinaud tries to clinch but Salazaar moves out of range.
Pinaud throws a good cross that connects.
Pinaud doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazaar circles away.
Pinaud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salazaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pinaud drives through and clinches with Salazaar against the cage.
Pinaud lands a nice uppercut.
Salazaar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pinaud smiles and moves away.
Pinaud is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinaud scores with a three punch combo!
Salazaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Pinaud does it's job there.

Pinaud has managed to clinch.
Salazaar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pinaud's efforts to push away.
Pinaud has Salazaar pressed against the cage.

Pinaud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pinaud rushes Salazaar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pinaud can't break the clinch.
Salazaar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pinaud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinaud tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Pinaud dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pinaud drives through and clinches with Salazaar against the cage.
Pinaud gets through Salazaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinaud lands a nice shot to the body.
Salazaar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pinaud prevents it.
Pinaud working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pinaud.
Good body shot from Pinaud.
Salazaar can't get the takedown.
Salazaar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pinaud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Salazaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pinaud takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pinaud scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinaud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Pinaud's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazaar tries to pull guard but Pinaud won't allow it.
Pinaud working hard to break the clinch.
Pinaud is trying to break the clinch but Salazaar has him pressed against the cage.
Pinaud works on Salazaar's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinaud pushes Salazaar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pinaud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salazaar backwards.
Pinaud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinaud works on Salazaar's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinaud lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinaud is leaning against Salazaar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pinaud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Pinaud.
Salazaar is trying to drag Pinaud to the mat but Pinaud just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Pinaud.
Pinaud lands a hook to the side of the head.

Salazaar successfully pulls guard.
Pinaud trying to control but Salazaar is working from the bottom.
Salazaar is trying to keep Pinaud in close.
Salazaar has a closed guard, preventing Pinaud from standing up.

Salazaar is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Pinaud frees his head nicely. Oh but Salazaar has switched to an armbar! Pinaud is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Antonio Salazaar!