PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PK Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Neto
vs
Salter

180 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PK Salter!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Neto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salter somewhat.
Salter tries to close the distance and clinch but Neto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neto stuffs the takedown.
Salter shoots for a double leg takedown but Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Salter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hugo Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PK Salter.
Neto misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Neto.
Neto circles away from the clinch attempt.

Neto gets a clinch.
Salter fails to pull guard.

Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Neto as Salter shoots in.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Neto moves out of range easily.
Hugo Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Neto misses with a wild combination.

Neto clinches with his opponent.

Neto decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Neto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neto has his feet on Salter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Neto tries for a takedown but Salter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neto is able to avoid easily.
Salter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salter circles away quickly and effectively.
Salter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Salter looks gassed!
Salter tries to clinch there but Neto circles away.
Neto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salter circles away quickly and effectively.

Neto forces Salter back against the cage and clinches.
Salter is trying to force a seperation but Neto has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto looking for a takedown.
Salter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salter's efforts to push away.
Salter wants to break the clinch but can't.

Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neto throws a series of strikes that have Salter backpedaling.
Neto fails to land with a series of punches.
Neto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salter is fending him off so far but Neto persists. Nope, Salter circles away and we're back to standing.
Salter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salter tries to clinch but Neto is having none of it.
Salter tries to close the distance and clinch but Neto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Salter closes the distance and pushes Neto back into the cage.
Neto stops a takedown attempt from Salter.
Salter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salter looking to stall.
Salter fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter wants a takedown but no success here.
Salter throws a knee to the head but misses.

Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salter keeps the fight on the outside.
Salter moves in looking to clinch but Neto pushes him off.

Neto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salter, pushing him back against the cage.
Salter looking to stall.
Salter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Neto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Neto throws a right hand that Salter ducks under and follows up with a left that Salter also avoids with ease.
Neto avoids a kick to the body.
Neto misses with a wild combination.
Salter has a takedown stuffed.

That's four 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.

Salter gets a clinch.
Salter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Neto gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Neto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Salter won't allow Neto to sweep him here.
Salter won't allow Neto to get back to his feet.
Salter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neto trying to keep a closed guard but Salter is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Neto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Neto avoids the head kick by Salter.
Salter slips a jab and a cross from Neto.
Salter wants to clinch.
Salter shoots in looking for a takedown. Neto tries to sprawl out of it but Salter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neto shoots in for a takedown but Salter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salter wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neto swivels and escapes.
Salter is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neto misses with an uppercut. Salter saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salter tries to break the clinch but Neto is controlling the position.
Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hugo Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PK Salter.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.

Neto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salter pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Neto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Neto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neto is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter advances to half guard.

Salter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Salter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Neto!
Salter controlling the position easily from mount.
Neto is looking to improve his position but Salter isn't that keen on the idea.
Salter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto tries to hold on but Salter pushes him away.
Neto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Neto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Neto is desperately trying to improve his position but Salter has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Salter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Salter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Salter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Salter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Salter stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Neto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salter's head.
Salter shoots in looking for a takedown. Neto tries to sprawl out of it but Salter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salter wants to clinch up but Neto keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neto tries to clinch but Salter is having none of it.
Salter fails with a takedown attempt.
Neto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PK Salter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Salter tries to clinch but Neto is having none of it.
Neto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hugo Neto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter shoots for a double leg takedown but Neto sprawls well. He's pushed Salter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salter wants to clinch.
Neto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neto is fending him off so far but Salter persists. Nope, Neto circles away and we're back to standing.

Neto closes the distance and clinches.

Neto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salter wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hugo Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PK Salter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto stuffs the takedown.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neto slaps away a takedown attempt from Salter, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Salter drives through and clinches with Neto against the cage.
Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salter trying to stall but Neto improves his position.

Neto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salter is fending him off so far but Neto persists. Nope, Salter circles away and we're back to standing.
Neto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salter defends it nicely.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick
and Neto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Salter keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Neto with that takedown attempt.
Neto leaves Salter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Neto throws a right and a left that Salter avoids nicely.
Salter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Neto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salter keeping full guard, as Neto tries to pass.

Salter is working an open guard so Neto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Salter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neto circles away.
Salter tries to clinch but Neto moves out of range.
Salter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salter.
Salter shoots in for a takedown but Neto shows good takedown defense.
Salter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neto sprawls well. Neto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salter gets slowly back to his feet.
Salter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neto.
Salter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salter looks for a takedown but Neto sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Neto or perhaps it was just good defense by Salter which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salter wants to clinch up but Neto keeps it at a distance.
Salter shoots in but Neto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salter tries to clinch there but Neto circles away.

Salter closes the distance and pushes Neto back into the cage.
Neto prevents the takedown attempt.
Salter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Neto manages to break the clinch.
Salter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neto avoids it really well and circles away.
Neto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neto misses with a takedown attempt - Salter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Neto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Neto!