PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salazaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Home Alabama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Salazaar's choice of entrance music: Ton of Bricks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gump
vs
Salazaar

195 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

176 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BUY ONE,GET TWO

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BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Salazaar!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Salazaar is just out of range.
Gump misses with a double jab.
Gump throws a body punch but Salazaar moves out of range.
Salazaar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gump.
Gump throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salazaar.
Gump throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gump.
Salazaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gump circles away quickly and effectively.
Gump is looking to clinch but Salazaar is avoiding it.
Salazaar tries for a takedown but Gump sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gump with a lazy takedown attempt

and Salazaar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gump's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salazaar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazaar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar stands up over Gump, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salazaar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salazaar throws and elbow that misses. Gump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salazaar's guard. Nice move by Gump!
Salazaar looking to control.
Gump works over Salazaar with some ground and pound from guard.
Gump trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Salazaar looking for a guillotine here but Gump defends easily.
Gump stopping the sweep attempt from Salazaar.
Salazaar looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gump slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salazaar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gump makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gump will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Salazaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gump working some strikes from top position.
Gump throwing strikes from guard but Salazaar blocks nicely.
Gump thows a big elbow that misses.
Gump tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazaar is retaining full guard.
Salazaar working a defensive guard here.
Gump with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gump has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gump landing with the ground and pound.
Gump connects with a couple of short punches.
Gump passes Salazaar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gump is controlling the pace.
Gump wants to take a breather but Salazaar is having none of it.
Salazaar tries to get to full guard but Gump has control of the leg.
Gump is keen to just control but Salazaar is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump works his way into side control.
Gump scoring with punches and elbows.
Salazaar is trying to get back to half guard.
Gump working the ground and pound.
Gump working the head with strikes.
Gump landing a few strikes.
Salazaar is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump trying to control the action but Salazaar is working from the bottom.
Gump looks up at the clock and then as Salazaar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gump smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salazaar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salazaar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gump makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gump fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazaar manages to avoid it.
Salazaar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gump but Gump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gump swings away with a body shot that misses

and Salazaar counters with a shoot takedown. Gump fights it but they end up in guard.
Gump is adopting a defensive guard.
Salazaar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gump manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gump has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salazaar's face.
Salazaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Gump with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar tries to reverse the position but Gump maintains control.
Gump landing punches.
Gump working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Salazaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Gump.
Gump working the ground and pound effectively.
Gump fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gump controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gump cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gump lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump looking to finish Salazaar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salazaar!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gump cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gump has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salazaar's face.
Gump cracks Salazaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gump connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gump punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gump cracks Salazaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salazaar is looking to improve his position but Gump isn't that keen on the idea.
Salazaar is breathing heavily.
Gump tries to control but Salazaar wriggling away.
Gump lands a big shot there that rocks Salazaar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gump is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gump landing strikes from the mount.
Forrest Gump overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gump lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salazaar hang on?
Salazaar tries to lock up and control but Gump gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Salazaar is squirming around, avoiding Gump's attempts to control the action.
Salazaar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gump putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gump landing shots from mount.
Gump lands a heavy elbow.
Gump controlling from the full mount.
Salazaar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump has Salazaar pulled in close to control his posture.
Gump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salazaar lands a couple of digs.
Salazaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salazaar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gump looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump keeping moving, preventing Salazaar from controlling successfully.
Gump is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salazaar avoids the body shot from Gump.
Gump throws a hook but Salazaar avoids it easily.

Salazaar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gump is trying to get back to full guard.
Gump is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gump slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salazaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazaar trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
Gump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gump connects with a looping right hand.
Gump swings for the body but Salazaar moves out of range.
Gump misses with a body shot.
Gump shoots and misses

and Salazaar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gump's guard.
Gump not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salazaar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump managing to control the position.
Salazaar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salazaar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gump is working away from the top position though.
Salazaar is looking for a sweep. Gump is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salazaar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gump advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazaar is looking to regain half guard here but Gump keeps moving and retains side control.
Gump scores with punches from side control.
Gump scores with punches from side control.
Salazaar struggling a bit here.
Antonio Salazaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salazaar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salazaar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gump's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Salazaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gump content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gump lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump trying to pass the guard but Salazaar defending well.
Gump drops an elbow to the side of Salazaar's head.
Gump is controlling the pace.
Salazaar is not content to let Gump control the position.
Forrest Gump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salazaar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gump lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salazaar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Forrest Gump.
Well Gump 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Forrest Gump!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Forrest Gump!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Forrest Gump!

Forrest Gump wins by unanimous decision!