PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Salizar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner comes to the cage accompanied by Wasted remix. Salizar has chosen Fortunate Son as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Tanner
vs
Salizar

200 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Salizar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salizar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salizar with a hook.
Tanner misses with a body shot.
Salizar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pablo Salizar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner fails to land with a series of punches.
Tanner throws a right hand that Salizar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salizar also avoids with ease.
Tanner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salizar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salizar lands a head kick!
Salizar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salizar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Salizar misses
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salizar thows a leg kick but Tanner checks it
and Tanner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Salizar throws a lazy body kick
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salizar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salizar clinches but Tanner breaks the clinch
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tanner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tanner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salizar blocks a head kick by Tanner.
Salizar misses with a combination
and Tanner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tanner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salizar.
Salizar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanner circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salizar trying to land knees to the body.
Salizar lands a nice elbow.
Salizar tries a body shot but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salizar scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but Salizar keeps him there for the moment.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch but Salizar keeps him there for the moment.
Salizar missing with knees to the body.
Salizar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tanner wants to get back to striking at distance but Salizar won't allow it.
Tanner is trying to maintain a safe position but Salizar gets an underhook and turns Tanner into the cage.
Tanner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salizar lands a body punch in the clinch.

Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Salizar moves away and avoids it.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
Salizar misses with a combination
and Tanner counters with a head kick.
Salizar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salizar throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salizar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salizar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salizar throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a body kick that stops Salizar in his tracks momentarily.
Salizar is looking to clinch.

Salizar darts in and clinches Tanner up against the cage.
Salizar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanner avoids the damage to the body.
Salizar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Salizar.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Salizar has him pressed against the cage.
Tanner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salizar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanner.
Salizar lands an elbow that stopped Tanner in his tracks for a moment.
Tanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salizar as Tanner tries to tie him up.

Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses.
Salizar tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salizar manages to avoid it.
Salizar closes the distance but Tanner moves to the side
and Tanner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salizar looks gassed!
Salizar takes one on the button.
Salizar throws a head kick that misses
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner cracks Salizar with an open hand slap.
Salizar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salizar wants to clinch
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner tests Salizar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tanner 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.

Salizar throws a leg kick
and Tanner counters with a one-two to the body.
John Tanner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner throws a hook to the side of Salizar's head but Salizar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salizar moves away from the strike by Tanner.
Salizar throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salizar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tanner.
Salizar walks into a straight right hand from Tanner.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanner. Salizar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salizar wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Salizar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Tanner as he connects with a hook.
Salizar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salizar cracks Tanner with an open hand slap.
Salizar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner scores with a jab to the body.
Salizar tries to land a body kick
and Tanner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salizar throws a combination that misses
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salizar clinches but Tanner breaks the clinch
and Tanner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salizar scores with a punch to the head.
Salizar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salizar darts in trying to clinch
and Tanner counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salizar momentarily.
Salizar swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Salizar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tanner counters with a head kick.

Salizar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Tanner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salizar throws a body kick the misses
and Tanner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salizar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tanner finish him?
Salizar tries to clinch
and Tanner counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Salizar falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Tanner!
John Tanner retains his welterweight title!