PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Salcedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salcedo
vs
Lachance

183 cm
23
271 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

200 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Lachance will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lachance fails with the takedown.
Lachance wants to clinch but Salcedo slips to the side

and Salcedo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salcedo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tim Lachance has been cut.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lachance avoids the damage to the body.
Lachance struggles to land a body shot inside as Salcedo controls his hands.
Lachance avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lachance looks gassed!
Salcedo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lachance blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Salcedo.

That has opened up Tim Lachance's cut even more.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lachance or not.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lachance.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Lachance won't want to take too many of those.
Lachance is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salcedo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Omar Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Lachance.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Tim Lachance's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salcedo working Lachance over with knees to the body.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Salcedo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Salcedo on the inside.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lachance has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lachance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Salcedo prevents it.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salcedo misses with the head strike.

Lachance lands a takedown into guard.
Lachance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salcedo is keeping the position for now.
Lachance is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lachance trying to control the position from guard on top but Salcedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salcedo pulls Lachance in close to prevent any damage.
Lachance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lachance decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salcedo, up you get!
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Lachance with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salcedo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lachance misses with a takedown
and Salcedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lachance keeps the fight on the outside.
Salcedo throws a series of punches but Lachance avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Lachance.
Lachance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salcedo. Salcedo obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachance gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Lachance is blocking nicely.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Lachance's ribcage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Lachance blocks with his arms.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.

Tim Lachance's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the head.
Salcedo misses with a body punch.

Lachance gets control of Salcedo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lachance will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Lachance's cut.
That's time! Salcedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salcedo tries to clinch but Lachance is having none of it.
Lachance with a poor takedown
and Salcedo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salcedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lachance.
Lachance throws a right hand that Salcedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcedo also avoids with ease.
Salcedo wants to clinch up but Lachance keeps it at a distance.
Salcedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachance can do to turn this around?
Lachance has his takedown stuffed
and Salcedo counters with a head kick. That will keep Lachance thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachance misses with a wild body shot.
Lachance avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo scoring well with a low kick there.

Salcedo moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo lands an uppercut.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lachance backwards.
Salcedo lands with a left to the head.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salcedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lachance.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salcedo.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lachance uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lachance fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Lachance takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Lachance is blocking nicely.
Lachance lands a hook that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but Lachance blocks with his arms.

Lachance wants the takedown. Salcedo is fighting it off but Lachance persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Salcedo's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lachance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachance prevents Salcedo from getting back to his feet.
Lachance throws a big right hand that misses.
Lachance has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lachance landing with the ground and pound.
Lachance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lachance is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lachance throwing strikes from guard but Salcedo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lachance tries to free his leg and advance position but Salcedo is retaining full guard.
Salcedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lachance sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salcedo's guard.
Lachance thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salcedo's head.
Salcedo is looking to improve his position.
Salcedo wants to control but Lachance is keeping busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lachance lands a jab.
Tim Lachance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four 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.
Lachance with a poor takedown

and Salcedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Omar Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Lachance.
Salcedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo is pressed up against the cage. Lachance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salcedo down to the mat. Salcedo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lachance tries to clinch but Salcedo moves out of range.
Lachance swings for the body but Salcedo moves out of range.
Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lachance.
Salcedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lachance scores with a jab to the body.
Lachance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lachance misses with a leg kick
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Salcedo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Lachance's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lachance shoots and misses

and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lachance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lachance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Lachance shrugs off.
Salcedo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salcedo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salcedo lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Lachance's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Salcedo!