PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Mesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Mesnar is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Salcedo
vs
Mesnar

184 cm
24
278 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

191 cm
25
279 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Mesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo leaves Mesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mesnar looks to land a combination but Salcedo avoids it well.
Salcedo tries to clinch up.
Rock Mesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mesnar throws a series of punches but Salcedo moves out of range.
Mesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Mesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salcedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Mesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Mesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Mesnar shrugs off.
Salcedo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but Mesnar blocks it.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo can't find room to land a body shot as Mesnar controls the action.
Mesnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salcedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mesnar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Mesnar manages to break the clinch.
Mesnar misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Mesnar.
Salcedo dodges the punch combination from Mesnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesnar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Mesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Mesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Mesnar swinging wildly here.
Mesnar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mesnar duly obliges.
Salcedo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Salcedo.
Mesnar misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Mesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salcedo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mesnar scores with a jab.
Mesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salcedo.
Salcedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mesnar misses with the combination.
Mesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Salcedo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mesnar counters with a two punch combo.
Mesnar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Salcedo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesnar.
Mesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mesnar tries for a takedown but Salcedo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jose Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Mesnar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo pushes Mesnar away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo connects with a single shot there.
Salcedo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mesnar counters with a series of strikes. Salcedo will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Mesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Salcedo clinches but Mesnar breaks the clinch
enabling Mesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Mesnar tries to bum rush Salcedo with a series of wild strikes but Salcedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salcedo closes the distance but Mesnar moves to the side
and Mesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Salcedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mesnar. Salcedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesnar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salcedo.
Mesnar throws out a loose jab but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Mesnar moves away
and Mesnar counters with a one-two to the body.
Salcedo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mesnar's sensitive parts.
Salcedo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salcedo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salcedo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salcedo blocks an uppercut.
Salcedo works on Mesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Mesnar is breathing heavily.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mesnar's face.
Salcedo working Mesnar over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salcedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mesnar backwards.
A body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mesnar's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mesnar's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salcedo.
Salcedo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Salcedo gets through Mesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands an elbow inside that Mesnar shrugs off.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salcedo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Mesnar trying to stall but Salcedo improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mesnar's ribcage.
Jose Salcedo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Salcedo.
Mesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Salcedo works on Mesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Mesnar blocks it.
Mesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Mesnar blocks an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Mesnar is struggling to control the position.
Mesnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Mesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Salcedo.
Salcedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mesnar.
Mesnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Mesnar manages to break the clinch.
Mesnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Mesnar gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salcedo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mesnar pulls his head out easily.
Salcedo wants to get back to full guard.
Mesnar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Mesnar is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Mesnar stands up from half guard.
Salcedo moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mesnar throws a big shot that misses.

Salcedo pushes Mesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Salcedo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
A short left from Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a knee to the head.
Salcedo connects with a knee to the head.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Mesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mesnar's gas tank.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Mesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mesnar closes the distance and pushes Salcedo back into the cage.

Mesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Salcedo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salcedo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss

and Salcedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Salcedo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Salcedo counters with a big head kick but Mesnar shrugs it off.
Mesnar misses with a double jab
and Salcedo counters with an outside leg kick.
Rock Mesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salcedo tries to clinch
and Mesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Salcedo.
Mesnar lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Salcedo.
A right-left combo lands from Mesnar.
Salcedo is looking to clinch but Mesnar is avoiding it.
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesnar thinking.
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mesnar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesnar throws a nice looking combination but Salcedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mesnar throws a right and a left that Salcedo avoids nicely.
Mesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mesnar looks to land a combination. Salcedo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Mesnar is having none of it.
Salcedo is looking to clinch but Mesnar is avoiding it.
Mesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mesnar scores with a three punch combo!
Mesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salcedo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salcedo tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo slips a jab and a cross from Mesnar.
Salcedo moves in looking to clinch but Mesnar pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mesnar!
Mesnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Salcedo counters with a big head kick but Mesnar shrugs it off.
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Mesnar circles away.

Salcedo has closed the distance and engaged Mesnar in a clinch.
Salcedo is leaning against Mesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesnar won't want to take too many of those.
Salcedo crunches a lovely knee into Mesnar's ribcage.
Salcedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salcedo obliges.
Salcedo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salcedo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salcedo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mesnar backwards.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mesnar's face.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Mesnar blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesnar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mesnar pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salcedo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesnar.
Mesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salcedo has Mesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Mesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Mesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mesnar gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Salcedo.
Salcedo looking to throw knees to the head but Mesnar is blocking nicely.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Salcedo has double underhooks.
Mesnar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Salcedo presses Mesnar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salcedo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.
Mesnar takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salcedo lands a knee to the head.
Salcedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mesnar is defending well for now.

Mesnar breaks the clinch.
Mesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salcedo.
Mesnar connects with a body shot.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Mesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Salcedo wants to clinch but Mesnar slips to the side
and Mesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Salcedo.
Salcedo is looking to land body kicks.
Salcedo tries to land a front kick but Mesnar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mesnar!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Salcedo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salcedo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Salcedo!