PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salcedo
vs
Johnson

183 cm
24
271 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

196 cm
29
273 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo slips under a jab.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Salcedo knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Omar Salcedo has been cut.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Salcedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Salcedo slips the punch.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salcedo circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Salcedo.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salcedo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Salcedo blocks a leg kick.
Omar Salcedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salcedo checks a leg kick.
Salcedo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salcedo.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Salcedo should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Salcedo moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.

Omar Salcedo's cut is getting worse.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Salcedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson scores with a jab. Salcedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Salcedo clinches up against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Salcedo improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.

Omar Salcedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Salcedo throws a head punch that misses.
Salcedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Salcedo misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson gets through Salcedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salcedo lands with a left to the head.
Salcedo lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson is leaning against Salcedo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson is working Salcedo over against the cage.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson cracks Salcedo with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Omar Salcedo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson presses Salcedo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Salcedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salcedo's defenses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rock Johnson!