PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleon Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salmon's choice of entrance music: Heartbeats. Cleon Salmon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Mastain's chin.

Mastain
vs
Salmon

182 cm
23
279 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cleon Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Salmon throws a right and a left that Mastain avoids nicely.
Salmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Salmon rushes Mastain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salmon working hard to break the clinch.

Salmon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salmon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mastain sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Salmon gets a clinch.
Salmon tries to circle away but Mastain has him pinned against the cage.
Salmon is trying to break the clinch but Mastain has him pressed against the cage.
Mastain avoids the elbow strike from Salmon, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mastain fails to land.

Salmon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mastain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon tries to move into range but Mastain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salmon misses with a low kick.
Mastain fails to land with a series of punches.
Salmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Mastain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Salmon rushes Mastain and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salmon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Salmon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mastain counters with a nice body shot.
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Salmon throws a leg kick that misses.
Salmon thows a body shot but no joy.
Mastain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Salmon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Some wild striking there from Mastain.
Mastain ducks under a wild hook from Salmon.

Salmon has closed the distance and engaged Mastain in a clinch.
Mastain misses with a punch to the body.
Salmon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mastain tries a body shot but Salmon blocks it.

Salmon breaks the clinch.
Salmon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mastain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salmon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salmon tests Mastain's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Dave Mastain has been cut.
Mastain is breathing heavily.
Mastain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salmon. Salmon obviously looking to wear him down.
Salmon swings for the body but Mastain moves out of range.
Salmon scores with a jab to the body.
Salmon misses with a head kick.
Salmon throws a head kick but Mastain moves out of range.

Salmon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mastain's guard.
Mastain controls Salmon momentarily but Salmon frees himself.
Salmon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Salmon looking to sit in guard and control but Mastain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mastain would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain stopping the sweep attempt from Salmon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salmon controlling Mastain's posture.
Mastain wants to stand but Salmon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salmon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mastain moves into the clinch.
Salmon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salmon tries to break free but Mastain pushes him back against the cage.

Salmon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salmon misses with a looping right.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salmon.

Salmon rushes Mastain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain scores with a shot to the side of Salmon's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain throws a head punch that misses.

Salmon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Salmon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleon Salmon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Mastain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salmon fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mastain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salmon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salmon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Salmon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mastain is looking to control Salmon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mastain avoid being mounted?
Salmon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salmon tries to pass to full mount but Mastain defends it.
Mastain is trying to maintain the position but Salmon is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salmon is looking to take a break and control but Mastain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salmon trying to pass the guard but Mastain defending well.
Salmon prevents Mastain from improving his position.
Salmon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mastain keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salmon throws a leg kick
and Salmon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salmon misses with a low kick.
Salmon punishes Mastain's body with a nice straight punch.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mastain slips under a jab from Salmon.
Mastain lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain throws a body punch but Salmon moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salmon is defended easily by Mastain.
Dave Mastain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cleon Salmon.
Salmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mastain is just out of range.
Mastain misses with a hook.
Mastain moves out of range of the leg kick from Salmon.
Mastain checks a low kick from Salmon.
Salmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mastain is just out of range.
Salmon fails with the takedown
and Mastain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Salmon rushes Mastain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mastain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salmon is breathing heavily.
Mastain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salmon's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mastain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
Mastain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mastain works over Salmon's head and body with a nice combination.
Mastain wants to clinch up but Salmon keeps it at a distance.
Salmon throws a head kick but Mastain moves out of range.
Mastain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mastain is looking to wear down Salmon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salmon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain connects with a leg kick. Salmon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mastain takes a swing at Salmon's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mastain.
Mastain thumps Salmon with a low kick.
Salmon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salmon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mastain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salmon moves away.
Mastain moves away from the strike by Salmon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain connects with a right hand. Salmon shakes it off.
Cleon Salmon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salmon misses with a body shot.
Salmon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mastain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Mastain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salmon doesn't seem phased though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salmon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mastain - the referee stops the clock and Salmon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mastain. Salmon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mastain works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mastain.
Salmon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmon.
Mastain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salmon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Mastain finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Mastain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Mastain clinches up with Salmon and pushes him back against the cage.
Mastain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mastain as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Mastain's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salmon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleon Salmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Salmon pushes him off.
Salmon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salmon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salmon misses with a body kick.
Salmon motions for Mastain to come forward. Salmon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salmon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salmon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Salmon takes the fight into the clinch.
Salmon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mastain has him pressed against the cage.
Mastain lands an uppercut.
Salmon is trying to break the clinch but Mastain has him pressed against the cage.
Salmon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Mastain.
A short body shot lands from Mastain as the two fighters clinch.
Mastain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salmon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mastain moves away.
Salmon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mastain closes the distance and pushes Salmon back into the cage.
Mastain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salmon or not.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mastain.
A short right from Mastain on the inside.
Mastain digs a right hand underneath Salmon's ribcage. Salmon let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Mastain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Mastain moves into range and clinches up with Salmon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mastain pushes Salmon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dave Mastain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mastain tries to throw a body punch but Salmon avoids it by throwing Mastain back against the cage.
Mastain misses with a punch to the body.
Mastain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salmon's elbow.

Mastain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salmon connects with a high kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mastain.
Mastain connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon misses with a low kick.

Mastain moves into the clinch successfully.

Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain cracks the inside of Salmon's front leg.
Salmon throws a jab when Mastain was well out of range.
Mastain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salmon throws a head kick that misses.
Mastain cracks Salmon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Mastain.

Mastain closes the distance and clinches.
Mastain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Mastain.

Salmon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mastain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salmon manages to avoid it.
Mastain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salmon jabs Mastain right on the nose. Mastain blinks but takes it well.
Salmon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salmon.
Mastain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mastain scores with a hook to the body. Salmon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Salmon gets tackled into the cage by Mastain. Mastain maintains the clinch.
Mastain is trying to push Salmon away but Salmon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Salmon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mastain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salmon.

Salmon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mastain tries to get to full guard but Salmon has control of the leg.
Salmon working over Mastain with some ground and pound. Mastain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mastain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salmon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mastain's head.
Cleon Salmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salmon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salmon looks to land a strike but Mastain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Salmon wants to pass the guard but Mastain is keeping the position.
Salmon being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salmon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mastain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mastain 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mastain!