PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leif Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard comes to the cage accompanied by Dread Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. 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!

Nygard
vs
Salvador

182 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leif Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Salvador!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador throws a low kick but Nygard moves out of range easily.
Salvador throws a head kick but Nygard moves out of range.
Nygard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salvador checks it well.
Salvador throws a head kick but Nygard moves out of range.
Nygard blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Diego Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygard checks a low kick from Salvador.
Nygard jabs Salvador right on the nose. Salvador blinks but takes it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Nygard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nygard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salvador's sensitive parts.
Salvador throws a low kick, looking for Nygard's leg but Nygard calmly moves out of range.
Nygard blocks a head kick by Salvador.
Salvador throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salvador takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nygard checks a low kick from Salvador.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nygard, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nygard looks to land a body kick but Salvador moved away.
Salvador throws a head kick that misses
and Nygard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Diego Salvador has been cut.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Salvador is predictable there
and Nygard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good shot there by Nygard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador throws a sloppy head kick and Nygard moves out of range easily.
Salvador looks gassed!
Some bone on bone action there as Nygard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salvador misses with a low kick.
Nygard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Nygard drives through and clinches with Salvador against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
Nygard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nygard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nygard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nygard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Salvador is rocked!

That has opened up Diego Salvador's cut even more.
Salvador takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salvador is still on wobbly legs! Can Nygard finish him?
Nygard lands an elbow just above Salvador 's eye.

The cut above Diego Salvador's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nygard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salvador's defenses.
Nygard lands a damaging elbow.

Diego Salvador's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nygard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvador wants to get back to striking at distance but Nygard won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leif Nygard!