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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Post Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Salmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Post Man looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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260 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Post Man !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Salmon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Salmon is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Salmon controlling the position.
Man is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon swings around for an armbar but Man sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Salmon's guard.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Salmon.
Man is looking to stand up but Salmon won't let him.
Salmon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Salmon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon is adopting a defensive guard.
Salmon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salmon has a closed guard, preventing Man from standing up.
Man is fighting to break Salmon's control of his arms but Salmon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man is looking to clinch but Salmon is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon takes the fight into the clinch.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man keeps control of Salmon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salmon trying to land knees to the body.
Salmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Salmon.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salmon tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Man prevents Salmon from breaking the clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Salmon.
Salmon blocking some punches.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salmon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salmon tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Salmon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Man tries to clinch but Salmon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salmon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salmon showed some decent athleticism there.
Salmon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Salmon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salmon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man , pushing him back against the cage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Salmon.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man misses with the head strike.
Salmon fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Salmon tries to tie him up.
Salmon fails to pull guard.
Man misses with some punches.
Man misses with some punches.
Salmon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salmon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Salmon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Post Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Salmon.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Salmon pushes him off.
Salmon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salmon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man tries to clinch up.
A jab from Salmon does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salmon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salmon dives in and scores a takedown into Man 's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salmon wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmon wants to stand but Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Man keeping full guard, as Salmon tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Salmon moves into range and clinches up with Man .
Salmon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Salmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salmon tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Salmon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salmon jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Salmon.
Salmon is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Salmon looking to slow down the pace here.
Salmon blocks an uppercut.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Salmon.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salmon is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salmon takes a shot to the head.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man working aggressively here.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Salmon's takedown attempt.
Salmon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmon lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salmon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man is looking to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Salmon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Red Salmon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salmon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Man looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Salmon drags him back down.
Salmon tries for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Salmon stands up.
Man tries to clinch but Salmon moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Salmon circles away.
A head kick misses from Salmon.
Man tries to clinch up but Salmon circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salmon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to clinch but Salmon is avoiding it.
Salmon gets the takedown into side control.
Red Salmon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salmon controlling the position from side mount.
Salmon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Man 's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Salmon politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Salmon prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man tries to clinch up but Salmon circles away and keeps his distance.
Salmon swats away the attempt to clinch by Man .
Salmon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Man manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmon controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Red Salmon.
Salmon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salmon controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon wasn't active enough on the ground.
Man gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salmon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Salmon stays in close to Man 's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Salmon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Man tries to clinch but Salmon moves out of range.
Salmon throws a series of strikes that have Man backpedaling.
Post Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salmon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Man to the mat! Man manages to get full guard.
Salmon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Red Salmon wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Salmon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Salmon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salmon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Salmon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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