PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcides Salonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Pilsudski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salonica comes to the cage accompanied by "Mundian To Bach Ke" by Panjabi MC. Pilsudski has chosen Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salonica
vs
Pilsudski

194 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alcides Salonica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Pilsudski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonica doesn't manage to clinch there - Pilsudski circles away.
Salonica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pilsudski swats away the attempt to clinch by Salonica.
Salonica on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salonica fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pilsudski tries to clinch but Salonica moves out of range.
Salonica throws a jab but it's blocked by Pilsudski.
Pilsudski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salonica misses with a looping left.

Salonica has managed to clinch.
Salonica tries for a takedown but Pilsudski manages to get underhooks.
Pilsudski can't break the clinch.
Pilsudski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pilsudski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pilsudski is looking to break free of the clinch but Salonica has double underhooks.
Salonica lands a nice shot to the body.
Salonica prevents Pilsudski from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salonica fails to land.
Salonica lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salonica takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonica goes for a takedown attempt but Pilsudski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alcides Salonica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilsudski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salonica tries to clinch up
and Pilsudski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salonica wants to clinch
and Pilsudski counters with a right hand to the body.
Salonica fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pilsudski manages to avoid it.
Pilsudski lands a nice hook to Salonica's body. Salonica takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salonica looks to throw the jab but Pilsudski is out of range.
Pilsudski stalks Salonica and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salonica's face. Salonica staggers backwards, shaken.
Salonica tries to clinch
and Pilsudski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salonica throws a nice looking combination but Pilsudski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonica fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alcides Salonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonica throws a nice looking combination but Pilsudski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pilsudski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salonica momentarily.
Pilsudski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salonica tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pilsudski counters with a three punch combo that has Salonica backing up. Salonica nods at Pilsudski to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonica misses with a wild combination.
Pilsudski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salonica.
A right-left combo lands from Pilsudski.
Pilsudski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salonica on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salonica closes the distance but Pilsudski moves to the side
and Pilsudski counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilsudski stuffs the takedown attempt from Salonica. Salonica gets slowly back to his feet.
Salonica swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pilsudski counters with a one-two to the body.
Salonica is breathing heavily.
Salonica misses with a looping right.
Pilsudski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salonica tries to clinch
and Pilsudski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Pilsudski.
Salonica closes the distance but Pilsudski moves to the side
and Pilsudski counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilsudski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pilsudski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pilsudski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salonica thinking.
Salonica tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pilsudski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salonica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pilsudski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pilsudski tries to clinch but Salonica is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilsudski is looking to land body kicks.
Salonica tries to clinch
and Pilsudski counters with a series of strikes. Salonica will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pilsudski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pilsudski misses with the combination.
Salonica looks for a takedown but Pilsudski sprawls well.
Pilsudski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salonica. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Salonica tries to clinch up.
Salonica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pilsudski.
Salonica shoots in for a takedown but Pilsudski shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pilsudski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salonica looks to land a combination. Pilsudski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Pilsudski is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Salonica.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Pilsudski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salonica pushes Pilsudski up against the cage in a clinch.
Salonica has Pilsudski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pilsudski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pilsudski can't break the clinch.
Salonica stalling against the cage.
Pilsudski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salonica pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salonica tries to throw a body punch but Pilsudski avoids it by throwing Salonica back against the cage.
Pilsudski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Salonica has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pilsudski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Salonica trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pilsudski is covering up but some of the strikes from Salonica are getting through and doing damage.
Pilsudski is covering up but some of the strikes from Salonica are getting through and doing damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilsudski looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pilsudski just trying to survive but Salonica is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pilsudski trying to get back to his feet but Salonica is in full control for now.
Pilsudski prevents Salonica from getting a body triangle.
Pilsudski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Salonica controlling from the full mount.
Salonica can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pilsudski is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salonica lands a big elbow.
Pilsudski is still in real trouble! Can Salonica finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pilsudski tries to lock up and control but Salonica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pilsudski seems to have recovered his senses.
Salonica with the ground and pound from mount.
Pilsudski can't escape the position.
Salonica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pilsudski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilsudski trying to hold on to Salonica's head to control him but Salonica postures up.
Pilsudski is staying active underneath Salonica, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salonica passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pilsudski!
Pilsudski can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salonica cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pilsudski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pilsudski wants to control but Salonica is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salonica landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salonica avoids the attempt from Pilsudski to control.
The referee warns Pilsudski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pilsudski regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salonica misses with a head shot. Pilsudski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Salonica working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alcides Salonica dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Salonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcides Salonica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pilsudski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salonica fails with the takedown
and Pilsudski counters with a left to the body.
Pilsudski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pilsudski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salonica rather than just go for the knockout.
Salonica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pilsudski counters with a good low kick that Salonica was not able to check.
Pilsudski scores with a punch to the head.
Pilsudski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pilsudski digs a good hook to Salonica's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilsudski misses with a few strikes there.
Pilsudski misses with a few strikes there.
Pilsudski slips a jab and a cross from Salonica.
Nice combo by Salonica! Oh, that's hurt him - Pilsudski falls to the canvas and Salonica follows him into side control.
A big shot lands for Salonica! That's hurt Pilsudski! Will he recover? Salonica fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alcides Salonica!