PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omega PainKiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Salcido has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

PainKiller
vs
Salcido

189 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

160!
Ganja's Warehouse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omega PainKiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Salcido!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PainKiller.
Salcido tries to bum rush PainKiller with a series of wild strikes but PainKiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
PainKiller throws a one two combo.

It looks like Nick Salcido has been cut.
Salcido misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from PainKiller.
PainKiller misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot lands for Salcido.
Salcido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PainKiller.
A cross from Salcido lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcido loads up on a big right hand but PainKiller slips the punch.
Salcido lands the left hand.
Nick Salcido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for PainKiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salcido lands with a good body shot.
Salcido throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido works over PainKiller's head and body with a nice combination.
PainKiller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salcido wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salcido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salcido misses with a wild combination.
Salcido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salcido swings for the body but PainKiller moves out of range.
Salcido moves away from the strike by PainKiller.
Salcido ducks under a wild hook from PainKiller.
Salcido connects with a good right hand that stumbles PainKiller. PainKiller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
PainKiller slips a jab from Salcido.
PainKiller throws a body punch but Salcido moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcido punishes PainKiller's body with a nice straight punch.
PainKiller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcido takes a swing at PainKiller's ribcage but misses.
PainKiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Salcido scores with a sloppy right hand. PainKiller should have avoided that one.
PainKiller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salcido tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PainKiller was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcido.
PainKiller throws a combination that misses
and Salcido counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
PainKiller misses with a wild combination.
Salcido is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! PainKiller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
PainKiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcido.

Oooooh!!! Salcido has knocked PainKiller down with a huge combo! Salcido steps away and waves a wobbly PainKiller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

PainKiller is rocked!
Salcido misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido jabs at PainKiller's body.

Oooooh!!! Salcido has knocked PainKiller down with a huge combo! Salcido steps away and waves a wobbly PainKiller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh PainKiller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcido looks to throw the jab but PainKiller is out of range.
Salcido looks to land a right hand but PainKiller moved out of range.
Salcido throws a hook to the side of PainKiller's head but PainKiller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
PainKiller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
PainKiller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salcido throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from PainKiller.
PainKiller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salcido.
PainKiller seems to have got his legs back now.
PainKiller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
PainKiller lands a nice shot that snaps Salcido's head back.
PainKiller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Salcido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract PainKiller.
PainKiller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salcido connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
PainKiller throws a shot from downtown. Salcido moves away and avoids it.
PainKiller throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PainKiller moves away from the strike by Salcido.
PainKiller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
PainKiller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salcido.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salcido.
PainKiller misses with a wild combination.
Salcido cracks PainKiller with a good jab.
Salcido lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
PainKiller staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcido scores with the left hand. PainKiller knows he should have avoided that one.
Salcido lands a jab.
PainKiller blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Salcido dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Salcido's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Salcido connects with the punch.
Salcido misses with a body shot.
Nick Salcido seems to be getting the better of the standup.
PainKiller stuns Salcido with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salcido misses with a double jab.
Salcido throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and PainKiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Salcido throws a right and a left that PainKiller avoids nicely.
Salcido throws a hook to the side of PainKiller's head but PainKiller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salcido lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salcido fails to land with a series of punches.
PainKiller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Salcido misses with a looping left.
Salcido lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Salcido. That snapped PainKiller's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido misses with a looping left.
Salcido throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salcido's jab looks to have found its range, popping PainKiller under the eye.
A jab from Salcido misses.
A left and a right from Salcido both land. Nice combination.
PainKiller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
PainKiller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salcido throws a hook but PainKiller avoids it easily.
PainKiller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salcido checks a low kick from PainKiller.
PainKiller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salcido lands a jab to the nose.
Salcido throws a series of punches but PainKiller avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PainKiller moves out of range as Salcido strikes.
PainKiller throws a sloppy head kick and Salcido moves out of range easily.
Salcido looks to land a combination but PainKiller avoids it well.
PainKiller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
PainKiller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salcido moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
PainKiller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salcido at a distance.
PainKiller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salcido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract PainKiller.
No joy there for PainKiller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salcido getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Salcido lands with an overhand left.
PainKiller misses with a double jab
and Salcido counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Salcido misses.
PainKiller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
PainKiller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether PainKiller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Salcido swinging wildly here.
Salcido has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salcido feints a jab promting PainKiller to slip. Salcido then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. PainKiller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
PainKiller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salcido jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Salcido.
PainKiller slips under a jab from Salcido.
Salcido punishes PainKiller's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PainKiller misses the shot to the body.
Salcido misses with a jab to the body
and PainKiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PainKiller needs to keep his hands up - Salcido had a free shot at his head there.
PainKiller misses with a double jab.
PainKiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salcido lands with a nice body punch.
Salcido misses with the combination.
PainKiller lands a glancing blow to the side of Salcido's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcido thuds a left hand into PainKiller's body.
Salcido misses with a looping right.
PainKiller throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Salcido showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Salcido's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Salcido clobbers PainKiller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
PainKiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
PainKiller throws a one two combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Salcido. That snapped PainKiller's head back.
PainKiller misses with a jab, cross combination.
PainKiller throws a right hand that Salcido ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcido also avoids with ease.
PainKiller misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Salcido. Those never looked like landing.
Salcido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salcido thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salcido scores with a nice strike.
Salcido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
PainKiller misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido slips a jab and a cross from PainKiller.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No joy there for Salcido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
PainKiller avoids the body shot from Salcido.
Salcido pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces PainKiller back to the cage. Salcido follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salcido slips a straight right by PainKiller.
PainKiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcido scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Omega PainKiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PainKiller throws a left and a right that both miss
and PainKiller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Salcido. Those never looked like landing.
PainKiller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salcido finds it's way round the side to connect with PainKiller's head.
A swing and a miss from PainKiller.
PainKiller throws a right and a left that Salcido avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by PainKiller.
PainKiller misses with a jab, cross combination.
PainKiller walks into a straight right hand from Salcido.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salcido misses with a looping right.
Salcido lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salcido smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Salcido lands.
Salcido throws a nice looking combination but PainKiller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
PainKiller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
Salcido looks to score with a jab to the body but PainKiller is just out of range.
Salcido lands a right hook to the body.
Salcido scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PainKiller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salcido back to the cage. PainKiller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salcido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcido throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent PainKiller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcido. PainKiller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from PainKiller.
Salcido misses with an uppercut.
PainKiller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salcido throws a right and a left that PainKiller avoids nicely.
PainKiller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salcido eats them both and turns towards PainKiller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salcido lands with a nice combination. PainKiller backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
PainKiller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salcido misses with a wild body shot.
Omega PainKiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of PainKiller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salcido misses with a looping right.
PainKiller avoids the body shot from Salcido.
Salcido takes a swing at PainKiller's ribcage but misses.
Nick Salcido is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Salcido misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcido throws a lazy uppercut
and PainKiller counters with a nice body shot.
Salcido blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Salcido. That snapped PainKiller's head back.
Salcido lands a jab to the head.
Salcido lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but PainKiller circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Salcido comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salcido has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Salcido!
A very excited looking Nick Salcido made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.