PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aguinaldo Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stevie B - Spring Love. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lucas Faria enters the cage!

Salcido
vs
Faria

182 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
154 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aguinaldo Salcido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Faria!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria throws a body kick that misses.
Salcido tries a head kick but it misses.
Faria scores with a leg kick.

Salcido rushes Faria and presses him up against the cage.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Faria. Beautiful body shot.
Lucas Faria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Faria.

Faria darts in and clinches Salcido up against the cage.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
Salcido throws a lazy right hand but Faria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcido misses with the body kick
and Faria counters with a low kick, right behind Salcido 's knee.
Faria swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcido.
Salcido fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faria avoids it really well and circles away.
Faria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faria throws a head kick but Salcido moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Faria.
Salcido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faria.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria avoids the head kick by Salcido.
Salcido takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salcido misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salcido fails with the takedown.
Faria slips a jab and a cross from Salcido.
Faria lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salcido missing with a left hand there. Faria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Faria shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Faria was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Salcido tries to lock up and control but Faria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faria content just to control the position here.
Faria wants to control the pace but Salcido is squirming around nicely.
Faria avoids the attempt from Salcido to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcido working to try and regain half guard.
Faria can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salcido is looking to escape.
Salcido tries to lock up and control but Faria gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido can't escape the position.
Faria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salcido is looking to get to half guard.
Salcido is working hard here to advance position.
Salcido tries to hold on but Faria postures up.
Faria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faria takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salcido tries to hold on but Faria pushes him away.
Faria can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salcido is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido is looking to improve his position but Faria isn't that keen on the idea.
Faria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faria takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salcido is squirming around, avoiding Faria's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcido is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faria avoids the attempt from Salcido to control.
Faria trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Salcido misses with a double jab.
Faria shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salcido lands a body shot.
Faria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salcido's head.
Salcido misses with a two punch combination.
Faria throws a right hand that Salcido ducks under and follows up with a left that Salcido also avoids with ease.
Faria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salcido misses with a series of wild punches.

Faria clinches.

Faria manages to break the clinch.
Salcido blocks a head kick by Faria.
Lucas Faria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salcido takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Faria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faria.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Faria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria lands with a nice combination. Salcido backs away looking to recover.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faria as he jumps to the side.
Faria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salcido's head.
Faria looks for the body kick but Salcido saw that one coming.
Salcido throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Faria scores with a four punch combination!
Faria tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faria lands a nice looking body kick.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcido scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Faria throws a leg kick which misses Salcido's front leg but catches the back leg as Salcido tries to avoid it.
Salcido shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faria defends it nicely.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faria as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguinaldo Salcido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Salcido.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcido tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcido throws the kick towards the body but Faria avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salcido looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faria throws a head kick but Salcido moves out of range.
Salcido tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Faria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faria.

Faria breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcido.
Salcido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salcido misses the jab.
Salcido closes the distance and clinches up with Faria, looking for a takedown. Salcido pushes Faria against the cage but Faria circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faria keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faria.

Faria looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Faria connects with a couple of short punches.
Salcido tries to strike from the bottom.

Faria stands up and waves to Salcido to follow him.
Faria scores with a push kick.
Salcido darts in trying to clinch
and Faria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Faria lands a head kick. Salcido smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salcido tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salcido scores with a jab. Faria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido tries to close the distance and clinch but Faria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcido.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcido tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faria swivels and escapes.
Faria lands with a slapping head kick.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faria.
Salcido tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salcido somewhat.
Faria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcido stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salcido wants it to stay on the feet.
Faria stuffs the takedown.

Faria shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Faria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Faria as Salcido shoots in.
Salcido shoots in for a takedown but Faria shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salcido. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Horrible takedown by Salcido or perhaps it was just good defense by Faria which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aguinaldo Salcido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcido goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salcido looks to throw the jab but Faria is out of range.
Faria takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faria connects with a high kick.
Faria scores with a push kick.
Faria thuds a left hand into Salcido's body.
Faria throws a series of strikes that have Salcido backpedaling.
Faria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salcido.
Faria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salcido's sensitive parts.
Faria throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salcido darts in and clinches Faria up against the cage.

Faria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salcido fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faria shoots in but Salcido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faria slips a straight right by Salcido.
Faria scores with a head kick.
Salcido pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Salcido throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Faria tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salcido is in Faria's guard.
Faria keeping full guard, as Salcido tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faria has a closed guard, preventing Salcido from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faria managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aguinaldo Salcido wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Faria. That's going to slow Salcido down.
Faria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Salcido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faria stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faria wants it to stay on the feet.
Faria slips a straight right by Salcido.
Faria slips a jab and a cross from Salcido.
Faria throws a nice looking combination but Salcido bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcido shoots in but Faria avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salcido misses with a two punch combination.
Salcido throws a shot from downtown. Faria moves away and avoids it.

Salcido tries to keep at a distance but Faria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salcido taking a breather.

Faria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salcido is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Salcido enables Faria to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Salcido manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lucas Faria has got the better of the ground game so far.

Faria stands up from Salcido's guard - Faria perhaps looking for a knockout.
Salcido pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Faria looks to land a combination. Salcido sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salcido misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido tries to clinch but Faria is having none of it.
Faria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Faria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salcido throws a right and a left that Faria avoids nicely.
Aguinaldo Salcido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcido shoots in but no luck this time.
Salcido slaps away a takedown attempt from Faria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcido avoids the head kick by Faria.
Faria ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salcido moves in looking to clinch but Faria pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcido throws a body punch but Faria moves out of range.
Salcido changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faria tries to avoid it but Salcido manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faria to the ground. Faria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salcido's waist but Salcido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faria off to one side.
Lucas Faria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salcido on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faria. Faria obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Faria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faria 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Faria!
Lucas Faria decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.