PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Burgendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Salsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Burgendy
vs
Salsbury

177 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronny Burgendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Salsbury!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgendy misses with a body shot.
Ronny Burgendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgendy dives in and grabs Salsbury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salsbury pushes down on Burgendy's head and hops out.

Salsbury drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Salsbury trying to control but Burgendy is working from the bottom.
Burgendy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salsbury with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burgendy is trying to control the position but Salsbury postures up.
Burgendy 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.
Salsbury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salsbury is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burgendy is looking to stand up but Salsbury isn't so interested in that idea.
Salsbury is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salsbury leaves Burgendy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Burgendy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salsbury looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Salsbury might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salsbury won't allow Burgendy to sweep him here.
Salsbury with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salsbury is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jet Salsbury.
Salsbury fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burgendy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salsbury should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Burgendy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burgendy is trying to control the position but Salsbury postures up.
Salsbury stays in close to Burgendy's body and controls the position.

Burgendy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Salsbury has picked Burgendy up and slammed him! Burgendy can't keep hold of the triangle and Salsbury manages to pass to side control!
Salsbury in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burgendy taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy can't do much from the bottom here.
Burgendy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Burgendy wants to control but Salsbury postures up.
Salsbury is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgendy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Salsbury moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsbury is putting a hurting on Burgendy here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Salsbury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Salsbury.
Salsbury taking a breather here.
Burgendy sneaks back into half guard.
Burgendy is trying to maintain the position but Salsbury is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsbury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salsbury prevents Burgendy from improving his position.
Salsbury stalling.
Salsbury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salsbury takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Salsbury sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burgendy trying to control but Salsbury postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury passes to side control.
A lull in the action here as Salsbury stalls from top position.
Burgendy can't do much from the bottom here.
Salsbury controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Burgendy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burgendy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Salsbury connects with a decent elbow.
Burgendy is trying to get back to half guard.
Salsbury landing strikes.
Check out the look on Salsbury's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salsbury moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salsbury's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Salsbury working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Salsbury really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burgendy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgendy tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salsbury is putting a hurting on Burgendy here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salsbury staying calm.
Burgendy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsbury scoring with punches and elbows.
Burgendy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Salsbury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Salsbury looks to throw the jab but Burgendy is out of range.
Salsbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Burgendy.
Salsbury shoots in for a double leg but Burgendy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salsbury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burgendy.

Salsbury scores with a takedown into Burgendy's guard.
Salsbury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salsbury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salsbury content to stall in guard here.
Salsbury distracts Burgendy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burgendy is looking for a triangle but Salsbury pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salsbury controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salsbury throws a big right hand that misses.
Burgendy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Salsbury sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salsbury must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Jet Salsbury has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Salsbury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsbury taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Salsbury has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Salsbury working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salsbury cracks Burgendy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Salsbury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Salsbury's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Salsbury taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy tries to escape but Salsbury is in control.
Burgendy is trying to get back to half guard.
Salsbury working the ground and pound.

Burgendy is rocked!
Salsbury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salsbury slows the pace down.
Oh Burgendy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salsbury working the body and head with strikes.
Jet Salsbury has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big shot lands for Salsbury! That's hurt Burgendy! Will he recover? Salsbury fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jet Salsbury!