PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasa Sladkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo's entrance music is Sail-Awolnation. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Salcedo
vs
Sladkov

183 cm
31
240 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

192 cm
36
240 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasa Sladkov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sladkov gets caught flat footed, as Salcedo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Salcedo postures up in Sladkov's guard and throws a big left but Sladkov blocks it.
Salcedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sladkov's head.
Salcedo throws an elbow that misses. Sladkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salcedo's guard. Nice move by Sladkov!
Sladkov preventing the sweep.
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!
Sladkov postures up.
Salcedo wants to sweep but no luck.
Salcedo has control of Sladkov's left arm, preventing Sladkov from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sladkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Oscar Salcedo just wasn't active enough.

Salcedo gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salcedo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salcedo wants to take a breather but Sladkov is having none of it.
Salcedo misses with a head shot. Sladkov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sladkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov keeping moving, preventing Salcedo from controlling successfully.
Salcedo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Salcedo postures up and lands a big shot to Sladkov's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sladkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sladkov is trying to control the position but Salcedo postures up.
Salcedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salcedo postures up in Sladkov's guard and throws a big left but Sladkov blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sladkov has wrist control.
Sladkov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salcedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salcedo postures up in Sladkov's guard and throws a big left but Sladkov blocks it.
Sladkov keeping moving, preventing Salcedo from controlling successfully.
Sladkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salcedo works over Sladkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Salcedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salcedo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salcedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo works over Sladkov with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo throws a big elbow that misses.
Sladkov is pulling down on Salcedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Salcedo, at least for the moment.
Salcedo working some strikes from top position.
Sladkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salcedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sladkov has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salcedo landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salcedo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sladkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sladkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sladkov throws a good cross that connects.
Sladkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.
Salcedo connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut.
Sladkov thuds a left hand into Salcedo's body.
Sladkov looks to land a body kick but Salcedo moved away.
Sladkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Sladkov.
Salcedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sladkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Salcedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sladkov.
Sladkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salcedo.
Oscar Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sladkov tries to sprawl but Salcedo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sladkov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salcedo.
Salcedo moves nicely into side control.
Salcedo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Salcedo cracks Sladkov with a big right hand but Sladkov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Salcedo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Salcedo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sladkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Salcedo lands a nice forearm strike.
Salcedo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sladkov can do to turn this around?
Salcedo looks up at the clock and then as Sladkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salcedo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salcedo taking a break here but Sladkov is having none of it and regains half guard.
Salcedo throwing shots but Sladkov is blocking nicely.
Salcedo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sladkov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is nestled in close to Sladkov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Salcedo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oscar Salcedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sladkov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salcedo.
Salcedo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sladkov taking some punishment here, with Salcedo in his half guard.
Salcedo with the ground and pound but Sladkov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Salcedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salcedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sladkov has wrist control.
Sladkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salcedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sladkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salcedo postures up in Sladkov's guard and throws a big left but Sladkov blocks it.
Salcedo throwing strikes from guard but Sladkov blocks nicely.
Salcedo postures up in Sladkov's guard and throws a big left but Sladkov blocks it.
Sladkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salcedo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sladkov's head.
Salcedo landing some decent shots from guard.
Salcedo throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Salcedo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Salcedo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sladkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sladkov throws a leg kick
and Salcedo counters with a left and a right that stings Sladkov.
A shot to the liver by Salcedo. Beautiful body shot.
Sladkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salcedo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salcedo thuds a left hand into Sladkov's body.

Salcedo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sladkov!

Sladkov is rocked!
Salcedo lands a nice forearm strike.
Sladkov is still in real trouble! Can Salcedo finish him?
Salcedo looks up at the clock and then as Sladkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salcedo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sladkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salcedo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sladkov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Salcedo throws an elbow but Sladkov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Salcedo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sladkov is avoiding damage well.
Sladkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Salcedo cracks Sladkov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Salcedo immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sladkov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Salcedo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Salcedo!
Oscar Salcedo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.