PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo has chosen Sail-Awolnation as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rey
vs
Salcedo

185 cm
36
205 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

183 cm
31
222 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zachery Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rey counters with a thumping low kick.
Salcedo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rey counters with a nice body shot.
Rey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a sloppy body shot
and Rey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Rey misses the target.
Rey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Salcedo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rey sprawls well initially but Salcedo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salcedo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rey tries to get to full guard but Salcedo has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo throwing shots but Rey is blocking nicely.
Salcedo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salcedo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Salcedo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Salcedo.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salcedo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rey is controlling Salcedo's posture.
Salcedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salcedo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salcedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salcedo stands up over Rey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rey wants to stand but Salcedo is controlling the position.
Salcedo is working Rey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is looking to work some ground and pound but Rey has wrist control.
Salcedo stops Rey from standing up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo stands up over Rey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Rey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Salcedo - just one landing.

Salcedo scores with a takedown into Rey's guard.
Rey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salcedo on the ground.
Salcedo chips away with some ground and pound.
Salcedo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salcedo passes into half guard.
Salcedo throwing shots but Rey is blocking nicely.
Salcedo trying to control from half guard but Rey is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salcedo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rey's head.
Rey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rey to regain full guard.
Rey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salcedo is controlling him.
Salcedo stands and throws Rey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salcedo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salcedo landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Salcedo.
Salcedo lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Salcedo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salcedo working the ground and pound but Rey is defending the strikes.
Salcedo lands a few punches from side control.
Rey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rey wants to control but Salcedo postures up.
Rey taking a bit of punishment here - Salcedo scoring with strikes.
Salcedo scoring with punches from side control.
Salcedo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rey is not content to let Salcedo control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rey can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Salcedo dominated that 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.

Good standup being displayed there by Salcedo as he connects with a hook.
Rey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salcedo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salcedo misses the jab.
Rey slips a jab from Salcedo.
Rey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salcedo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rey has time to react.
Rey misses with a body kick.
Salcedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salcedo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salcedo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salcedo scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rey works over Salcedo's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
Rey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcedo.
Salcedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salcedo checks a low kick from Rey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rey swinging wildly here.
Salcedo throws a shot from downtown. Rey moves away and avoids it.
Oscar Salcedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salcedo shoots for a double leg takedown but Rey sprawls well. He's pushed Salcedo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salcedo throws a shot from downtown. Rey moves away and avoids it.
Rey throws a hook but Salcedo avoids it easily.
Rey misses with a hook.
Salcedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Rey.
Salcedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rey.

Salcedo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rey sprawls well initially but Salcedo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey is holding on to half guard well.
Rey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salcedo.
Rey won't allow Salcedo to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salcedo.
Rey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Salcedo passes to side control.
Rey tries to bench press Salcedo off him but Salcedo keeps the position.
Salcedo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rey is avoiding damage well.
Salcedo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo in side control, throwing shots but Rey defends.
Salcedo in side control, throwing shots but Rey defends.
Rey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rey tries to get out of the position.
Salcedo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Salcedo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Salcedo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Salcedo crashes against the mat.
Rey takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Salcedo.
Rey wants to control but Salcedo postures up.
Salcedo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Salcedo scores with a couple of short elbows.
An elbow from Salcedo crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Salcedo working the head and body with strikes.
Rey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Salcedo working the ground and pound.
Salcedo cracks Rey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Salcedo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Rey is rocked!
A big shot lands for Salcedo! That's hurt Rey! Will he recover? Salcedo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Salcedo!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Salcedo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.