PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armando Salazar Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Fred Sanford. Salazar Jr. kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Deceptacon - Le Tigre. Sanford has chosen The Junkman's Song as his entrance music. Fred Sanford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Salazar Jr.
vs
Sanford

180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Armando Salazar Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford throws a series of punches but Salazar Jr. avoids them all with ease.
Sanford misses the jab.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanford looks to clinch
and Salazar Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanford lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Armando Salazar Jr. has been cut.
Salazar Jr. is looking to chop away at Sanford's legs.
Salazar Jr. looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Salazar Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanford moves to clinch but Salazar Jr. breaks away
and Salazar Jr. counters with a body kick that stops Sanford in his tracks momentarily.
Salazar Jr. shoots in for a takedown but Sanford shows good takedown defense.
Salazar Jr. throws out a loose jab but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford throws a right and a left that Salazar Jr. avoids nicely.
Salazar Jr. lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar Jr. with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford wants to clinch
and Salazar Jr. makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fred Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salazar Jr. feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanford's calf.
Sanford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armando Salazar Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar Jr. stuns Sanford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar Jr. manages to avoid it.
Salazar Jr. thuds his shin into the meat of Sanford's side.
Salazar Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salazar Jr..
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazar Jr. circles away.
Salazar Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Salazar Jr. lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Salazar Jr. circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar Jr. misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Salazar Jr. tenderised Sanford's leg. Sanford is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Sanford staying out of range there.

Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.

Salazar Jr. breaks the clinch.
Salazar Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Sanford slips the punch.
Sanford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That kick from Salazar Jr. tenderised Sanford's leg. Sanford is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar Jr. lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanford tries to clinch there but Salazar Jr. circles away.
Salazar Jr. fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanford has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanford wants to clinch.
Salazar Jr. keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salazar Jr. throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Sanford defending well as Salazar Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanford tries to clinch but Salazar Jr. moves out of range.
Sanford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanford.
Salazar Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Salazar Jr. cracks Sanford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.
Salazar Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salazar Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salazar Jr. throws a poor cross that misses

and Sanford moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar Jr. tries a body shot but Sanford blocks it.
Salazar Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazar Jr. tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
Salazar Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salazar Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salazar Jr. misses with an elbow strike.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford tries to work over Salazar Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford works on Salazar Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Sanford blocks an elbow strike from Salazar Jr..
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salazar Jr..
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanford gets through Salazar Jr.'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanford tries to work over Salazar Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Salazar Jr..
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armando Salazar Jr. dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Salazar Jr. swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fred Sanford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar Jr. keeps Sanford at a distance using the push kick.
Sanford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salazar Jr. wants to slow Sanford down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salazar Jr. manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salazar Jr. misses with a low kick as Sanford jumps back.
Salazar Jr. swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Salazar Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salazar Jr. looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Sanford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salazar Jr..
Salazar Jr. showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanford.
Salazar Jr. misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford wants to clinch.
Salazar Jr. feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanford's calf.
Salazar Jr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanford.
Salazar Jr. circles away from the clinch attempt
and Salazar Jr. counters with a stiff right hand.

Sanford has Salazar Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Sanford tries a body shot but Salazar Jr. blocks it.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salazar Jr. misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar Jr. wants to stall.

Salazar Jr. breaks the clinch.
Salazar Jr. keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salazar Jr. misses with a shot to the body

and Sanford moves into the clinch.
Fred Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Salazar Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salazar Jr. tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar Jr. backwards.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salazar Jr. misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is leaning against Salazar Jr. and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazar Jr..
Salazar Jr. working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salazar Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazar Jr. backwards.
Salazar Jr. misses with a body punch.
Sanford avoids a wild elbow strike from Salazar Jr..
Sanford scores with a shot to the side of Salazar Jr.'s head.

Armando Salazar Jr.'s cut is getting worse.
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!
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Salazar Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salazar Jr..
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Salazar Jr. takes a shot to the head.

Salazar Jr. is rocked!
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Salazar Jr. is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Sanford works on Salazar Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Sanford lands a big right hand that drops Salazar Jr.! The killer instinct kicks in and Sanford finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sanford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Sanford!
After winning the bout, Fred Sanford thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Armando Salazar Jr. spoke after the fight, saying 'Ramalalamadingdong!! *deceptacon dances and passes out*'.