PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haloti Gnata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo comes to the cage accompanied by Sail-Awolnation. Oscar Salcedo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Salcedo
vs
Gnata

183 cm
31
222 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

192 cm
26
209 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 - 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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haloti Gnata!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo misses with a double jab.
No luck for Salcedo with that takedown attempt.
Salcedo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oscar Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Salcedo finds it's way through Gnata's defenses.
Salcedo throws a hook but Gnata avoids it easily.
Salcedo throws a hook but Gnata avoids it easily.
Salcedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Salcedo's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut. Gnata saw that one coming.
Gnata throws a good cross that connects.
Gnata connects with a jab.

It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gnata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gnata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salcedo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Gnata does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnata ducks under a wild hook from Salcedo.
Salcedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gnata.
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Salcedo jabs Gnata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salcedo throws a big shot that misses.
Salcedo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gnata sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Salcedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo misses with a body punch
and Salcedo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Salcedo.
Salcedo scores with a hook.
Salcedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haloti Gnata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnata stuffs the takedown attempt from Salcedo. Salcedo gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Gnata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gnata misses with a left hand
and Salcedo counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gnata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salcedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Gnata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Gnata.
Sloppy strikes from Gnata. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Gnata does no damage.
Salcedo scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Haloti Gnata has been cut.
Gnata on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gnata misses with a few strikes there.
Salcedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnata looks to throw the jab but Salcedo is out of range.
Gnata slips a jab from Salcedo.
Gnata might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Salcedo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Salcedo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salcedo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gnata tries to bench press Salcedo off him but Salcedo keeps the position.
Gnata can't do much from the bottom here.
Salcedo cracks Gnata with a big right hand but Gnata just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salcedo working the ground and pound.
Gnata gets back to half guard.
Salcedo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gnata has hold of Salcedo's hands but Salcedo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salcedo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gnata regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salcedo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salcedo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gnata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salcedo landing some decent shots from guard.
Salcedo stops Gnata from standing up.
Gnata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gnata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salcedo wants to control from the top but Gnata keeps moving.
Gnata is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gnata 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 lands a couple of digs.
Gnata is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salcedo postures up.
Gnata wants to sweep here but Salcedo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Salcedo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gnata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salcedo.
Salcedo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gnata defends it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salcedo misses with a wild body shot.
Salcedo scores with a hook.
Gnata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Gnata moves out of range.
Gnata throws a shot from downtown. Salcedo moves away and avoids it.
Gnata tries to clinch there but Salcedo circles away.

Salcedo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gnata's guard.
Salcedo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gnata has control of Salcedo's left arm, preventing Salcedo from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo postures up.
Gnata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oscar Salcedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gnata lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salcedo!
Salcedo is looking to get to half guard.
Gnata looking to finish with strikes here!
Salcedo tries to hold on but Gnata pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gnata with shots to the head and body - Salcedo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salcedo wants to hold on but Gnata pushes him away.
Salcedo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salcedo blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gnata is landing with some decent strikes but Salcedo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salcedo can't escape the position.
Salcedo wants to control but Gnata is having none of it.
The referee warns Salcedo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gnata throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gnata working the ground and pound effectively.

Salcedo is rocked!
Gnata drops a big elbow. That's hurt Salcedo! More shots from Gnata and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haloti Gnata!
Haloti Gnata bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.