PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chips Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen I Believe I can Fly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Salsa
vs
King

185 cm
19
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
174 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chips Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki King!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Salsa.
Salsa tries to get to his feet but King is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Salsa in his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King striking off his back but it's not causing Salsa any problems.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salsa controls the pace.

Salsa has gone for a leg lock! King slips out almost immediately though and dives into Salsa's guard.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Salsa is retaining full guard.

Salsa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
King is looking to take a break and control but Salsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Salsa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

King seems to be working for a kimura but Salsa defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King is thwarting Salsa's attempts to control the position.
King controlling the action here.
King thows a huge punch but Salsa dodges it nicely.
King controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Salsa is trying to control but can't.
King passes to side control.
Salsa is looking for a sweep.
King throws a strike aimed at the side of Salsa's head but Salsa avoids it well.
King looks gassed!
Salsa is not content to let King control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Salsa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Salsa is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Salsa is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aoki King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Salsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salsa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salsa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
King is looking to get to half guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Salsa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Salsa loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa tries to control but King wriggling away.
Salsa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Salsa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Salsa controlling the pace for now.
Salsa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King tries to reverse the position but Salsa maintains control.
Salsa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Salsa loaded up on that one.

King defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Salsa.
Salsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King wants to control but Salsa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King can't escape the position.
Salsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salsa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salsa throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
King is trying to reverse the position but instead Salsa has taken his back - oops!
Salsa is looking to control King but King is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Salsa has the hooks in. King is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Salsa looking for the choke but no joy.
Salsa keeps control of the position as King tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chips Salsa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Salsa scores with a three punch combo!

King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salsa is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King trying to control the action but Salsa is working from the bottom.
Salsa wants to control but King postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa is trying to get back to half guard.
King creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Salsa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Salsa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Salsa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Salsa scores with a takedown into King's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa trying to control the position.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salsa's guard.
King wants to take a breather but Salsa is having none of it.
King is pressing down on Salsa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Salsa is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salsa keeps working.
Salsa is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salsa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Salsa moves into range and clinches up with King.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salsa smiles and moves away.

Salsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control the position.
Salsa works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Salsa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Salsa.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Salsa counters with a nice body kick.

Salsa clinches with his opponent.
Salsa digs a right hand into King's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on King's gas tank.

Salsa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Salsa keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chips Salsa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salsa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chips Salsa!