PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Saldivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saldivar
vs
Pain

175 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KO Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Saldivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Pain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws the left hand but Saldivar avoids the punch easily.
Saldivar connects with a nice looking jab.
Pain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pain slips a jab from Saldivar.
Saldivar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pain.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
Pain swings for the body but Saldivar moves out of range.
A big right from Pain misses.
Pain throws a jab when Saldivar was well out of range.
Saldivar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Saldivar digs a good hook to Pain's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saldivar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain misses with a straight left.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saldivar misses with an uppercut.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Saldivar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saldivar lands a jab to Pain's midsection.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saldivar fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain looks to score with a jab to the body but Saldivar is just out of range.
Pain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saldivar throws a series of strikes that have Pain backpedaling.
Saldivar sizes up Pain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pain takes a swing at Saldivar's ribcage but misses.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saldivar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pain throws a series of punches but Saldivar avoids them all with ease.
Saldivar throws a big shot that misses.
Pain throws the left hand but Saldivar avoids the punch easily.
Leo Saldivar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saldivar throws a hook to the side of Pain's head but Pain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Pain does no damage.
Saldivar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar digs a good body shot into Pain's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain misses with a double jab.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saldivar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saldivar.
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pain throws a jab when Saldivar was well out of range.
A jab from Pain misses.
Pain walks into a jab.
Pain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saldivar.
Pain defending well as Saldivar loads up on a big left hand.
Saldivar scores with a sloppy right hand. Pain should have avoided that one.
Saldivar moves out of range of the strikes.
Saldivar throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Saldivar throws a right hand that misses
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saldivar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain defending well as Saldivar loads up on a big left hand.
Saldivar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pain blocks a jab.
Saldivar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saldivar.
Pain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saldivar.
Pain misses with a hook.
Saldivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Saldivar missing with a left hand there. Pain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saldivar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saldivar at a distance.
Saldivar catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saldivar moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar missing with a left hand there. Pain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain misses with a looping left.
Saldivar throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Saldivar clobbers Pain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Saldivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saldivar throws a looping overhand right but Pain ducks down to avoid it.
Pain lands a jab-cross combination.
Pain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saldivar looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Pain digs a good hook to Saldivar's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saldivar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saldivar throws a hook to the side of Pain's head but Pain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saldivar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pain.
Pain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Pain will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saldivar misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Pain catches Saldivar right on the button with a cross.
Saldivar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pain counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Pain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saldivar doesn't seem phased though.
Saldivar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saldivar misses with a hook. Pain ducked under it nicely.
Saldivar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pain.
Saldivar blocks a jab.
Saldivar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Saldivar to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain misses with an uppercut
and Saldivar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saldivar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Saldivar.
Saldivar slips a jab from Pain.
Pain misses with a looping right.
Pain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pain misses with a shot to the body
and Saldivar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saldivar scores with a one two! Pain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pain throws a jab but it's blocked by Saldivar.
Saldivar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saldivar.
Saldivar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saldivar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pain backs up against the cage.
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saldivar misses with a series of wild punches.
Saldivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saldivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pain throws out a loose jab but Saldivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saldivar looks to land a combination. Pain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big left from Saldivar misses.
Saldivar cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar throws an overhand right that lands on Pain's shoulder, as Pain tries to avoid the shot.
Saldivar swings widly with a right hand
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain lands a jab to the head.
Saldivar slips under a jab.
Saldivar slips under a jab.
Pain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saldivar dodges the punch combination from Pain.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Pain misses.
Saldivar with a jab.
Pain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Saldivar misses.
Saldivar misses with a double jab.
Saldivar takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain throws out a loose jab but Saldivar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saldivar.
Pain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saldivar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saldivar slips under a jab from Pain.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pain throws a right hand that Saldivar ducks under and follows up with a left that Saldivar also avoids with ease.
Pain loads up on a big right hand but Saldivar slips the punch.
Pain moves out of range of the strikes.
Saldivar connects with a jab.
Pain scores with a nice head shot.
Pain lunges at Saldivar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saldivar's hand.
Saldivar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pain.
Pain defending well as Saldivar loads up on a big left hand.
Saldivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
Saldivar swings widly with a right hand
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Saldivar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saldivar connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Pain misses the target.
Saldivar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saldivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saldivar.
Saldivar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Pain misses.
Saldivar jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
Saldivar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saldivar slips a jab from Pain.
A big right from Pain misses.
Pain avoids the body shot from Saldivar.
Good standup being displayed there by Pain as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Pain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Saldivar.
Nice defenses there by Pain.
Saldivar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saldivar moves out of range of the strikes.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Saldivar.
Pain misses with a hook
and Saldivar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saldivar loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Saldivar looks to land a right hand but Pain moved out of range.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Saldivar.
Saldivar scores with a three punch combo!
Saldivar lunges at Pain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pain's hand.
Saldivar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saldivar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saldivar throws a series of strikes that have Pain backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saldivar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saldivar throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain slips under a jab from Saldivar.
Pain looks to throw the jab but Saldivar is out of range.
Saldivar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pain blocks a jab.
Pain looks to land a combination. Saldivar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pain misses with an uppercut. Saldivar saw that one coming.
Pain scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Pain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saldivar misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Saldivar.
Saldivar loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
A jab from Saldivar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saldivar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pain momentarily.
Saldivar misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pain.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Saldivar's shoulder, as Saldivar tries to avoid the shot.
Pain misses with the combination.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Saldivar avoids the body shot from Pain.
Sloppy strikes from Saldivar. Those never looked like landing.
Pain misses with an uppercut. Saldivar saw that one coming.
Saldivar slips a straight right by Pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a lazy right hand but Saldivar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saldivar throws a lazy right hand but Pain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saldivar.
A combination from Pain does no damage.
Pain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saldivar.
Saldivar loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Pain takes one to the side of the head.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
Saldivar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pain. Pain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Saldivar misses.
Pain throws a body punch but Saldivar moves out of range.
Saldivar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnny Pain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pain throws a jab but it's blocked by Saldivar.
Saldivar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saldivar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar misses with the combination.
Saldivar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pain to score with a decent uppercut.
Pain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pain there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saldivar throws a hook to the side of Pain's head but Pain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saldivar.
Saldivar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saldivar doesn't seem bothered though.
Saldivar swinging wildly here.
Saldivar with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain lands with a good body shot.
Saldivar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saldivar scrambles back to his feet.
Leo Saldivar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Saldivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saldivar manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Pain.
Well Pain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Pain!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Pain made sure he mentioned KO Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.