PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cuba Anthem. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Corleone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guerra Salsido
vs
Corleone

188 cm
32
219 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

188 cm
31
222 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corleone !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone connects with an inside leg kick.
Guerra Salsido throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guerra Salsido keeps the fight on the outside.
Corleone is looking to slow Guerra Salsido down with leg kicks.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Guerra Salsido lands with a right hand.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Guerra Salsido.
Leonid Guerra Salsido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra Salsido throws a head kick but Corleone moves out of range.
Corleone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerra Salsido. Corleone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra Salsido has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sensei Sens's & co. Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Guerra Salsido avoids the head kick by Corleone .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corleone .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Guerra Salsido does no damage.
A big right from Guerra Salsido misses.
Guerra Salsido throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corleone throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido misses with the combination.
Guerra Salsido swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guerra Salsido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corleone tries to clinch up.
Corleone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corleone , right into the meat.
Guerra Salsido misses with an uppercut. Corleone saw that one coming.
Corleone ducks under a wild hook from Guerra Salsido.
Corleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra Salsido is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Guerra Salsido misses with a wild combination.
Guerra Salsido is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corleone .
Guerra Salsido missing with a left hand there. Corleone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Corleone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corleone , right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've been informed that Corleone has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guerra Salsido looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Corleone .
Guerra Salsido keeps the fight on the outside.
Corleone pushes Guerra Salsido away with a front kick.
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Guerra Salsido tries to keep at a distance but Corleone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guerra Salsido throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corleone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guerra Salsido's brow.
Guerra Salsido misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Corleone .
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerra Salsido.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone looking to throw knees to the head but Guerra Salsido is blocking nicely.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corleone blocking some punches.
Guerra Salsido throws a punch but it's blocked by Corleone .
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guerra Salsido lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Corleone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guerra Salsido's efforts to push away.
Guerra Salsido dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Guerra Salsido breaks from the clinch.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook. Corleone ducked under it nicely.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guerra Salsido is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corleone throws a sloppy head kick and Guerra Salsido moves out of range easily.
Guerra Salsido lands with a hook. Corleone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra Salsido misses with a looping left.
Guerra Salsido throws out a loose jab but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido throws a nice looking combination but Corleone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra Salsido fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Guerra Salsido as he connects with a hook.
Guerra Salsido takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerra Salsido tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guerra Salsido misses with the body kick

and Corleone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone working Guerra Salsido over with knees to the body.
Guerra Salsido is breathing heavily.
Corleone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guerra Salsido in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Corleone will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Corleone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guerra Salsido misses with a right hand

and Corleone counters by clinching up.
Guerra Salsido avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerra Salsido managing to block the knees to the body from Corleone .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Corleone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Guerra Salsido avoiding damage as Corleone throws knees to the body.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guerra Salsido is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corleone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guerra Salsido misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guerra Salsido lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone backwards.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Corleone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Guerra Salsido is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guerra Salsido blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guerra Salsido blocks it with crossed arms.
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerra Salsido has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guerra Salsido blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerra Salsido is defending well for now.
Guerra Salsido blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guerra Salsido softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Guerra Salsido can't break the clinch.
Michael Corleone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guerra Salsido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guerra Salsido is stalling here.
Guerra Salsido wants to break free but Corleone has control.
Guerra Salsido blocks an elbow strike from Corleone .
Corleone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guerra Salsido has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Corleone throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Corleone .
Corleone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerra Salsido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guerra Salsido blocks an elbow strike.
Corleone crunches a lovely knee into Guerra Salsido's ribcage.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands an elbow that stopped Guerra Salsido in his tracks for a moment.

Guerra Salsido breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Corleone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Corleone staying out of range there.
Guerra Salsido has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corleone .
Guerra Salsido throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone 's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guerra Salsido misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corleone .
Guerra Salsido lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Guerra Salsido will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Corleone cracks the inside of Guerra Salsido's front leg.
Guerra Salsido throws a head kick but Corleone moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guerra Salsido misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Guerra Salsido finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corleone .
Guerra Salsido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guerra Salsido misses with a straight left.
Corleone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Guerra Salsido misses.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corleone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guerra Salsido. That did some damage!
Guerra Salsido throws a looping overhand right but Corleone ducks down to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michael Corleone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corleone lands with a slapping head kick.

Corleone darts in and clinches Guerra Salsido up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guerra Salsido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corleone has him pressed against the cage.
Corleone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerra Salsido's face.
Guerra Salsido lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guerra Salsido misses with a double jab.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a left hand but Corleone moved out of range nicely.
Guerra Salsido loads up on a big right hand but Corleone slips the punch.
Corleone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Guerra Salsido.
Crunch! Corleone slams his shin into Guerra Salsido's torso.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerra Salsido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerra Salsido throws an overhand right that lands on Corleone 's shoulder, as Corleone tries to avoid the shot.
Corleone scoring well with a low kick there.
Guerra Salsido throws a lazy right hand but Corleone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone lands a leg kick that knocks Guerra Salsido off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corleone . That's going to slow Guerra Salsido down.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerra Salsido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerra Salsido throws a sloppy head kick

and Corleone counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corleone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guerra Salsido blocks the elbow strike.
Corleone comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guerra Salsido misses with some punches.
Corleone misses with an elbow over the top.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerra Salsido takes an elbow to the temple.
Corleone lands an elbow inside.
Corleone lands an elbow inside that Guerra Salsido shrugs off.
Guerra Salsido has had enough of the clinch but Corleone keeps him there for the moment.
Guerra Salsido stalling in the clinch but Corleone improves position.
Corleone lands a knee to the body.
Corleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerra Salsido lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Michael Corleone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone lands a damaging elbow.
Guerra Salsido tries to circle away but Corleone has him pinned against the cage.

Guerra Salsido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerra Salsido takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerra Salsido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corleone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone is looking to slow Guerra Salsido down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corleone .
Corleone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corleone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guerra Salsido tries a head kick but it misses.
Guerra Salsido throws a lazy right hand but Corleone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corleone connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido misses with a head kick.
Corleone thumps Guerra Salsido with a low kick.

Corleone moves into the clinch.
Corleone keeps control of Guerra Salsido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guerra Salsido has a couple of punches blocked by Corleone .
Guerra Salsido taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Corleone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerra Salsido is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corleone is keeping busy.
Guerra Salsido pushes Corleone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerra Salsido scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerra Salsido misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerra Salsido is trying to break free.
Guerra Salsido tries to break the clinch but Corleone is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra Salsido swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Corleone throws an elbow but misses.
Guerra Salsido throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Corleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Corleone 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Corleone !
A very excited looking Michael Corleone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.