PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo comes to the cage accompanied by Sail-Awolnation. 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.

Salcedo
vs
Anderson

183 cm
32
215 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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 - 18 - 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Salcedo misses with a hook

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Salcedo won't be happy with that.
Salcedo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salcedo wants to get back to full guard.
Salcedo trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Salcedo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson postures up in Salcedo's guard and throws a big left but Salcedo blocks it.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson throws a strike but Salcedo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salcedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salcedo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salcedo throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Salcedo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salcedo throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salcedo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Salcedo throws a big elbow that misses.
Salcedo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salcedo throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salcedo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Salcedo throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salcedo's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Salcedo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing good reports from Salcedo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Anderson trying to control but Salcedo is working from the bottom.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Salcedo keeps moving.
Salcedo is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Salcedo keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Salcedo.
Salcedo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salcedo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salcedo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salcedo throws a shot to the body.
Salcedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salcedo misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Salcedo misses.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Salcedo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Salcedo misses.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anderson throws a hook but Salcedo blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Oscar Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salcedo circles away.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Salcedo's body.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Salcedo slips the punch.
Anderson moves out of range as Salcedo strikes.
Salcedo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salcedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salcedo takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throws a push kick but Salcedo slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salcedo.
Anderson tries to bum rush Salcedo with a series of wild strikes but Salcedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Salcedo circles away.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Salcedo clinches with his opponent.

Salcedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salcedo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salcedo loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
Jab, jab by Salcedo - just one landing.
Salcedo walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Salcedo cracks Anderson with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salcedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcedo lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Good exchange - Salcedo coming out on top.
Salcedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Salcedo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salcedo missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Salcedo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salcedo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Salcedo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salcedo punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salcedo manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Salcedo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salcedo misses the jab.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Salcedo misses the target.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Salcedo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Salcedo.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salcedo misses the jab.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Some wild striking there from Salcedo.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salcedo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Salcedo looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Salcedo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salcedo.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salcedo is working away from the top position though.
Salcedo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Oscar Salcedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salcedo is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Salcedo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Salcedo 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!

Salcedo stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Salcedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salcedo throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Salcedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Salcedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcedo is just out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Salcedo throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Oscar Salcedo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Anderson.

Salcedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
Salcedo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Salcedo has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Salcedo working the ground and pound but Anderson is defending the strikes.
Salcedo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Salcedo is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salcedo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anderson down.
Salcedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Salcedo working away.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salcedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson dodges the ground and pound from Salcedo.
Anderson is looking to regain half guard here but Salcedo keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Salcedo.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Salcedo lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo throws an elbow but Anderson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Salcedo trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salcedo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Austin Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson dodges the ground and pound from Salcedo.
Salcedo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Anderson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Salcedo with the ground and pound but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws an elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salcedo's guard. Nice move by Anderson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Salcedo is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salcedo trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salcedo postures up.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Salcedo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo throwing strikes but missing.
Salcedo landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Salcedo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salcedo 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Salcedo!
Oscar Salcedo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.