PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boyce Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collar Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collar Green has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boyce Salazar's chin.

Salazar
vs
Green

187 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boyce Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collar Green!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green tries to clinch up

and Salazar counters with a shoot takedown. Green fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Salazar gets to his feet - Green follows without any prompting.
Green tries to clinch up but Salazar circles away and keeps his distance.
Green tries to clinch up

and Salazar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Salazar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Green darts in trying to clinch

and Salazar counters with a single leg into guard. Green didn't expect that.

Salazar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Green, up you get!

Green drops Salazar with a left right combo! Green follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Boyce Salazar has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Green is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Salazar pushes Green away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Green gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Salazar is looking to get back to his feet here but Green is keeping cool and he's managed to take Salazar's back.
Green cracks Salazar with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Salazar from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salazar manages to stand up with Green still on his back. Eventually Green drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Green tries to clinch but Salazar moves away

and Salazar counters with a shoot takedown. Green fights it but they end up in guard.
Green wants to stand and escape but Salazar is having none of it.

Salazar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Green is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Salazar, into his guard.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Salazar has Green pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Boyce Salazar just wasn't active enough.
Salazar swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Collar Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Salazar counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyce Salazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boyce Salazar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Green tries to bum rush Salazar with a series of wild strikes but Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green is looking to clinch.

Salazar gets tackled into the cage by Green. Green maintains the clinch.
Salazar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Green after a bit of a struggle.
Green lands an elbow inside.
Salazar avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
Green lands an elbow inside that Salazar shrugs off.
Salazar blocks the elbow strike.
Green working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Green throws an elbow but misses.
Green misses with a knee strike.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.

Salazar gets control of Green's arms and successfully pulls guard. Salazar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Salazar managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salazar has his feet on Green's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Salazar forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Salazar blocks an elbow strike from Green.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Salazar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but Salazar blocks with his arms.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salazar is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyce Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green is pushing Salazar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Salazar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Green clinches with his opponent.
Salazar is looking to take this one to the mat.
A shot in the inside from Green.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green misses with an elbow strike.
Green content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salazar blocking some punches.
Green lands an uppercut.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
Green wants to stall.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is working for takedown but Green is calmly controlling the position for now.
Green misses with an elbow strike.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Salazar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Green.

Boyce Salazar's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Salazar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salazar avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Salazar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collar Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boyce Salazar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Green tries to clinch there but Salazar circles away.
Green blocks a head kick by Salazar.
Green tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.

Salazar rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Salazar takes an elbow to the temple.
Collar Green seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Green avoids the damage to the body.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salazar jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Salazar jumps into guard, dragging Green to the mat.
Salazar trying to control the position here.
Boyce Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boyce Salazar.

Salazar clinches.
Salazar can't get the takedown.
Salazar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Green gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyce Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar tries to pull guard but Green forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salazar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
Green lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salazar looking for a takedown.
Green lands a good knee to the midsection. Salazar won't want to take too many of those.
Green tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salazar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salazar's brow.
Nice elbow from Green.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green with a knee to the head.
Salazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Green smiles and moves away.
Green tries to clinch but Salazar moves away

and Salazar counters with a single leg into guard. Green didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salazar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar wants to stand but Green is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boyce Salazar.
I think Salazar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyce Salazar!