PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Salty
vs
Bolt

190 cm
22
260 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

197 cm
28
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sinister Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elmo Salty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tristan Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt lands with a kick to the temple. Salty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salty checks the leg kick.
Salty misses with a wild body shot.
Salty cracks Bolt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bolt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Elmo Salty has been cut.
Bolt dodges the punch combination from Salty.
Bolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolt wants to clinch but Salty slips to the side
and Salty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salty moves out of range as Bolt strikes.
Salty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bolt.
Salty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolt.
Tristan Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salty pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bolt is out of range and Salty settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty throws a body kick that misses.
Bolt avoids the head kick by Salty.
Bolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolt tries to clinch up.
Salty throws a right and a left that Bolt avoids nicely.
Bolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salty thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Salty keeps it at a distance.
Salty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salty.
Salty misses with an uppercut. Bolt saw that one coming.
Salty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salty in his tracks.
Bolt lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bolt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Bolt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salty thuds his right hand into Bolt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Salty does no damage.
Bolt looks to land a combination but Salty avoids it well.
Bolt wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salty swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salty circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bolt moves into the clinch.
Salty tries to break free but Bolt pushes him back against the cage.
Salty has a couple of punches blocked by Bolt.
Bolt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salty is defending well for now.
Salty struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolt controls his hands.
Bolt has Salty pressed against the cage, preventing Salty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salty digs a right hand into Bolt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bolt's gas tank.
Salty struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolt controls his hands.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Salty blocks it.
Bolt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolt misses with a body punch.
Bolt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salty blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Salty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Salty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salty's face.
Bolt misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salty manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bolt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bolt looks winded!
Bolt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salty throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Bolt - just one landing.
Salty swings for the body but Bolt moves out of range.
Bolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolt ducks right into an uppercut from Salty.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Salty keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolt misses with a jab to the body
and Salty counters with a right hand to the body.
Bolt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elmo Salty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Elmo Salty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bolt tries to clinch up but Salty circles away and keeps his distance.
Elmo Salty is winning the standup battle so far.
Salty throws out a leg kick but Bolt moves out of range and Salty only half commits.
Bolt wants to clinch.
Salty misses with a wild body shot.
Salty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salty throws a head kick but Bolt moves out of range.
No joy there for Salty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolt tries to clinch up but Salty circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Salty keeps it at a distance.
Bolt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bolt rushes Salty and presses him up against the cage.
Bolt scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolt won't allow it.
Salty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salty avoids it.
Salty tries to circle away but Bolt has him pinned against the cage.
Bolt with a knee to the head.
Bolt misses with a knee strike.
Salty misses with a punch to the body.
Bolt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salty backwards.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salty tries to break the clinch but Bolt is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Bolt.
Bolt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salty is defending well for now.
Bolt tries a knee to the head but Salty blocks it.
Bolt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salty's face.
Bolt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Salty manages to break the clinch.
Bolt tries to clinch but Salty is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a sloppy head kick and Salty moves out of range easily.
Salty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bolt is breathing heavily.
Bolt is looking to clinch.
Salty swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolt.
Salty misses with a body kick.
Salty lands with a hook. Bolt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salty blocks a head kick by Bolt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salty, as that shot connected.
Bolt misses with a low kick as Salty jumps back.
Salty throws a leg kick

and Bolt counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt landing knees to the head.
Tristan Bolt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salty avoids it.
Knees to the body from Bolt.

Salty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bolt does no damage.
Bolt moves out of range of the body kick from Salty.
Bolt is looking to clinch.
Bolt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolt with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt drops his hands momentarily and Salty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bolt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bolt connects with a leg kick. Salty looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bolt connects with a high kick.
Bolt walks into a left hand.
Salty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bolt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolt.
Bolt misses with an elbow over the top.
Bolt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Salty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bolt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolt trying to stall but Salty improves his position.
Bolt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolt misses with a knee strike.
Bolt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salty blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan Bolt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elmo Salty's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bolt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elmo Salty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolt wants to clinch up but Salty keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Bolt.
Bolt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salty was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolt.
Salty blocks a head kick by Bolt.
Bolt scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick there by Salty.
Salty is looking to wear down Bolt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bolt is rocked!
Bolt get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bolt stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Salty runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elmo Salty!
Elmo Salty decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.