PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiquinho Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Mirasquad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salazar
vs
Man

170 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
133 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xiquinho Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Man!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Salazar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Salazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Salazar stalling against the cage.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar working Man over with knees to the body.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Salazar gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Man wants to break free but Salazar has control.
Salazar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salazar lands a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Salazar avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Salazar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Salazar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Salazar won't allow it.
Salazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Man blocks a body shot from Salazar.
Man is trying to push Salazar away but Salazar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salazar lands a body shot.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salazar wants to stall.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Salazar has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salazar has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man tries to circle away but Salazar has him pinned against the cage.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salazar.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Salazar has double underhooks.
Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salazar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Man tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Salazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salazar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Salazar misses with a knee to the head.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Salazar keeps him there for the moment.
Salazar misses with an elbow strike.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Salazar.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Man tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salazar scores a nice knee to the body.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Salazar.
Man tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.
Man wants to break free but Salazar has control.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salazar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiquinho Salazar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Salazar throws a head kick that half lands.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Xiquinho Salazar has been cut.

Salazar closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
Salazar looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salazar lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salazar obliges.
Salazar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Man after a bit of a struggle.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Salazar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Salazar keeps him there for the moment.
Man misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salazar misses with the head strike.
Salazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Salazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man can't break the clinch.
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Salazar gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Salazar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xiquinho Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Salazar has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Salazar won't allow it.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar working Man over with knees to the body.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Salazar has double underhooks.
Salazar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar throws a head punch that misses.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salazar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salazar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
Salazar can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Man tries to break free but Salazar pushes him back against the cage.
Salazar managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Man avoiding damage as Salazar throws knees to the body.
Salazar prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Salazar lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man misses with some punches.
Man pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man can't break the clinch.
Salazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.
Salazar misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to break free but Salazar has control.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Salazar won't allow it.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Salazar has the dominant position.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar lands with a light punch inside.
Salazar has Man pushed against the cage.
Man tries to break free but Salazar pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Salazar landing knees to the body.

Salazar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Man clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man breaks Salazar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Man gets to his feet. Salazar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiquinho Salazar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xiquinho 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man feints a jab promting Salazar to slip. Man then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salazar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salazar tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salazar doesn't seem bothered though.

Salazar moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Salazar is trying to stall.
Salazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salazar is working Man over against the cage.
Salazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Salazar lands a knee to the body.
Salazar is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Salazar trying to land knees to the body.
Xiquinho Salazar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Salazar crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Salazar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
Salazar tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Salazar back against the cage.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Salazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man avoiding damage as Salazar throws knees to the body.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Salazar.
Salazar is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Salazar into the cage.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Salazar keeps him there for the moment.
Salazar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man wants to break free but Salazar has control.
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man tries to break free but Salazar pushes him back against the cage.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salazar is keeping busy.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man tries to circle away but Salazar has him pinned against the cage.
Salazar tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Man's efforts to push away.
Man avoiding damage as Salazar throws knees to the body.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Salazar, against the cage.
Xiquinho Salazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man can't break the clinch.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Man tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.
Man misses with some punches.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Salazar has him pressed against the cage.
Salazar is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salazar.
Man can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Salazar prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Punch Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salazar misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salazar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xiquinho Salazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salazar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xiquinho Salazar!
A very excited looking Xiquinho Salazar 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.