PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chibi Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Tsushima
vs
Salter

160 cm
36
148 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

180 cm
33
152 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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KnockOut

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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chibi Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima lands with a nice body kick.
Tsushima has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsushima moves away.
Tsushima dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Tsushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsushima was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tsushima counters with a series of strikes. Salter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salter misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter cracks Tsushima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter thows a leg kick but Tsushima checks it
and Tsushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salter, as that shot connected.
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!
Tsushima slips under a jab.
Salter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tsushima in his tracks.
Salter tries to work over Tsushima's front leg with a kick but Tsushima checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima misses the shot to the body.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salter misses with a hook. Tsushima ducked under it nicely.
Radar Salter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Tsushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsushima is looking to counter punch.
Salter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salter throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Tsushima misses its intended target.
Tsushima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salter lunges at Tsushima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tsushima's hand.
Salter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tsushima throws a low kick but Salter moves out of range easily.
Salter misses with a hook
and Tsushima counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Salter catches Tsushima right on the button with a cross.
Salter throws a right hand that misses
and Tsushima counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.

Tsushima shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsushima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salter keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima tries to move to mount but Salter blocks the move with his legs.
Tsushima trying to control the position but Salter is working away.
Salter is trying to buck Tsushima off.

Tsushima is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tsushima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Salter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tsushima has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Tsushima is trying to get an arm triangle but Salter is defending well.
Tsushima advances to mount.
Salter really wants to buck Tsushima off and get back to his feet.

Tsushima with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tsushima unloads with some shots from mount but Salter bucks and avoids them well.
Salter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tsushima looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Salter taking shots to the head.
Tsushima throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tsushima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Salter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tsushima looking to control but Salter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Salter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Salter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tsushima looking to control but Salter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tsushima won't let Salter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tsushima trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsushima connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chibi Tsushima dominated that round.
That's time! Tsushima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salter cracks Tsushima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salter scores with a punch to the head.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salter throws the left hand but Tsushima avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsushima checks a leg kick.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Tsushima is out of range.
Salter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsushima throws out the jab.
Salter throws a hook but Tsushima avoids it easily.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Tsushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsushima thumps Salter with a low kick.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsushima misses with an uppercut. Salter saw that one coming.
Salter throws a combination that misses
and Tsushima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Tsushima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tsushima slips a jab from Salter.
A punch combination from Salter misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsushima counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsushima appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsushima's hands.
Tsushima fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
Tsushima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salter.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salter just manages to avoid it.

Tsushima shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tsushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salter can do to turn this around?
Tsushima passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salter!
Salter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tsushima wants to control the pace but Salter is squirming around nicely.
Salter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tsushima wants to finish this one by submission but Salter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tsushima.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsushima throws some wild stikes that Salter manages to avoid easily.
Tsushima connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tsushima putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tsushima 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.
Tsushima with shots to the head and body - Salter looks very uncomfortable down there.

Tsushima is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Salter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tsushima scoring with strikes but Salter is staying in there.
Tsushima trying to control but Salter is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salter somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Salter misses with a body shot.
Tsushima shoots in looking for a takedown but Salter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsushima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tsushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsushima throwing a counter right hand but Salter manages to avoid it.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Tsushima's shoulder, as Tsushima tries to avoid the shot.
As Salter looks to move away, Tsushima throws a big counter combo bu Salter just gets out of the way.
Salter misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Salter. That snapped Tsushima's head back.
A jab from Tsushima does it's job there.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Tsushima slips the punch.
As Salter looks to move away, Tsushima throws a big counter combo bu Salter just gets out of the way.
Tsushima takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tsushima throws out a loose jab but Salter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsushima throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter throws a head kick but Tsushima moves out of range.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsushima cracks Salter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tsushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Salter looks to move away, Tsushima throws a big counter combo bu Salter just gets out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salter.
Salter throws the left hand but Tsushima avoids the punch easily.
Tsushima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tsushima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Tsushima moves away and avoids it.
Tsushima is looking to counter punch.
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chibi Tsushima will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tsushima scores with a jab to the head.
Salter just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Nice defenses there by Tsushima.
Tsushima throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsushima counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsushima takes one to the side of the head.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Tsushima moved out of range.
Salter throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tsushima counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Salter misses
and Tsushima counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salter's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Tsushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salter throws a lazy right hand but Tsushima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salter misses with a body punch
and Tsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima slips under a jab.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salter misses with the body kick
and Tsushima counters with a nice leg kick.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsushima.
Salter lands with a nice combination. Tsushima backs away looking to recover.
Salter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Tsushima's shoulder, as Tsushima tries to avoid the shot.
Tsushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsushima manages to avoid it.
A cross from Salter lands.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Tsushima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Tsushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsushima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsushima.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsushima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter lands a jab to the head.
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
A little feinted left hand from Tsushima on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salter wants to land a leg kick but Tsushima is out of range.
Tsushima changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tsushima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salter is able to avoid easily.
Salter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tsushima ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Tsushima misses with a straight left.
Salter swats away the attempt to clinch by Tsushima.
Salter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Tsushima.
Tsushima scores with a jab. Salter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salter throws a solid leg kick but Tsushima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salter.
It looked like Tsushima was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tsushima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salter cracks Tsushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tsushima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsushima throws a big counter combination but Salter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tsushima scores with a hook.
Salter throws a shot to the body.
Radar Salter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tsushima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand
and Tsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salter misses with a right hand
and Tsushima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Salter walks into a straight right hand from Tsushima.
Salter throws an off balance right hand
and Tsushima counters with a two punch combo.
Tsushima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsushima looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Tsushima's shoulder, as Tsushima tries to avoid the shot.
Tsushima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salter cracks Tsushima with an open hand slap.
Chibi Tsushima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tsushima moves out of range of the strikes.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Tsushima saw that one coming.
Tsushima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Salter. That snapped Tsushima's head back.
Tsushima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salter misses with an uppercut
and Tsushima makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Radar Salter.
I think Tsushima 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Radar Salter!
Our winner, Radar Salter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.