PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boaz Saloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teste Teste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Saloza
vs
Teste

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
16
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boaz Saloza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Teste Teste!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saloza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Saloza clinches.
Teste misses with a punch on the inside.
Saloza prevents a body shot from Teste.
Teste blocking some punches.
Teste gets through Saloza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Saloza.
Saloza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Saloza lands a nice uppercut.
Teste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teste prevents a body shot from Saloza.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teste.
Teste prevents a body shot from Saloza.
Saloza lands a nice uppercut.
Teste prevents a body shot from Saloza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teste throws a punch but it's blocked by Saloza.
Teste misses with a punch to the body.
Teste lands a hook to the side of the head.

Saloza is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teste misses with the head strike.
Oh Saloza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teste misses with the head strike.
Teste misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teste misses with a punch on the inside.
Teste has a couple of punches blocked by Saloza.
Saloza blocks an uppercut.
Saloza seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Saloza.
Saloza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Teste backwards.
Teste lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saloza.
Saloza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Saloza.
Saloza lands a body punch in the clinch.
Teste works on Saloza's body with a couple of short punches.
Saloza prevents a body shot from Teste.
Saloza has Teste pressed against the cage.
Saloza prevents a body shot from Teste.
Teste misses with a punch on the inside.
Saloza stalling in the clinch.
Saloza is leaning against Teste and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saloza misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saloza lands a hook that snaps the head of Teste backwards.
Saloza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Teste or not.
Teste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saloza takes a shot to the head.
Saloza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Teste tries to work over Saloza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teste working aggressively here.
Saloza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Teste misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saloza.
Saloza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saloza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Teste up against the cage.
A short right from Saloza.
Saloza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saloza slows down the pace here.
Saloza slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Saloza for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Teste tries to throw a body punch but Saloza avoids it by throwing Teste back against the cage.
Saloza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Testes head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saloza.
Teste blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saloza avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Saloza.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boaz Saloza.

Saloza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teste, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saloza.
Saloza lands an uppercut.
Teste throws a head punch that misses.
Teste lands a big right hand that drops Saloza! The killer instinct kicks in and Teste finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Teste!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teste Teste!