PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Utu
vs
Salty

225 cm
41
278 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

190 cm
30
260 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rau Utu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Salty!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Utu has closed the distance and engaged Salty in a clinch.
Salty prevents a body shot from Utu.
Utu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salty landing knees to the body.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utu is defending well for now.
Salty trying to land knees to the body.
Salty misses with a body punch.
Salty throws a head punch that misses.
Salty lands with a right to the head.
Utu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salty trying to land knees to the body.
Utu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saltys head.
Utu scores with a nice hook to the head.

Utu breaks the clinch.
Rau Utu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Utu.

Utu closes the distance and pushes Salty back into the cage.
Utu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salty has him pressed against the cage.
Salty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Utu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Utu blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Utu.
Utu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Utu misses with a punch on the inside.
Salty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Utu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salty's elbow.
Salty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Utu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utu is defending well for now.
Utu throws a head punch that misses.
Utu lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Salty.
Salty prevents a body shot from Utu.
Utu managing to block the knees to the body from Salty.
Utu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salty lands a nice shot to the body.
Utu is breathing heavily.
Salty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Utu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salty pushes Utu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Utu fails to land.
Utu can't break the clinch.
Salty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Utu tries to throw a body punch but Salty avoids it by throwing Utu back against the cage.
Utu managing to block the knees to the body from Salty.
Utu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salty lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Utu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salty tries to land knees in the clinch but Utu avoids the damage to the body.
Salty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Utu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utu is defending well for now.
Salty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utu is defending well for now.
Utu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Utu avoiding damage as Salty throws knees to the body.
Salty scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Utu.
Salty looking to throw knees to the head but Utu is blocking nicely.
Utu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Salty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salty.
Utu blocking some punches.
Salty tries a body shot but Utu blocks it.
Salty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Utu.
Salty trying to land knees to the body.
Utu working aggressively here.
Salty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salty blocking some punches.
Utu lands with a right to the head.
Salty blocking some punches.
Salty working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Utu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Utu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu lands with an uppercut that bounces Salty off the cage and back into range.
Utu moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Utu closes the distance and pushes Salty back into the cage.
Salty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Utu.
Salty misses with a punch on the inside.
Salty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Utu avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Salty.
Utu has a couple of punches blocked by Salty.
Salty missing with knees to the body.
Salty tries to land knees in the clinch but Utu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Utu.
Utu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Utu lands a left hand.
Salty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Utu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salty misses with the head strike.
Utu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Utu tries a body shot but Salty blocks it.
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 Rau Utu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rau Utu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Salty misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Utu. Salty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Utu.
Utu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good exchange - Utu coming out on top.
Salty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Salty misses.
A swing and a miss from Utu.
Salty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Utu lands with a good body shot.
Utu misses with a body kick.
Salty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Utu misses with a kick to the body.
Utu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salty moves out of range as Utu throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salty lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utu lands a lovely overhand right.
Utu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Some wild striking there from Salty.
Salty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Utu connects with an inside leg kick.
Salty avoids the head kick by Utu.
Salty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Utu.
Utu blocks a leg kick.
Utu looks to land a body kick but Salty moved away.
Salty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Utu defends it well.

Salty forces Utu back against the cage and clinches.
Salty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Utu's elbow.
Utu lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Utu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Utu is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salty swings wildly with an uppercut but Utu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salty missing with knees to the body.
Salty blocks an uppercut.
Salty scores with a shot to the side of Utu's head.
Salty trying to land knees to the body.
Utu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Salty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Utu.
Utu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salty lands an uppercut.
Utu managing to block the knees to the body from Salty.
Utu scores with a shoulder strike.
Utu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Utu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Utu breaks the clinch.
Utu is looking to land body kicks.
Salty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Utu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Utu pushes Salty up against the cage in a clinch.
Utu misses with a punch to the body.
Utu managing to block the knees to the body from Salty.

Utu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Utu connects with a crisp jab.
Utu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Utu misses.
Utu throws out a leg kick but Salty moves out of range and Utu only half commits.
Salty tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salty slips a jab from Utu.
Utu looks to land a body kick but Salty moved away.
Utu lands with an uppercut that bounces Salty off the cage and back into range.

Utu gets tackled into the cage by Salty. Salty maintains the clinch.
Utu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saltys head.
Utu tries to work over Salty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elmo Salty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Utu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salty or not.

Utu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Utu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Utu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salty, pushing him back against the cage.

Utu breaks the clinch.

Utu closes the distance and pushes Salty back into the cage.
Utu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salty.
Utu managing to block the knees to the body from Salty.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Utu throws a punch but it's blocked by Salty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rau Utu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rau Utu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Salty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Utu lands a body shot.

Utu forces Salty back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Utu.
Utu lands a shoulder strike.

Utu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salty throws a body shot but no joy.
Utu is looking to counter punch.

Utu takes the fight into the clinch.

Utu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Salty blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salty ducks right into an uppercut from Utu.
Decent striking displayed by Utu there.

Salty is rocked!
BAM! Utu delivers a spinning backfist that drops Salty like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Rau Utu!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rau Utu thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Elmo Salty had this to say: 'You win some, you lose some. I'll be back. I always do man...'.