PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wednesday
vs
Salter

192 cm
48
162 lbs
63 - 26 - 4

180 cm
37
152 lbs
29 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 63 - 26 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter swings for the body but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Wednesday tries to clinch there but Salter circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
Wednesday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salter.
Salter misses with a hook
and Wednesday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Wednesday on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A good leg kick by Salter.
Wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salter throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Wednesday avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Wednesday counters with a stiff right hand.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Salter avoids them all with ease.
Wednesday walks into a stiff left hand from Salter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Salter connects with a body shot that sends Wednesday's belly button to the back.
Salter jabs at Wednesday's body.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Wednesday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wednesday throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salter misses with a looping left.
As Salter tries to get set, Wednesday tries to push him back and clinch up but Salter manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salter.
A head kick misses from Salter.
Wednesday has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salter finds it's way round the side to connect with Wednesday's head.
Wednesday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wednesday scores with a punch to the head.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Salter avoids the punch easily.
Wednesday 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.
Wednesday stuns Salter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
Salter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wednesday with a body shot.
Salter ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Wednesday slips under a jab.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter with a nice cross.
Salter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wednesday.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Wednesday.
It looked like Wednesday wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wednesday counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wednesday.
Wednesday slips under a jab.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Wednesday takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wednesday takes a swing at Salter's ribcage but misses.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wednesday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday scores with a three punch combo!
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Wednesday slips the punch.
Salter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wednesday doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salter misses with a low kick.
Salter slips a straight right by Wednesday.
Salter lands with a kick to the temple. Wednesday shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a combination
and Wednesday counters with a left and a right that stings Salter.
Wednesday scores with a decent looking hook.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wednesday.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Wednesday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wednesday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wednesday slips a jab from Salter.
Wednesday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
An attempted straight right counter from Wednesday misses the target.
Wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
A quick step to the side and Wednesday tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wednesday throws a jab but it's blocked by Salter.
Salter lands with an overhand left.
Salter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wednesday on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday is looking to clinch.
Salter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wednesday.
A big left from Salter misses.
Wednesday is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salter throws an overhand right that lands on Wednesday's shoulder, as Wednesday tries to avoid the shot.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
Wednesday throws a body punch but Salter moves out of range.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Wednesday moves away and avoids it.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Wednesday ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Salter. That snapped Wednesday's head back.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Salter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Wednesday is out of range.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.
Wednesday on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wednesday lands with a hook. Salter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wednesday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wednesday throwing a counter right hand but Salter manages to avoid it.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
Wednesday lands the left hand.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Salter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wednesday takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salter misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
Wednesday is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salter cracks Wednesday with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salter connects with an inside leg kick.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Wednesday misses with a left hand
and Salter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Wednesday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wednesday needs to keep his hands up - Salter had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday cracks a nice hook into Salter's ribs.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wednesday backs up against the cage.
Salter cracks Wednesday with a good jab.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Salter avoids the punch easily.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter ducks under a wild hook from Wednesday.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Wednesday was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Salter lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Wednesday - just one landing.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Salter lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Salter misses.
Wednesday swings for the body but Salter moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salter!
Salter is looking to chop away at Wednesday's legs.
It looked like Wednesday wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Radar Salter seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Salter coming out on top.
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Salter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wednesday on the side of the head.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wednesday!
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Wednesday ducks down to avoid it.
Wednesday misses with a wild combination.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Wednesday moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salter, right into the meat.
Salter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wednesday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wednesday seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Wednesday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wednesday might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salter throws a leg kick but Wednesday moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wednesday blocks the leg kick.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wednesday seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Wednesday was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wednesday. Salter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Wednesday slips the punch.
Salter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Salter throws a right and a left that Wednesday avoids nicely.
Wednesday appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Salter throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wednesday counter with a right hand.
Wednesday lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salter jabs Wednesday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wednesday misses with a double jab
and Salter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wednesday looks to land a combination. Salter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Salter misses.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
A combination from Wednesday does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter avoids the body shot from Wednesday.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Wednesday moves away and avoids it.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Salter.
Salter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Salter throws a low kick but Wednesday moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wednesday misses the target.
Salter scores with a hook to the body. Wednesday takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wednesday walks into a stiff left hand from Salter.
Wednesday slips a straight right by Salter.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wednesday.
Salter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wednesday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wednesday's corner calls for a 1-2. Wednesday obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Salter jabs Wednesday right on the nose. Wednesday blinks but takes it well.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wednesday.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wednesday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
Salter throws a body shot but no joy.
Wednesday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salter manages to circle out of the way.
Salter lands with an overhand left.
Wednesday scores with a nice head shot.
Salter lands a nice shot to the body.
Salter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wednesday tries to clinch up but Salter circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wednesday ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Wednesday misses with a looping left.
Wednesday misses the jab.
Salter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Wednesday's head but Wednesday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Salter circles away.
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws the left hand but Wednesday avoids the punch easily.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Wednesday saw that one coming.
Wednesday throws a series of punches but Salter moves out of range.
Wednesday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Salter throws a body punch but Wednesday moves out of range.
Nice shot by Salter.
Good exchange - Wednesday coming out on top.
Wednesday throws a hook but Salter blocks it.
Salter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Salter.
Wednesday checks a leg kick.
Wednesday throwing a counter right hand but Salter manages to avoid it.
Wednesday throws the left hand but Salter avoids the punch easily.
Salter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Salter. Beautiful body shot.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salter, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salter.
Wednesday misses with a looping left.
Salter scores with a jab to the head.
Salter throws the left hand but Wednesday avoids the punch easily.
Wednesday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wednesday moves away.
It looked like Wednesday was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wednesday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Wednesday tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salter manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Salter.
Salter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Salter lands a nice shot to the body.
Salter connects with the punch.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wednesday checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salter lands a glancing blow to the side of Wednesday's head.
Salter throws a body shot but no joy.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Wednesday moved out of range.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter lands a slapping body shot.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Wednesday is just out of range.
Salter stuns Wednesday with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
Wednesday dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Wednesday misses the jab.
Wednesday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salter throws out a loose jab but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wednesday misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Salter circles away.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut
and Salter counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday blocks a head kick by Salter.
Wednesday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salter.
Salter throws a leg kick but Wednesday sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
A left lands for Salter.
Salter throws a hook but Wednesday avoids it easily.
Salter lands the left hand.
Wednesday walks into a straight right hand from Salter.
Salter lands with a good body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radar Salter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radar Salter!
After the big win, Radar Salter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Gentlemens Laundry - 10 % and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.