PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sofoklis Aristotelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sofoklis Aristotelis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salgado
vs
Aristotelis

197 cm
30
274 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

225 cm
29
265 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sofoklis Aristotelis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristotelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Salgado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salgado throws a series of punches but Aristotelis avoids them all with ease.
Aristotelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salgado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aristotelis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aristotelis slips a straight right by Salgado.
Aristotelis ducks under a wild hook from Salgado.
Salgado lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aristotelis circles away quickly and effectively.
Salgado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Salgado gets tackled into the cage by Aristotelis. Aristotelis maintains the clinch.
Aristotelis misses with a punch on the inside.

Salgado breaks from the clinch.
Aristotelis is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salgado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aristotelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salgado moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAristotelis.
Aristotelis ducks under a wild hook from Salgado.
Salgado sets himself, and Aristotelis steps forward looking for the clinch! Salgado avoids it this time.
A jab from Salgado misses.
Aristotelis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salgado swings widly with a right hand
and Aristotelis counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristotelis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salgado.
Salgado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aristotelis tries to clinch up.
Salgado keeps the fight on the outside.
Aristotelis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salgado is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aristotelis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salgado keeps the fight on the outside.

Aristotelis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Salgado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salgado throws a nice looking combination but Aristotelis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salgado is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aristotelis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Aristotelis wants to clinch up but Salgado keeps it at a distance.
We've been informed that Aristotelis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aristotelis is looking to clinch but Salgado is avoiding it.
Salgado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aristotelis moves away.
Sofoklis Aristotelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aristotelis tries to clinch but Salgado is having none of it.
Aristotelis slips under a jab from Salgado.
Salgado misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aristotelis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Salgado if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Salgado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aristotelis in his tracks.
Aristotelis stuffs the takedown attempt from Salgado. Salgado gets slowly back to his feet.
Aristotelis walks into a stiff left hand from Salgado.
Salgado scores with a jab.
Aristotelis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salgado.

Aristotelis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salgado, pushing him back against the cage.
Salgado tries to break free but Aristotelis pushes him back against the cage.
Salgado tries to break free but Aristotelis pushes him back against the cage.
Salgado lands with a short shot to the head.
Aristotelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salgado dodges an elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Aristotelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aristotelis throws an elbow but misses.
Salgado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Salgado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Aristotelis has Salgado up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aristotelis.
Aristotelis keeps control of Salgado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aristotelis.

Salgado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salgado misses with a kick to the body.
Salgado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aristotelis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salgado.
Salgado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aristotelis connects with a high kick.
Salgado has a takedown stuffed.
Aristotelis shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Salgado. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salgado lands a glancing blow to the side of Aristotelis's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aristotelis moves out of range as Salgado strikes.
Aristotelis wants to clinch.
Aristotelis slips a straight right by Salgado.

Aristotelis closes the distance and clinches.
Aristotelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Salgado leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aristotelis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salgado backwards.

Salgado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aristotelis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Aristotelis pushes Salgado up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aristotelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salgado's brow.
Salgado is trying to push Aristotelis away but Aristotelis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salgado wants to break free but Aristotelis has control.
Aristotelis blocks an uppercut.
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 Francisco Salgado will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salgado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francisco Salgado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salgado throws a wild body kick that Aristotelis sees coming a mile off.
Salgado dips to his left and cracks Aristotelis with an uppercut!
Aristotelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salgado.
Aristotelis defending well as Salgado loads up on a big left hand.
Salgado keeps the fight on the outside.
Salgado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sofoklis Aristotelis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Aristotelis.
Salgado avoids a wild elbow strike from Aristotelis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aristotelis tries to work over Salgado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salgado blocks an elbow strike from Aristotelis.
Salgado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aristotelis backwards.
Aristotelis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Salgado breaks the clinch.
Aristotelis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salgado.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salgado cracks Aristotelis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Salgado has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Aristotelis to stand back up!

Aristotelis is rocked!

It looks like Sofoklis Aristotelis has been cut.
Salgado fakes the body blow, causing Aristotelis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Aristotelis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Salgado!
Francisco Salgado retains his heavyweight title!
The defeated Sofoklis Aristotelis had this to say: 'He's a good fighter, I need to go back to the gym and work on some things. My fans can expect a win next time!'.