PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Lodroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Salazar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lodroff
vs
Salazar

185 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Lodroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodroff dodges the punch combination from Salazar.

Salazar drives through and clinches with Lodroff against the cage.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Salazar duly obliges.
Salazar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodroff.

Lodroff tries to keep at a distance but Salazar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salazar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodroff.
Lodroff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salazar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lodroff tries to clinch up but Salazar circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar throws a right hand that Lodroff ducks under and follows up with a left that Lodroff also avoids with ease.
Lodroff dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Lodroff moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lodroff.
Lodroff tries to clinch up.
Lodroff slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Salazar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Salazar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salazar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Lodroff is rocked!
Lodroff throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar circles away from the clinch attempt.

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

Salazar breaks the clinch.
Salazar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Lodroff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Matthew Lodroff has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lodroff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salazar pinned against the cage. Salazar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Salazar instigates a clinch.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lodroff seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodroff misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar is looking for the big counter here.

Salazar drops Lodroff with a beautiful combination! Lodroff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Salazar is looking for the KO!
Salazar tries to bum rush Lodroff with a series of wild strikes but Lodroff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lodroff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Salazar manages to circle out of the way.
Lodroff tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lodroff.
Salazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lodroff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salazar misses with a double jab.
Salazar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lodroff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lodroff moves away.
Salazar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lodroff.
Lodroff scores with a sloppy right hand. Salazar should have avoided that one.
Salazar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lodroff scores with a jab.
Lodroff is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.
Salazar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Lodroff moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a body punch but Lodroff moves out of range.
Lodroff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salazar.
Lodroff lands a slapping body shot.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodroff circles away quickly and effectively.
Salazar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Lodroff takes the fight into the clinch.

Lodroff pulls guard effortlessly.
Salazar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lodroff is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salazar defends well.

Salazar stands up from Lodroff's guard - Salazar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lodroff slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lodroff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salazar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lodroff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salazar.
Lodroff wants to clinch up but Salazar keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodroff lands a really nice looking cross but Salazar seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salazar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lodroff thows a leg kick but Salazar checks it
and Salazar counters with a three punch combo that has Lodroff backing up. Lodroff nods at Salazar to acknowledge the strikes.
Lodroff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salazar walks into a straight right hand from Lodroff.
Lodroff blocks a head kick by Salazar.
Lodroff tries to counter with a takedown but Salazar is quick to defend against it.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Salazar clinches with his opponent.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lodroff has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Lodroff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lodroff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salazar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lodroff to score with a decent uppercut.
Lodroff closes the distance and clinches up with Salazar, looking for a takedown. Lodroff pushes Salazar against the cage but Salazar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lodroff tries to clinch up.
Salazar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Salazar moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Salazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Lodroff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Salazar.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodroff circles away quickly and effectively.
Lodroff misses with a wild body shot.
Lodroff misses with a wild combination.
Salazar tries to bum rush Lodroff with a series of wild strikes but Lodroff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lodroff lands a lovely overhand right.
Lodroff tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar throws a counter combo.
Lodroff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salazar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salazar unleashes a big counter combination but Lodroff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salazar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lodroff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salazar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Salazar.
Matthew Lodroff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar misses with a two punch combination.
Lodroff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodroff clobbers Salazar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lodroff slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.
Lodroff wants to clinch.
Salazar feints a counter leg kick.
Salazar slips a jab from Lodroff.
Lodroff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodroff tries to clinch up
and Salazar counters with a three punch combo that has Lodroff backing up. Lodroff nods at Salazar to acknowledge the strikes.
Salazar misses with a wild combination.
Salazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Salazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Lodroff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lodroff fails to land with a series of punches.

Salazar closes the distance and clinches.
Lodroff tries to pull guard but Salazar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salazar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lodroff is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Salazar.
Some wild striking there from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willie Salazar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salazar blocks the body kick.

Salazar clinches up with Lodroff and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodroff.
Lodroff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Salazar smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Lodroff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazar fails to land with a series of punches.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lodroff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salazar tries to avoid it but Lodroff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salazar to the ground. Salazar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lodroff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salazar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lodroff.
Salazar stalks Lodroff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lodroff's face. Lodroff staggers backwards, shaken.
Lodroff ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lodroff wants to clinch.
Salazar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lodroff circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodroff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salazar.
Salazar is breathing heavily.

Salazar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lodroff was covering up waiting for the punch and Salazar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Lodroff looking for a triangle here. Salazar is fighting it but it looks tight! Lodroff pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Salazar is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matthew Lodroff!