PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco Salgado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Big Dog's chin.

Salgado
vs
Dog

197 cm
32
274 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

194 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Dog!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salgado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salgado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salgado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salgado shoots for a takedown but Dog saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Francisco Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog.
A nice side step and Dog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salgado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dog.
Salgado wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Dog.

Salgado clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salgado working hard to break the clinch.
Dog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salgado backwards.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salgado's elbow.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salgado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dog lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog prevents Salgado from breaking the clinch.
Dog misses with the head strike.
Salgado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salgado's elbow.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salgado's elbow.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Salgado avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
Salgado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Dog.

Salgado is rocked!

Dog manages to break the clinch.
Oh Salgado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A decent looking cross lands there for Salgado.

It looks like Big Dog has been cut.
Salgado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salgado darts in trying to clinch
and Dog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Salgado seems to have got his legs back now.
Salgado is breathing heavily.
Dog lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salgado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salgado gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Dog gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Salgado is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Dog!