PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Salazar (ranked 23722 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Sava (ranked 6488 p4p, 0 weight class). Sava has chosen Galway girl as his entrance music. Sebastian Sava has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salazar
vs
Sava

222 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaine Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebastian Sava!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salazar gets tackled into the cage by Sava. Sava maintains the clinch.

Salazar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Salazar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sava with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sava connects with a couple of short punches.
Salazar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Salazar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sava.

Salazar has his foot on Sava's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sava works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sava throws a big elbow that misses.
Salazar wants to stand but Sava is controlling the position.
Sava scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sava being controlled here momentarily.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Sava from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control the position.
Sava with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sava looking to sit in guard and control but Salazar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sava controlling the position.
Salazar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sava is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sava has wrist control.
Salazar won't allow Sava to sweep him here.
Sava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sava wants to stand and escape but Salazar is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sava looks winded!
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Sava has wrist control.
Sava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Salazar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sava on his heels. He'll look to pass Sava's guard now, I'm sure.
Salazar stands up over Sava, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sava is trying to control the position but Salazar postures up.
Salazar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salazar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salazar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sava's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salazar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salazar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sava works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar distracts Sava with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salazar landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salazar is working Sava over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salazar is working Sava over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sava working a defensive guard but Salazar passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salazar connects with a nice short shot to Sava's temple.
Sava really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salazar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salazar working over Sava with some ground and pound. Sava looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throwing shots but Sava is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Salazar seems content to control.

Salazar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salazar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sava's head.
Salazar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sava keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salazar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salazar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaine Salazar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Sava.
Sava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Salazar throws a big counter combination but Sava scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been informed that Sava has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sava throws a head kick that misses.
Sava misses with a head kick.
Salazar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sava avoids a kick to the body.

Sava fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salazar to the ground. Sava is now in Salazar's guard.

Salazar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sava doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Salazar is tightening it up a little... Sava has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sava reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sava taps out! Nice BJJ there by Salazar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Blaine Salazar!
Sebastian Sava spoke after the fight, saying 'Gotta take it like a man.I will go take a wee now.Haters hope you enjoyed seeing this'.