PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Salomanca (ranked 3308 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Corvin (ranked 4834 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Salomanca had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Salomanca
vs
Corvin

195 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Corvin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salomanca scores with a nice right hand.
Corvin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corvin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salomanca tries to clinch but Corvin is having none of it.
Salomanca tries to clinch but Corvin moves out of range.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salomanca scores with a shot to the body.
Salomanca looks to land a combination but Corvin avoids it well.
Salomanca scores with a jab to the body.
Salomanca scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salomanca.
Salomanca misses with a few strikes there.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salomanca fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corvin on the side of the head.
Salomanca scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca tries to bum rush Corvin with a series of wild strikes but Corvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salomanca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salomanca could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Salomanca throws a series of punches but Corvin avoids them all with ease.
Corvin takes one on the button.
Salomanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salomanca is looking to clinch.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Salomanca lands a jab to Corvin's midsection.
Salomanca tries to clinch but Corvin is having none of it.
Corvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salomanca.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salomanca lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca sizes up Corvin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salomanca looks to land a combination but Corvin avoids it well.
Salomanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corvin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salomanca.
Salomanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salomanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Corvin dodges the punch combination from Salomanca.
Salomanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Corvin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salomanca throws a series of strikes that have Corvin backpedaling.
Donk. Salomanca catches Corvin right on the button with a cross.
Salomanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corvin is able to avoid easily.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
Salomanca moves in looking to clinch but Corvin pushes him off.
Salomanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Corvin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salomanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Corvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salomanca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salomanca wants to clinch up but Corvin keeps it at a distance.
Salomanca throws a shot from downtown. Corvin moves away and avoids it.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salomanca throws a combination. Corvin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salomanca throws a leg kick but Corvin moved away.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca misses the jab.
Salomanca throws a series of punches but Corvin avoids them all with ease.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca scores with a jab to the head.
Corvin takes one on the button.
Salomanca tries to clinch up but Corvin circles away and keeps his distance.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca misses with a straight right.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salomanca cracks the inside of Corvin's front leg.
Salomanca throws a body punch but Corvin moves out of range.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Salomanca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Salomanca looks to land a combination but Corvin avoids it well.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Salomanca throws a big shot that misses.
Salomanca throws a shot from downtown. Corvin moves away and avoids it.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salomanca tries to bum rush Corvin with a series of wild strikes but Corvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salomanca displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Corvin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Salomanca has got the better of the exchanges.
Salomanca misses with a looping left.
Salomanca feints and then cracks Corvin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corvin down.
Corvin checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Corvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salomanca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salomanca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Corvin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salomanca misses with a few strikes there.
Salomanca misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salomanca throws out a leg kick but Corvin moves out of range and Salomanca only half commits.
Salomanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salomanca throws a big shot that misses.
Salomanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corvin can do to turn this around?
Salomanca throws a body punch but Corvin moves out of range.
Salomanca tries to bum rush Corvin with a series of wild strikes but Corvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salomanca wants to land a leg kick but Corvin is out of range.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salomanca misses with a few strikes there.
Salomanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos Salomanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corvin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca takes a swing at Corvin's ribcage but misses.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca digs a good body shot into Corvin's ribs.
Salomanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Salomanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salomanca throws a right hand that Corvin ducks under and follows up with a left that Corvin also avoids with ease.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Salomanca.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Salomanca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corvin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salomanca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corvin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corvin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corvin checks a leg kick.
Salomanca looks to land a combination but Corvin avoids it well.
Salomanca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corvin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Carlos Salomanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salomanca throws a right and a left that Corvin avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corvin ducks under a wild hook from Salomanca.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carlos Salomanca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salomanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corvin is out of range.
Salomanca fails to land with a series of punches.
Salomanca tries to clinch up.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca throws the left hand but Corvin avoids the punch easily.
Salomanca throws the left hand but Corvin avoids the punch easily.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Corvin dodges the punch combination from Salomanca.
Salomanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Salomanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salomanca wants to slow Corvin down by chopping away at his legs.
Salomanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca misses with a straight left.
Corvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salomanca misses with an uppercut. Corvin saw that one coming.
Salomanca moves in looking to clinch but Corvin pushes him off.
Corvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salomanca loads up on a big right hand but Corvin slips the punch.
Salomanca swings for the body but Corvin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Salomanca.
Sloppy strikes from Salomanca. Those never looked like landing.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Salomanca dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Salomanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Corvin dodges the punch combination from Salomanca.
Salomanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salomanca throws out the jab.
Salomanca throws a looping overhand right but Corvin ducks down to avoid it.
Salomanca works over Corvin's head and body with a nice combination.
Salomanca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Salomanca duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salomanca throws out a loose jab but Corvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corvin unleashes a big counter combination but Salomanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salomanca misses with a straight left.
Salomanca lands with a nice combination. Corvin backs away looking to recover.
Salomanca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salomanca wants to clinch up but Corvin keeps it at a distance.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corvin.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salomanca stuns Corvin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salomanca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Salomanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corvin.
Salomanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Salomanca throws a right and a left that Corvin avoids nicely.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Salomanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Corvin slips under a jab from Salomanca.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
Salomanca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corvin dodges the punch combination from Salomanca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salomanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Corvin.
Corvin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salomanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Corvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salomanca.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salomanca throws a leg kick but Corvin moved away.
Salomanca misses with a low kick as Corvin jumps back.
Corvin throws a counter combo.
A big right from Salomanca misses.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca takes a swing at Corvin's ribcage but misses.
Corvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Salomanca tried to score with a low kick but Corvin checks it.
Salomanca throws a nice looking combination but Corvin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salomanca loads up on a big right hand but Corvin slips the punch.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salomanca. Corvin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Salomanca misses.
Salomanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca misses with a hook. Corvin ducked under it nicely.
Salomanca throws a right hand that Corvin ducks under and follows up with a left that Corvin also avoids with ease.
Salomanca misses the shot to the body.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca throws a combination that misses
and Corvin counters with a three punch combo that has Salomanca backing up. Salomanca nods at Corvin to acknowledge the strikes.
Salomanca swings for the body but Corvin moves out of range.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca misses with a body shot.
Salomanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corvin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salomanca.
Corvin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corvin manages to avoid it.
Salomanca loads up on a big right hand but Corvin slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Corvin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Salomanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Salomanca throws the left hand but Corvin avoids the punch easily.
Corvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Corvin slips a straight right by Salomanca.
As Salomanca backs off Corvin throws a huge counter combo but Salomanca manages to avoid it all.
Salomanca throws a hook but Corvin avoids it easily.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.
Salomanca throws a nice looking combination but Corvin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Salomanca.
Michael Corvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Salomanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Corvin avoids the body shot from Salomanca.
Corvin is looking for the big counter here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Salomanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salomanca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Salomanca!