PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jospeh Salinas (ranked 5743 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syco Souirrel (ranked 6385 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jospeh Salinas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jospeh Salinas seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Salinas
vs
Souirrel

183 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jospeh Salinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Syco Souirrel!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souirrel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Souirrel slips a jab and a cross from Salinas.
Salinas checks a leg kick nicely.

Souirrel drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salinas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Salinas drops an elbow to the side of Souirrel's head.
Salinas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salinas working the head and body with strikes.
Souirrel taking some punishment here, with Salinas in his half guard.
Salinas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Souirrel looking for submissions off his back.
Salinas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salinas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Salinas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Souirrel sees it coming and defends easily.
Souirrel keeping hold of Salinas's head, controlling as best he can.
Salinas is nestled in close to Souirrel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salinas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Souirrel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Salinas seems to be working for a kimura but Souirrel defends the submission attempt.
Salinas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Salinas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Souirrel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salinas with the ground and pound but Souirrel uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salinas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salinas with a nice head shot there.
Salinas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salinas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Souirrel trying to control the position.
Souirrel looks winded!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Souirrel holds on and takes a little breather.
Salinas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Salinas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salinas is in close to Souirrel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Souirrel has momentary wrist control but Salinas slips an elbow through the middle.
Salinas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Souirrel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souirrel looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salinas throws a series of punches but Souirrel moves out of range.

Salinas has Souirrel up against the cage in a clinch.

Salinas has clasped his hands together around Souirrel's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Salinas 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.
Salinas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Salinas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Souirrel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Salinas tries for a kimura but Souirrel is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas cracks Souirrel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Salinas controlling the position from side mount.
Salinas landing a few strikes.

Salinas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Salinas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Souirrel to see if he's OK.
Souirrel taking a bit of punishment here - Salinas scoring with strikes.
Salinas looks up at the clock and then as Souirrel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salinas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salinas working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jospeh Salinas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salinas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souirrel as he avoids it easily.

Salinas looking to score a takedown here. Souirrel is defending well but Salinas drives through and ends up in Souirrel's guard.
Salinas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salinas is stalling in the full guard.
Souirrel is trying to control the position but Salinas postures up.
Salinas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souirrel can do to turn this around?
Salinas lands a couple of elbows.
Salinas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salinas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Salinas cracks Souirrel with a solid left hand.
Salinas sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souirrel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souirrel is breathing heavily.
Salinas landing some decent shots from guard.
Salinas lands a couple of elbows.
Souirrel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salinas controls the pace.
Salinas stands up over Souirrel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salinas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salinas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souirrel's head.
Salinas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Salinas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salinas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salinas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas is in close to Souirrel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salinas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salinas scoring with some ground and pound.
Salinas lands a couple of elbows.
Salinas lands a couple of digs.
Salinas landing with the ground and pound.
Souirrel being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas works over Souirrel with some ground and pound from guard.
Souirrel has momentary wrist control but Salinas slips an elbow through the middle.
Salinas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salinas stands up over Souirrel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jospeh Salinas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salinas is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souirrel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salinas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Souirrel, pushing him back against the cage.
Salinas misses with a short punch on the inside.

Salinas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salinas throws a body kick that misses.

Salinas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Souirrel to the mat! Souirrel manages to get full guard.
Salinas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salinas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salinas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salinas connects with a couple of short punches.
Salinas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jospeh Salinas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Salinas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salinas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Souirrel defends well and Salinas ends up having to push Souirrel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salinas fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jospeh Salinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souirrel throws a sloppy head kick and Salinas moves out of range easily.
Souirrel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salinas.
Jospeh Salinas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souirrel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Salinas counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas lands an elbow just above Souirrel 's eye.
Souirrel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salinas swings wildly with an uppercut but Souirrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souirrel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Souirrel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salinas is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salinas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Souirrel regains guard.

Souirrel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Souirrel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souirrel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Salinas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Souirrel can't fight it off and eventually Salinas manages to take the fight to the floor. Souirrel looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Souirrel has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Salinas has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salinas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Souirrel fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Souirrel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salinas to the mat! Salinas manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salinas holds on and takes a little breather.
Salinas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salinas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Souirrel manages to get himself to full guard.

Salinas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souirrel's head.
Salinas postures up and lands a big shot to Souirrel's brow.
Salinas is working Souirrel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salinas landing some decent shots from guard.
Salinas stays in close to Souirrel's body and controls the position.
Salinas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas works over Souirrel with some ground and pound from guard.
Salinas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salinas is working Souirrel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salinas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salinas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salinas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salinas scoring with some ground and pound.
Salinas connects with a couple of short punches.
Salinas is stalling in the full guard.
Souirrel has momentary wrist control but Salinas slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salinas is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Salinas stands up over Souirrel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salinas landing with the ground and pound.
Salinas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salinas is in close to Souirrel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salinas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salinas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Syco Souirrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jospeh Salinas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Syco Souirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Souirrel as Salinas shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jospeh Salinas.
Well Salinas 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jospeh Salinas!