PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Number (ranked 1744 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 246 p4p, 220 weight class). Number comes into the arena with This is A Film - Iggy Pop (Goran Bregovič) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Number
vs
Salazar

150 cm
34
205
23 - 26 - 0

193 cm
31
215
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Altitude Clothing
Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Number!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Number misses with a combination
and Salazar counters with a nice leg kick.

Salazar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salazar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Number lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Number throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.
Number tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.

Salazar manages to break the clinch.
Number tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.

Salazar moves into range and clinches up with Number.
Salazar gets through Number's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Number tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Number misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Number.
Salazar lands a body shot.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Number doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Number is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.

Number closes the distance and pushes Salazar back into the cage.
Salazar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Number seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Salazar can turn it around.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Number lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Number lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.
Number fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Number seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Number tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it.
Number moves in looking to clinch but Salazar pushes him off.
Number swinging wildly here.
Salazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Number rushes Salazar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Number.
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Number backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Number.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Number throws a punch but it's blocked by Salazar.

Salazar breaks the clinch.
Number is looking to clinch.
Number tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salazar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Salazar.

Number rushes Salazar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar pushes Number back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Salazar breaks the clinch.

Number gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Salazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Number, pushing him back against the cage.
Number lands a body punch in the clinch.
Number lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Salazar.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
Salazar looks winded!
Number lands a body punch.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Number scores with a shoulder strike.
Number lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Number.
A right hand to the body from Number.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Number lands with a short shot to the head.
Number lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
Number softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Number scores with a hook to the body.
Number lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Number struggles to land a body shot inside as Salazar controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Number.
Number lands a nice uppercut.
Number lands a body punch.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Number lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Number.
Number lands with a light punch inside.
Number misses with a punch to the body.
Number scores with a shoulder strike.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Number.
Number lands a body shot in the clinch.
Number stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Number.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Number lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Number scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Number stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Number.
Number lands with a light punch inside.
Salazar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Number dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Number is looking to clinch but Salazar is avoiding it.

Number moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Number as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Number.
A short uppercut from Number.
A left hand lands to the body for Number.
A right hook to the body lands for Number.
Number works on Salazar's body with a couple of short punches.
Number softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Number can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Number throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Number lands a body shot in the clinch.
Number is working Salazar over against the cage.
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Number.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Number.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Number misses with a punch to the body.
Jack Number has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Number tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow.
Salazar tries to work over Number's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Number lands an uppercut.
Number tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar misses with some punches.
A short right from Number.

Salazar is rocked!
Number throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Number finish him?
Number pushes Salazar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Salazar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Number.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Number misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salazar seems to have recovered his senses.
Number misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Number lands an uppercut.
Number goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Number - that landed with a thud.
Number scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Number drops Salazar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Salazar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Number.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Number unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salazar! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Number is unloading with more strikes now! Salazar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Number!
Jack Number made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
Michael Salazar spoke after the fight, saying 'The belt belongs to me, it will be reclaimed. '.