PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 22028 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Iaspero Yalixqua (ranked 623 p4p, 422 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Yalixqua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stop This Flame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Salamanca
vs
Yalixqua

176 cm
33
160
21 - 9 - 3

183 cm
32
187
30 - 17 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iaspero Yalixqua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yalixqua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yalixqua has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca throws a series of punches but Yalixqua avoids them all with ease.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Yalixqua misses the jab.
Salamanca has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Salamanca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salamanca throws a jab when Yalixqua was well out of range.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Salamanca throws a good cross that connects.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yalixqua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Yalixqua's knee but Yalixqua avoids it well.
Yalixqua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua throws a nice looking combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yalixqua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
An attempted straight right counter from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Yalixqua thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Yalixqua tries a head kick but it misses.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws out a leg kick but Yalixqua moves out of range and Salamanca only half commits.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yalixqua thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca throws a hook but Yalixqua avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca wants to clinch up but Yalixqua keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Yalixqua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Yalixqua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yalixqua jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yalixqua missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yalixqua is looking to score with low kicks.
Yalixqua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a shot to the body.
Salamanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yalixqua can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yalixqua defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Salamanca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yalixqua just manages to avoid it.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yalixqua checks a leg kick nicely.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Yalixqua misses with a looping right.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Yalixqua lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca throws a hook but Yalixqua blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yalixqua! But no joy.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yalixqua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua misses with a left hand
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Yalixqua misses.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yalixqua throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Yalixqua counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua digs a good body shot into Salamanca's ribs.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yalixqua doesn't seem phased though.
Yalixqua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Yalixqua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yalixqua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yalixqua misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Yalixqua walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to clinch up.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salamanca here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Yalixqua cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yalixqua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Salamanca lands a jab to Yalixqua's midsection.
Yalixqua throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua lands a body shot.
Yalixqua lands with a kick to the temple. Salamanca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Yalixqua misses.
Yalixqua misses with a hook.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Yalixqua is just out of range.
Yalixqua looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters circling a little - Salamanca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca scores with a nice strike.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yalixqua. Salamanca shrugs it off though.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yalixqua moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salamanca throws a leg kick but Yalixqua checks it.
Salamanca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca stuns Yalixqua with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca slips under a jab from Yalixqua.
Yalixqua walks forward, straight into a front kick from Salamanca.
Yalixqua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Yalixqua's leg. Yalixqua is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yalixqua.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Yalixqua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yalixqua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yalixqua.
Salamanca backing away here, and Yalixqua unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca lands with a straight right. Yalixqua didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca thuds his right hand into Yalixqua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yalixqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Yalixqua flicks out a counter leg kick but Salamanca steps away.
Nice uppercut lands for Yalixqua. That snapped Salamanca's head back.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yalixqua in his tracks.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yalixqua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yalixqua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salamanca will feel that in the morning.
Yalixqua throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick lands for Yalixqua.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Yalixqua.
Salamanca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yalixqua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca jabs Yalixqua right on the nose. Yalixqua blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yalixqua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca scores with a kick to the body.
Yalixqua has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Yalixqua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yalixqua scores with a punch to the head.
Yalixqua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yalixqua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yalixqua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca thows a body kick. Yalixqua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yalixqua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yalixqua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yalixqua has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yalixqua throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca cracks Yalixqua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yalixqua scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca clearly takes that 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.

Yalixqua throws a hook but Salamanca avoids it easily.

Salamanca takes the fight into the clinch.

Yalixqua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca slips a jab from Yalixqua.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Yalixqua manages to avoid it.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
A jab from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Salamanca lands a jab to Yalixqua's midsection.
Yalixqua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yalixqua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salamanca lands a nice looking body shot.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yalixqua can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Yalixqua.
Yalixqua swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Yalixqua.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yalixqua.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Yalixqua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yalixqua scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca connects with a looping right hand.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
A good leg kick by Yalixqua.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Yalixqua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yalixqua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yalixqua was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Yalixqua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yalixqua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yalixqua lands a two punch combo.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yalixqua moves away.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yalixqua throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Yalixqua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yalixqua misses with a low kick.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Salamanca blocks a low kick nicely.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Yalixqua.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Yalixqua throws a push kick but Salamanca slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yalixqua takes a step back to recover.
Yalixqua is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid body kick from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca had his way with Iaspero Yalixqua in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Salamanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Iaspero Yalixqua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yalixqua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca tests Yalixqua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Yalixqua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yalixqua looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yalixqua moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yalixqua misses the body punch
and Salamanca counters with a solid body kick.
Yalixqua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Salamanca moves into range and clinches up with Yalixqua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yalixqua wants to stall.
The referee calls for Yalixqua to work.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yalixqua leaning against his opponent.
Yalixqua wants to get back to striking at distance but Salamanca won't allow it.
Yalixqua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Iaspero Yalixqua.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yalixqua motions for Salamanca to come forward. Yalixqua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Yalixqua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Yalixqua.
Salamanca moves out of range as Yalixqua strikes.
Yalixqua throws a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a low kick, right behind Yalixqua 's knee.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Salamanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yalixqua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yalixqua's sensitive parts.
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Yalixqua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yalixqua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab.
Yalixqua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yalixqua blocks a jab.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salamanca 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
During a confident post fight interview, Marco Salamanca thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.