PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21668 p4p, 405 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 597 p4p, 66 weight class). Salamanca kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superstar Cypress Hill. Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Salamanca
vs
Smith

176 cm
35
163
26 - 9 - 3

181 cm
36
187
27 - 12 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Smith tenderised Salamanca's leg. Salamanca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith 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.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Kenny Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Decent striking displayed by Salamanca there.
Salamanca walks into a jab.
Salamanca moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Salamanca tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Salamanca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Smith.
Salamanca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith slips a straight right by Salamanca.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salamanca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith thumps Salamanca with a low kick.
Salamanca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Salamanca's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith throws a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Salamanca takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salamanca lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Salamanca.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith tests Salamanca's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith 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 Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Sloppy strikes from Salamanca. Those never looked like landing.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith moves out of range as Salamanca throws a body kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Salamanca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Smith.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
A combination from Salamanca does no damage.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salamanca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith slips under a jab.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Salamanca on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salamanca moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith cracks Salamanca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Salamanca moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Salamanca saw it coming and moves away.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Salamanca is predictable there
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca lands a head shot.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Salamanca misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Smith throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenny Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenny Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Salamanca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
A cross from Smith lands.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salamanca will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A cross from Smith lands.
Salamanca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salamanca throws a leg kick that misses.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Salamanca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Salamanca lands a jab to the nose.
Smith misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Salamanca connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Salamanca avoids the head kick by Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
It looked like Salamanca was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Smith really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salamanca misses the jab.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Salamanca counters with a nice body shot.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Smith misses.
Salamanca walks into a jab.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Smith.
Salamanca scores with a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Salamanca's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salamanca throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Salamanca attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Salamanca checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salamanca's head.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Smith.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Smith dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith with a nice cross.
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
Smith throws a hook but Salamanca blocks it.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range.
Salamanca walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salamanca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Salamanca settles back down.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Salamanca steps away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Salamanca tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith keeps Salamanca at a distance using the push kick.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Salamanca shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith thinks about the counter body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Salamanca tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
Smith moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Smith!
Kenny Smith is the new welterweight champion!
Kenny Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.