PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 21472 p4p, 4468 weight class) and Elbow Zombie Chai (ranked 454 p4p, 374 weight class). Salamanca comes to the ring accompanied by Superstar Cypress Hill. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Salamanca
vs
Chai

176 cm
38
156
31 - 11 - 3

178 cm
22
168
7 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Elbow Zombie Chai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
Chai throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chai throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Salamanca half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
Salamanca throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a two punch combo.
Nice shot by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca thumps Chai with a low kick.
Chai slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Nice defenses there by Chai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca misses with the body kick
and Chai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chai checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
A nice leg kick from Salamanca, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Salamanca settles back down.
Chai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Chai.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salamanca throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca scores with a jab. Chai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Chai 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.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salamanca misses with a jab to the body
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca walks into a left hand.
Salamanca connects with a nice looking jab.
Chai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with a straight right hand.
Salamanca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chai's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Salamanca throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Chai down.

Salamanca clinches up against the ropes.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Chai.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Salamanca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Salamanca misses with a few strikes there.
Chai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chai! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca dips to his left and cracks Chai with an uppercut!
Salamanca scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Chai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chai lands a really nice looking cross but Salamanca seems unphased.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai throws out a counter right but Salamanca avoids it with no problem.
Chai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salamanca cracks Chai with an open hand slap.
A low kick from Salamanca misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Chai misses.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Chai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca throws a combination that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Salamanca misses the body punch
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marco Salamanca is winning the standup battle so far.
Salamanca swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a solid leg kick but Salamanca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chai.
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chai blocks a low kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salamanca's head.
Chai throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca tries to land a leg kick but Chai saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salamanca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Salamanca controls the action.
A body shot lands from Chai.
Chai pushes Salamanca back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Salamanca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chai gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Salamanca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Salamanca pushes Chai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca misses with the head strike.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai.
Chai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Chai breaks the clinch.
Chai looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chai checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Salamanca finds it's way through Chai's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Salamanca has closed the distance and engaged Chai in a clinch.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Salamanca is controlling him.
Salamanca lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salamanca.
Chai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands a left hand.
Chai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salamanca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chai misses with an elbow over the top.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Salamanca.

Salamanca breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salamanca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salamanca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca cracks Chai with a good jab.
Salamanca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca connects with a body shot that sends Chai's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Chai sizes up Salamanca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chai checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Salamanca thows a leg kick but Chai checks it
and Chai counters with a nice body shot.
Chai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chai.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Chai.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.

Salamanca has managed to clinch.
Chai blocks a body shot from Salamanca.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Salamanca avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Chai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salamanca's brow.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
Salamanca tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Salamanca back against the ropes.
Chai digs a right hand underneath Salamanca's ribcage. Salamanca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Salamanca has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Salamanca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salamanca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salamanca's defenses.
Marco Salamanca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the side of Chai's head.

Chai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chai.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
Salamanca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salamanca momentarily.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chai walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca had his way with Elbow Zombie Chai in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Salamanca as he connects with a hook.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca throws a series of punches but Chai avoids them all with ease.
Salamanca with a nice cross.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chai's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chai scrambles back to his feet.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca lands with a good body shot.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salamanca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salamanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salamanca cracks Chai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Salamanca throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca stuns Chai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Chai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chai slips under a jab.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Chai counters with a leg kick.
Salamanca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Chai moves out of range as Salamanca strikes.
Chai jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai blocks a jab.
Elbow Zombie Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.

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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.