PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Salo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ladies and Gentlemen. Esko Salo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergeant Slaughter's chin.

Slaughter
vs
Salo

188 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
184 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Klinch

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergeant Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Salo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Salo.
Esko Salo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Slaughter instigates a clinch.

Salo breaks the clinch.
Slaughter misses with a straight left.
Salo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salo. Slaughter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaughter.
Slaughter avoids the body shot from Salo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salo. Slaughter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slaughter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slaughter wants to clinch.
Slaughter lands a right hook to the body.
Slaughter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slaughter throws a looping overhand right but Salo ducks down to avoid it.
Salo throws out a powerful jab.
Slaughter throws a big shot that misses.
Salo scores with a jab to the head.
Slaughter ducks under a wild hook from Salo.
Salo slips a jab from Slaughter.
Salo connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter looks to land a combination but Salo avoids it well.
Slaughter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaughter.
Slaughter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salo.
Slaughter scores with a sloppy right hand. Salo should have avoided that one.
Slaughter misses with an uppercut. Salo saw that one coming.
Slaughter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salo was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaughter.
Slaughter just misses with a punch to the body.
Salo misses with a body shot
and Slaughter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salo slips under a jab.
Salo looks to throw the jab but Slaughter is out of range.
Slaughter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salo.
Slaughter misses with a wild body shot.
Slaughter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slaughter throws an overhand right that lands on Salo's shoulder, as Salo tries to avoid the shot.
Salo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salo scores with a hook.
Salo lands with an uppercut that bounces Slaughter off the cage and back into rage.
Salo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaughter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slaughter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salo thuds his right hand into Slaughter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Salo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slaughter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Salo scores with a hook.
Salo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slaughter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salo is looking to slow Slaughter down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Slaughter misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Slaughter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salo cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
Salo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slaughter defending well as Salo loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Salo.
Salo lands with an overhand left.
Slaughter looks to score with a jab to the body but Salo is just out of range.
Salo connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Salo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Salo.
Salo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salo lands with a nice body punch.
Salo cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
Salo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salo lands a glancing blow to the side of Slaughter's head.
Slaughter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Salo throws a body punch but Slaughter moves out of range.
Salo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slaughter slips a jab and a cross from Salo.
Salo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slaughter doesn't seem bothered though.
Slaughter slips under a jab.
Slaughter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salo finds it's way round the side to connect with Slaughter's head.
Slaughter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaughter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salo.
Salo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaughter was well out of range. Poor timing from Salo.
Salo throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salo digs a good hook to Slaughter's body.
Slaughter looks to land a left hand but Salo moved out of range nicely.
Salo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slaughter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slaughter looks to land a left hand but Salo moved out of range nicely.
Salo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slaughter.
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!
Salo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaughter throws a looping overhand right but Salo ducks down to avoid it.
Salo jabs Slaughter right on the nose. Slaughter blinks but takes it well.
Salo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salo misses with a body shot.
Slaughter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slaughter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Salo lands a nice shot that snaps Slaughter's head back.
Slaughter throws a lazy right hand but Salo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salo looks to land a combination. Slaughter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Slaughter misses with a body punch
and Salo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Slaughter.
Slaughter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slaughter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slaughter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salo circles away quickly and effectively.
Slaughter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Salo - that will leave a mark!
Slaughter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salo finds it's way round the side to connect with Slaughter's head.
Salo moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Salo.

Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salo drops Slaughter with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Slaughter! Salo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esko Salo!