PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chang comes into the arena with Pjanoo blaring out of the sound system. Salcedo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muse - Muscle Museum. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chang
vs
Salcedo

200 cm
20
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clubber Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Salcedo misses with a combination
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang slips under a jab.
Salcedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chang tries to clinch up but Salcedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salcedo counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Clubber Chang has been cut.
Chang throws a lazy right hand but Salcedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salcedo ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with the left hand. Salcedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Chang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salcedo looks to land a combination but Chang avoids it well.
Chang darts in trying to clinch
and Salcedo counters with a straight right hand.
Chang tries to clinch up.
Salcedo tests Chang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salcedo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chang.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang tries to clinch up but Salcedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chang throws a hook to the side of Salcedo's head but Salcedo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo jabs Chang right on the nose. Chang blinks but takes it well.
Chang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chang is looking to clinch but Salcedo is avoiding it.
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Salcedo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Salcedo takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Salcedo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salcedo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chang thinking.
Salcedo misses with a body shot.
Chang takes a swing at Salcedo's ribcage but misses.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salcedo misses with a double jab
and Chang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salcedo. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salcedo avoids the head kick by Chang.
Salcedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Chang dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
Salcedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salcedo throws a nice looking combination but Chang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Salcedo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clubber Chang's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Chang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salcedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chang throws a right and a left that Salcedo avoids nicely.
Chang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo takes one on the button.
Chang lands a nice shot that snaps Salcedo's head back.
Salcedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chang manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chang moves into the clinch.
Salcedo letting Chang take a breather here.
Salcedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salcedo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chang blocks an uppercut.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Salcedo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salcedo.
Chang is trying to break free.
Chang wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salcedo.
Chang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chang tries to break free but Salcedo pushes him back against the cage.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salcedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salcedo lands a body shot.
Chang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salcedo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chang throws a combination that misses
and Salcedo counters with a three punch combo that has Chang backing up. Chang nods at Salcedo to acknowledge the strikes.
Chang is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good exchange - Chang coming out on top.
Chang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salcedo.
A big right from Chang misses.
Salcedo ducks right into an uppercut from Chang.
Chang misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a looping left.
Salcedo misses the body punch
and Salcedo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang throws the left hand but Salcedo avoids the punch easily.
Salcedo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang.
Julio Salcedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salcedo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salcedo misses the body punch
and Chang counters with a nice body shot.
Chang misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salcedo misses with a body shot.
Salcedo throws a series of strikes that have Chang backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang misses with a few strikes there.
Chang misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chang misses with a lunging right hand
and Salcedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Salcedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clubber Chang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salcedo misses with an uppercut
enabling Chang to counter with a crisp jab.
Chang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Chang.
Salcedo misses with a double jab
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chang dodges the punch combination from Salcedo.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a decent looking hook.
Chang thows a body shot but no joy.
Chang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salcedo has time to react.
Chang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chang 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 Salcedo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salcedo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Salcedo misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo blocks the body kick.
Chang looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcedo is just out of range.
Chang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Salcedo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Chang closes the distance and pushes Salcedo back into the cage.
Chang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salcedo is working for takedown but Chang is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Salcedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Chang lands with a light punch inside.
Chang working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chang prevents it.
Chang wants to break free but Salcedo has control.
Chang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chang trying to control the position but instead, Salcedo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chang into the cage.
Chang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Salcedo.
Chang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chang throws a punch but it's blocked by Salcedo.
Chang is trying to force a seperation but Salcedo has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Chang.
Clubber Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chang breaks the clinch.
Chang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salcedo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salcedo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salcedo slips a jab and a cross from Chang.
Chang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo scores with a jab to the body.
Salcedo misses with a right hand
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Julio Salcedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang lands a nice hook to Salcedo's body. Salcedo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chang slips a jab and a cross from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chang.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salcedo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chang throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salcedo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Salcedo!