PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salamanca
vs
Nak

205 cm
24
267 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Nak!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Nak avoids it.
Nak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salamanca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Salamanca lands but Nak takes it in his stride.

It looks like Harry Nak has been cut.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Nak scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Nak blocks the low kick.
Salamanca wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Nak down.
Salamanca throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Nak throws a series of punches but Salamanca moves out of range.
Nak avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nak throws a right and a left that Salamanca avoids nicely.
Salamanca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nak throws a right hand that Salamanca ducks under and follows up with a left that Salamanca also avoids with ease.
Nak checks a low kick from Salamanca.
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.
Salamanca cracks the inside of Nak's front leg.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.

Nak gets tackled into the cage by Salamanca. Salamanca maintains the clinch.
Salamanca trying to land knees to the body.
Salamanca drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Salamanca works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nak is pulling down on Salamanca's head. It's preventing any offense from Salamanca, at least for the moment.
Nak keeping full guard, as Salamanca tries to pass.
Nak wants to stand but Salamanca is controlling the position.
Nak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Salamanca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salamanca looking to pass the guard.
Salamanca stops Nak from standing up.
Nak is controlling Salamanca's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Nak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Nak avoids it.
Salamanca lands with a kick to the temple. Nak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice inside leg kick there by Salamanca. That's going to slow Nak down.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Nak checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Nak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nak down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Salamanca gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salamanca obliges.
Nak looks gassed!
Nak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salamanca missing with knees to the body.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salamanca obliges.
Salamanca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salamanca is pushing Nak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salamanca crunches a lovely knee into Nak's ribcage.
Salamanca landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salamanca looking for a takedown.
Salamanca lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Nak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Salamanca moves into the clinch.
Salamanca stalling in the clinch.
Salamanca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nak can do to turn this around?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marco Salamanca.
A punch combination from Nak misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nak!
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Nak moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salamanca gets a clinch.
Nak tries to break the clinch but Salamanca is controlling the position.
Nak stops a takedown attempt from Salamanca.
Nak wants to get back to striking at distance but Salamanca won't allow it.

Salamanca wants the takedown. Nak is fighting it off but Salamanca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nak's guard against the cage.
Nak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nak keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Salamanca prevents Nak from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nak keeping full guard, as Salamanca tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marco Salamanca just wasn't active enough.
Salamanca is looking to clinch.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Nak is breathing heavily.
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 moves into the clinch.
Salamanca lands a good knee to the midsection. Nak won't want to take too many of those.
Salamanca leaning his opponent against the cage.

Salamanca wants the takedown. Nak is fighting it off but Salamanca persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nak's guard against the cage.

Salamanca drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Salamanca jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca trying to control the position from guard on top but Nak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salamanca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nak is keeping the position for now.
Salamanca is working hard here to advance position.
Salamanca won't allow Nak to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salamanca sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nak's guard.

Salamanca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nak won't allow Salamanca to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca passes the guard and advances to mount!

Nak defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Salamanca.
Salamanca trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nak tries to reverse the position but Salamanca maintains control.

Salamanca has hold of Nak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Salamanca working for a submission but Nak is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Salamanca is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nak is surviving well by controlling Salamanca's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Nak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

That kick from Salamanca tenderised Nak's leg. Nak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca lands a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nak checks a leg kick.
Nak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Nak moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.

Salamanca has managed to clinch.
Salamanca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salamanca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nak avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Salamanca - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Salamanca goes for a takedown attempt but Nak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Nak moved away.
Nak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nak blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Nak moves out of range.
Nak circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nak misses with a wild combination.
Harry Nak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nak swats away the attempt to clinch by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nak is able to avoid easily.
Nak moves out of range of the leg kick from Salamanca.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salamanca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Nak's front leg but catches the back leg as Nak tries to avoid it.
Marco Salamanca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nak.
Good leg kick by Salamanca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nak swinging wildly here.
Nak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salamanca motions for Nak to come forward. Salamanca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salamanca.
Nak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salamanca can pounce on him.
Salamanca throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nak swings for the body but Salamanca moves out of range.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Nak's legs.
Nak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a leg kick.
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 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nak.
Nak throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Harry Nak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Nak.
Nak misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamanca lands a leg kick that knocks Nak off balance momentarily.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Salamanca closes the distance and pushes Nak back into the cage.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Marco Salamanca decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.