PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Gordon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salsa
vs
Gordon

168 cm
31
166 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fuego Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon thuds a left hand into Salsa's body.
Gordon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salsa misses with a looping right.
Salsa loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
Salsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
Salsa misses with an uppercut.
Salsa throws a good cross that connects.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Salsa misses.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Salsa misses with an uppercut.
Salsa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gordon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salsa's hands.
A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Salsa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salsa dives in and grabs Gordon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gordon pushes down on Salsa's head and hops out.
Gordon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salsa.
Salsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
Salsa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Gordon does it's job there.
Salsa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon slips a straight right by Salsa.
Gordon swings for the body but Salsa moves out of range.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salsa.
A lazy left from Salsa finds it's target.
Salsa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a body punch but Salsa moves out of range.
Salsa moves out of range of the body kick from Gordon.
Salsa looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Salsa is out of range.
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salsa throws out the jab.
Salsa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gordon slips a jab from Salsa.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salsa misses with a straight left.
Salsa looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Salsa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
John Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gordon finds it's target.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salsa in his tracks.
Salsa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salsa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salsa misses with a looping right.
Gordon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That kick from Gordon tenderised Salsa's leg. Salsa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salsa.
Sloppy strikes from Gordon. Those never looked like landing.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salsa.
Jab, jab by Gordon - just one landing.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salsa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gordon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salsa slips a jab from Gordon.
Gordon throws a leg kick which misses Salsa's front leg but catches the back leg as Salsa tries to avoid it.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salsa.
Salsa throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a left to the body.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Salsa is out of range.
Gordon moves out of range as Salsa strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Salsa with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salsa staying out of range there.
Salsa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gordon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salsa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salsa throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Gordon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salsa missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon tries to clinch but Salsa is having none of it.
Gordon slips under a jab.
Gordon throws out a powerful jab.
Salsa misses with a hook.
Salsa throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Salsa moved out of range nicely.
Salsa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Gordon misses
and Salsa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salsa walks into a left hand.
Gordon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Salsa throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Salsa's shoulder, as Salsa tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salsa under the eye.
Salsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salsa.
Salsa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gordon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Salsa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gordon's head backwards.
John Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salsa throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salsa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon throws a head kick that Salsa semi-blocks.
Gordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Salsa pushes him off.
Gordon throws a body punch but Salsa moves out of range.
Salsa misses with a hook.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
John Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salsa throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Salsa is out of range.
Gordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Salsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gordon's waist but Gordon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salsa off to one side.
Salsa throws a big shot that misses.
Salsa misses with a straight left.
Gordon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salsa's hands.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salsa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salsa.
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon tries to clinch but Salsa is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Salsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salsa moves away.
Salsa misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Salsa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salsa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Salsa's shoulder, as Salsa tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
A lazy left from Salsa finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Salsa.
Salsa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salsa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gordon.
The fighters circling - Salsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon throws out a loose jab but Salsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salsa moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Salsa saw that one coming.
Gordon scores with a jab. Salsa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gordon lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gordon slips under a jab from Salsa.
Salsa slips under a jab.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon defending well as Salsa loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Salsa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salsa throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Salsa avoids them all with ease.
Salsa misses with an uppercut
and Gordon counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Salsa misses.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon moves out of range as Salsa strikes.
Gordon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salsa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salsa works the jab nicely.
Salsa misses with an uppercut
and Gordon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salsa.
Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salsa throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Salsa.
Salsa throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gordon.
Salsa avoids a kick to the body.
Fuego Salsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Salsa misses its intended target.
Salsa throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon looks for the body kick but Salsa saw that one coming.
Salsa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salsa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salsa misses with a right hand
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salsa slips a straight right by Gordon.
Salsa misses with an uppercut. Gordon saw that one coming.
Salsa misses with a looping right.
Salsa thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Salsa pushes him off.
Gordon tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice hook to Salsa's body. Salsa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salsa throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Salsa throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch but Salsa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon throws a wild body kick that Salsa sees coming a mile off.
Salsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Salsa misses.
Salsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Gordon counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.

Gordon moves into range and clinches up with Salsa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gordon lands a jab to the head.
Salsa throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Salsa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon misses with an uppercut. Salsa saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salsa misses with an uppercut.
Salsa shoots for a takedown but Gordon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Salsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Gordon.
Well Gordon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gordon!
John Gordon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.