PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo's entrance music is Remember my NAME!. A fine choice. Karlsson has chosen Surfin´ bird as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salcedo
vs
Karlsson

183 cm
26
280 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo misses with a straight right.
Crunch! Karlsson slams his shin into Salcedo's torso.
Karlsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Salcedo should have avoided that one.

It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
A lazy left from Karlsson finds it's target.
Salcedo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Salcedo moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salcedo shoots for a double leg takedown but Karlsson sprawls well. He's pushed Salcedo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karlsson tries to clinch
and Salcedo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Karlsson slams his shin into Salcedo's torso.
Karlsson throws a head kick but Salcedo moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karlsson connects with a jab.
Salcedo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Karlsson has managed to clinch.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salcedo tries to keep at a distance but Karlsson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Salcedo breaks the clinch.
Karlsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Salcedo.
Salcedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karlsson lands with a cross.
A big right from Salcedo misses.

Karlsson clinches up against the cage.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Salcedo backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo digs a right hand into Karlsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karlsson's gas tank.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Salcedo blocks it.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Salcedo controls the action.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karlsson tries to throw a body punch but Salcedo avoids it by throwing Karlsson back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Salcedo.
Karlsson blocks a body shot from Salcedo.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Karlsson keeps control of Salcedo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karlsson managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salcedo avoids it.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Salcedo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karlsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Salcedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Salcedo is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Karlsson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karlsson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Karlsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Oscar Salcedo's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson tries a body shot but Salcedo blocks it.
Karlsson blocks an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karlsson.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Salcedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salcedo avoids it.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salcedo misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salcedo is defending well for now.
Karlsson missing with knees to the body.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Karlsson lands a left hand.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.

Salcedo is rocked!
Karlsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Salcedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlsson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Salcedo - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Karlsson, and another! Salcedo is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kurt Karlsson!
Kurt Karlsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.