PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ozaeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Salbahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Ozaeta
vs
Salbahis

188 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francis Ozaeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Salbahis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozaeta throws a leg kick but Salbahis sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Salbahis pushes Ozaeta up against the cage in a clinch.
Salbahis scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Francis Ozaeta has been cut.
Ozaeta wants to get back to striking at distance but Salbahis won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Ozaeta.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.
Salbahis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salbahis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Salbahis manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salbahis.
Salbahis thumps Ozaeta with a low 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!
Salbahis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ozaeta moves out of range as Salbahis strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozaeta. Salbahis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozaeta ducks right into an uppercut from Salbahis.
An inside leg kick lands from Salbahis.
Salbahis throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Ozaeta is predictable there
and Salbahis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salbahis slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbahis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ozaeta. That did some damage!
Salbahis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozaeta moves away.
Salbahis cracks Ozaeta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozaeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salbahis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ozaeta.
Ozaeta takes a swing at Salbahis's ribcage but misses.
Ozaeta tries to clinch there but Salbahis circles away.
Salbahis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ozaeta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salbahis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salbahis.
Ozaeta is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salbahis lands a leg kick that knocks Ozaeta off balance momentarily.
Ozaeta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Salbahis darts in and clinches Ozaeta up against the cage.
Ozaeta takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salbahis working Ozaeta over with knees to the body.
Salbahis misses with a body punch.
Salbahis lands a nice uppercut.
Salbahis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.
Salbahis scores with a knee to the head.
Salbahis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ozaeta backwards.
Salbahis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ozaeta tries to stall but Salbahis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Salbahis.
Salbahis landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Salbahis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salbahis tries to clinch there but Ozaeta circles away.
Ozaeta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salbahis. Ozaeta shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Salbahis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francis Ozaeta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Salbahis rushes Ozaeta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salbahis with a knee to the head.
Salbahis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salbahis misses with a punch on the inside.
Salbahis throws a head punch that misses.
Ozaeta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salbahis can't find room to land a body shot as Ozaeta controls the action.
Ozaeta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salbahis misses with a knee strike.

Salbahis breaks from the clinch.
Salbahis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Victor Salbahis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Salbahis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozaeta. Salbahis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salbahis.

Salbahis clinches up against the cage.
Salbahis misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbahis trying to land knees to the body.
Ozaeta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salbahis takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozaeta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salbahis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozaeta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salbahis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozaeta.
Salbahis can't find room to land a body shot as Ozaeta controls the action.
Ozaeta lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Salbahis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozaeta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salbahis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozaeta blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozaeta misses with a body punch.
Salbahis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozaeta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salbahis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salbahis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozaeta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Salbahis.
Salbahis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ozaeta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salbahis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salbahis blocking some punches.
Salbahis tries to work over Ozaeta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salbahis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salbahis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salbahis lands a knee to the body.
Salbahis lands a body shot.
Salbahis scores with a knee to the head.
Francis Ozaeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Salbahis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Salbahis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salbahis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Victor Salbahis!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Victor Salbahis!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Victor Salbahis!

Victor Salbahis wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Victor Salbahis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.