PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 1310 p4p, 208 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 1677 p4p, 255 weight class). Josey Wales had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wales
vs
Salazar

190 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wales misses with a straight right.
Wales backing away here, and Salazar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Wales - just one landing.
Wales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.

It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Wales throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salazar counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salazar. Wales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wales lands with a good body shot.
Salazar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wales's sensitive parts.
Wales misses with a wild body shot.
Wales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wales misses with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wales.
Salazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wales on the side of the head.
Salazar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wales's calf.
Wales misses with a body punch
letting Salazar counter with a right hand.
Wales tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wales misses with an uppercut
and Wales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wales swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar counters with a nice kick to the body.

Salazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wales, pushing him back against the cage.
Wales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salazar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salazar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wales tries to counter with a takedown but Salazar is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Wales finds it's way through Salazar's defenses.
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!
Salazar connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales throws a lazy uppercut
and Salazar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wales dips to his left and cracks Salazar with an uppercut!
Wales misses with an uppercut. Salazar saw that one coming.
Wales rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salazar counters with a straight right hand.
Wales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wales misses with a shot to the body
and Salazar counters with a good, hard body kick but Wales shrugs it off.
Wales misses with a left hand
and Salazar counters with a body kick that stops Wales in his tracks momentarily.
Salazar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wales is breathing heavily.
Wales misses with a hook.
Wales misses with a straight left.
Salazar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salazar.
Salazar jabs Wales right on the nose. Wales blinks but takes it well.
Wales misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salazar, as that shot connected.
Salazar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Salazar.
Salazar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wales under the eye.
Wales misses with a hook. Salazar ducked under it nicely.
Wales swings widly with a right hand
and Salazar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wales throws an off balance right hand
and Salazar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salazar slips a straight right by Wales.
Wales misses with a lunging right hand
and Salazar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wales gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wales tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salazar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wales blocks it well.
A big right from Salazar misses.
Salazar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wales throws an off balance right hand
enabling Salazar to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar throws an overhand right that drops Wales like a sack of potatoes! Salazar dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
Michael Salazar is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Michael Salazar, 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.