PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zammy Bailey (ranked 1855 p4p, 271 weight class) and Michael Salazar (ranked 1109 p4p, 178 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Salazar

189 cm
28
202 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

193 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Bailey.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Salazar.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salazar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Salazar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Salazar.
Bailey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Salazar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey stuns Salazar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Salazar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey lands the left hand.

It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Bailey stalks Salazar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salazar's face. Salazar staggers backwards, shaken.
Salazar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Salazar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Salazar throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salazar is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
Bailey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bailey throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
Salazar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Michael Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar throws a chopping leg kick but Bailey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Salazar.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Salazar counters with a good, hard body kick but Bailey shrugs it off.
Salazar throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Salazar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salazar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Bailey.
Salazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salazar misses with a hook to the body

and Bailey counters by moving into the clinch.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBailey.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Salazar's shoulder, as Salazar tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey checks a leg kick.
Bailey punishes Salazar's body with a nice straight punch.
Salazar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bailey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salazar dodges the punch combination from Bailey.
Salazar thinks about the counter body kick.
Salazar tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey feints a jab promting Salazar to slip. Bailey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salazar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bailey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Salazar prevents Bailey from breaking the clinch.
Salazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bailey's efforts to push away.
Salazar misses with a body punch.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.

Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salazar takes one to the side of the head.
Salazar misses with a low kick as Bailey jumps back.
Salazar moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Salazar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bailey throws a head kick but Salazar moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Salazar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Salazar finds it's way through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Bailey. Beautiful body shot.
Salazar misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.

Salazar rushes Bailey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salazar has Bailey pressed against the cage, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling the position.

Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zammy Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Salazar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bailey lands a front kick.
Salazar scores with a kick to the body.
Salazar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bailey takes a step back to recover.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Salazar.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salazars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salazar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salazar wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salazar.
Zammy Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bailey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salazar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salazar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salazar loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Salazar.
Salazar throws a leg kick which misses Bailey's front leg but catches the back leg as Bailey tries to avoid it.
Salazar tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salazar.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salazar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salazar throws a front kick that sends Bailey stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Bailey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salazar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey misses with the combination.
Bailey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Salazar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Salazar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Salazar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey scores with a kick to the body.
Salazar moves out of range of the strikes.
Salazar lands the left hand.
Bailey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salazar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy body kick from Salazar
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Salazar backing up. Salazar nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
Bailey lands a really nice looking cross but Salazar seems unphased.
Bailey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salazar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bailey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Salazar lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses
and Salazar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Salazar finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Salazar.
Salazar tries to score with a low kick but Bailey moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bailey throws a right hand that Salazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Salazar also avoids with ease.
Crunch! Salazar slams his shin into Bailey's torso.
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
Bailey tries a low kick but Salazar avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Salazar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Salazar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Salazar'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!

Bailey moves out of range of the body kick from Salazar.
Salazar looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salazar thuds a left hand into Bailey's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salazar. That's going to slow Bailey down.
Bailey throws a combination that misses
and Salazar counters with a good low kick that Bailey was not able to check.
Salazar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey tries to bum rush Salazar with a series of wild strikes but Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a head kick that Salazar semi-blocks.
Salazar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bailey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salazar throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salazar under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Salazar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salazar throws a wild body kick that Bailey sees coming a mile off.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salazar. That's going to slow Bailey down.
Salazar scores with a nice right hand.
Salazar misses the shot to the body.
Salazar feints and then cracks Bailey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailey down.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bailey tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Salazar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBailey.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Salazar misses with an uppercut.
Bailey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar connects with a nice looking jab.

Bailey is rocked!
Bailey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 leg kick. Bailey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Salazar drops Bailey with a naaaaasty hook - Bailey is in real trouble here! Salazar dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
Michael Salazar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.