PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Salamanca (ranked 4786 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinaldo Araujo (ranked 4920 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinaldo Araujo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Salamanca
vs
Araujo

176 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reinaldo Araujo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salamanca looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Araujo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salamanca moves in looking to clinch but Araujo pushes him off.
Araujo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Araujo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salamanca counters with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca lands a head kick!
Araujo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Araujo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Araujo avoided it.
Araujo throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Araujo only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Araujo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salamanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reinaldo Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salamanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Salamanca tries to clinch but Araujo is having none of it.
Araujo misses with a low kick.
Salamanca tried to counter with a leg kick but Araujo avoided it.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Araujo wants to clinch.
Araujo misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Araujo misses.
Salamanca is looking to counter with head kicks.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Araujo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araujo down.
Araujo wants to clinch
and Salamanca counters with a body kick that stops Araujo in his tracks momentarily.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
Araujo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salamanca counters with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salamanca's head.

It looks like Marco Salamanca has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Araujo moves into the clinch successfully.
Salamanca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Araujo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araujo has had enough of the clinch but Salamanca keeps him there for the moment.
Salamanca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca struggles to land a body shot inside as Araujo controls his hands.
Salamanca prevents a takedown attempt there.
Salamanca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Araujo has Salamanca pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Araujo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Salamanca tumbling to the mat - Araujo dives into Salamanca's guard.
Salamanca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Araujo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Araujo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Araujo is working Salamanca over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Araujo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salamanca's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salamanca has momentary wrist control but Araujo slips an elbow through the middle.
Araujo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salamanca's head.
Araujo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Araujo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Araujo stops Salamanca from standing up.
Salamanca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Araujo is one step ahead there.
Salamanca has momentary wrist control but Araujo slips an elbow through the middle.
Araujo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Araujo won't allow Salamanca to get back to his feet.
Araujo chips away with some ground and pound.

Salamanca is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo loads up on a big left hand. Salamanca felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Araujo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Salamanca can't hide his disappointment, as Araujo celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinaldo Araujo!