PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Miles Daniels (ranked 6996 p4p, 23597 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 590 p4p, 651 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Mexican Rap as his entrance music. 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.

Daniels
vs
Salamanca

175 cm
21
160
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
157
5 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels looks for the body kick but Salamanca saw that one coming.
Daniels motions for Salamanca to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Daniels bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salamanca's head backwards.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salamanca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
Daniels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salamanca scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Daniels.
A little jabbing left from Salamanca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salamanca misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Salamanca just manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Daniels fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salamanca, pushing him back against the ropes.

Salamanca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salamanca checks the leg kick.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Salamanca avoids a kick to the body.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Daniels scores with a punch to the head.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salamanca lands with a nice body kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels throws a leg kick but Salamanca moved away.
Salamanca has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Salamanca misses the jab.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salamanca counters with a low kick, right behind Daniels 's knee.
Salamanca bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daniels's head.
Salamanca scores with a head kick.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salamanca finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salamanca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Daniels is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Daniels.
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salamanca. That did some damage!

Daniels has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.

Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daniels throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Salamanca swings widly with a right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice body shot.
Salamanca throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
As Salamanca backs away, Daniels returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca misses with a few strikes there.
Salamanca cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salamanca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Salamanca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salamanca manages to avoid it.
Salamanca connects with a single shot there.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Salamanca is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.
Salamanca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels wants to clinch up but Salamanca keeps it at a distance.
Salamanca throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick.
Daniels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salamanca is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Salamanca slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Miles Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salamanca is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body punch from Salamanca.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Daniels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Salamanca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Daniels as he checks the leg kick.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daniels jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels motions for Salamanca to come forward. Daniels throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daniels.
Daniels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Salamanca.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Salamanca raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Salamanca.
Salamanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca lands a head shot.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a poor cross that misses
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salamanca connects with an inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a right hand that Salamanca ducks under and follows up with a left that Salamanca also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a nice body kick.
Salamanca lands with a cross.
Salamanca stuns Daniels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Salamanca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Salamanca cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Salamanca feints a jab promting Daniels to slip. Salamanca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Daniels slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Salamanca.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daniels attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salamanca 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
After winning the bout, Marco Salamanca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.