PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Chinaski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Salazar's chin.

Chinaski
vs
Salazar

190 cm
22
201 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski lands a jab.
Salazar tries to work over Chinaski's front leg with a kick but Chinaski checks it.
Salazar slips a jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Chinaski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salazar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chinaski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski throws a chopping leg kick but Salazar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Chinaski.
Salazar looks gassed!
Chinaski looks to land a combination. Salazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut there from Chinaski.
Chinaski lands with a slapping head kick.

Salazar is rocked!
Salazar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chinaski can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chinaski, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Chinaski.
Chinaski pushes Salazar away with a front kick.
Chinaski scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Chinaski circles away and keeps his distance.
Chinaski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Chinaski.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Chinaski circles away and keeps his distance.
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salazar.
Chinaski lands a right hook to the body.
Salazar walks into a stiff left hand from Chinaski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
Salazar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chinaski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chinaski scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chinaski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chinaski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chinaski.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Chinaski is avoiding it.
Chinaski lands with a shot to the body.
Chinaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Chinaski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Salazar down.
Chinaski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salazar on the side of the head.
Chinaski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salazar.
Chinaski scores with a punch to the head.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Salazar down.
Salazar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick.
Salazar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Salazar.
Chinaski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chinaski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salazar.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salazar is defended easily by Chinaski.
Good standup being displayed there by Chinaski as he connects with a hook.
Chinaski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Henry Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski tries to land a leg kick but Salazar saw it coming and moves away.
Chinaski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chinaski backs up against the cage.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salazar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chinaski.
Salazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chinaski counters with an outside leg kick.
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salazar's hands.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salazar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Salazar down.
Salazar moves out of range as Chinaski strikes.
Chinaski throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Salazar has Chinaski up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar wants to get back to striking at distance but Chinaski won't allow it.

Chinaski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chinaski misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Chinaski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski tries to work over Salazar's front leg with a kick but Salazar checks it.
Chinaski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinaski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Salazar throws a series of punches but Chinaski avoids them all with ease.
Chinaski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chinaski lands with a kick to the temple. Salazar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salazar lunges at Chinaski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chinaski's hand.

Salazar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chinaski is refusing to be controlled, as Salazar sits in half guard.
Salazar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar is taking a breather. Chinaski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chinaski is staying active underneath Salazar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Salazar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salazar is looking to take a break and control but Chinaski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salazar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Salazar is trying to control the action in half guard but Chinaski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Despite being in the dominant position, Miguel Salazar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chinaski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salazar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chinaski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chinaski is looking to land body kicks.
Chinaski slips a jab and a cross from Salazar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses.
Chinaski throws a series of punches but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Salazar as he checks the leg kick.

Salazar has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chinaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Salazar's front leg but catches the back leg as Salazar tries to avoid it.
Salazar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chinaski.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Chinaski avoids it well.
Chinaski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salazar's sensitive parts.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chinaski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Salazar's front leg but catches the back leg as Salazar tries to avoid it.
Chinaski is looking to slow Salazar down with leg kicks.
Chinaski lands a nice looking body kick.
Salazar misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski lands with a slapping head kick.
Chinaski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salazar's sensitive parts.
Salazar just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chinaski.
Salazar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chinaski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Chinaski shows good takedown defense.
Chinaski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
Chinaski scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chinaski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Chinaski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Chinaski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miguel Salazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Salazar does no damage.
Salazar avoids a kick to the body.
Salazar moves out of range of the leg kick from Chinaski.
Crunch! Chinaski slams his shin into Salazar's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chinaski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chinaski feints and then cracks Salazar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salazar down.
Chinaski cracks the inside of Salazar's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chinaski.
Salazar dives in and grabs Chinaski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chinaski pushes down on Salazar's head and hops out.
Salazar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Chinaski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski looks to land a combination but Salazar avoids it well.
Salazar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chinaski misses with a body kick.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Chinaski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chinaski 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.
Chinaski dodges the punch combination from Salazar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chinaski.
Salazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chinaski scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chinaski.
Chinaski lands with a kick to the temple. Salazar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Salazar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chinaski swivels and escapes.
Chinaski scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chinaski throws a solid leg kick but Salazar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chinaski.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Chinaski sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry Chinaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Salazar.
Chinaski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salazar avoids the head kick by Chinaski.
Salazar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Chinaski blocks the leg kick.
Chinaski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Salazar avoids a kick to the body.
Salazar scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski misses with a leg kick.
Salazar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Chinaski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but Chinaski shows good takedown defense.
Chinaski throws a series of punches but Salazar moves out of range.
Chinaski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salazar.
Salazar shoots in but Chinaski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chinaski thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Chinaski lands with an uppercut that bounces Salazar off the cage and back into rage.
Chinaski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Salazar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Salazar controlling the pace for now.
Miguel Salazar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Salazar controlling the position easily from mount.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chinaski bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Chinaski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chinaski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Chinaski!