PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcides Salonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feng Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Salonica might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Weapons of Mad Distortion" by The Crystal Method. Wei has chosen Tekken DR - Snow Castle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Salonica
vs
Wei

194 cm
25
250 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

195 cm
25
285 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alcides Salonica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feng Wei!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonica misses with a hook. Wei ducked under it nicely.
Wei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wei looks to land a right hand but Salonica moved out of range.
Salonica doesn't manage to clinch there - Wei circles away.
Wei keeps the fight on the outside.
Wei throws a series of strikes that have Salonica backpedaling.
Salonica moves forwards but Wei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wei lands a really nice looking cross but Salonica seems unphased.
Salonica stuffs the takedown attempt from Wei. Wei gets slowly back to his feet.
Alcides Salonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Wei misses.
Salonica throws a big shot that misses.
Wei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salonica shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wei counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wei misses.
Salonica throws a jab when Wei was well out of range.
Wei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salonica. That did some damage!
Salonica cracks Wei with a good jab.
Wei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Wei shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wei was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salonica slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Salonica blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wei.
Wei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Salonica wants to get back to full guard.
Salonica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salonica tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonica misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wei in particular looking to stall.
Salonica is looking for a sweep. Wei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salonica tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wei sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salonica is looking to control Wei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salonica avoid being mounted?
Wei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonica landing strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salonica slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wei won't allow Salonica to sweep him here.
Wei trying to control but Salonica is working from the bottom.
Wei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wei looking to pass the guard.
Salonica throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salonica is trying to control the position but Wei postures up.
Salonica looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wei is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wei misses with the combination.
Wei wants to land a leg kick but Salonica is out of range.
Salonica catches Wei with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Wei gets caught flat footed, as Salonica shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wei is pulling down on Salonica's head. It's preventing any offense from Salonica, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feng Wei dominated that round.
That's time! Salonica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salonica shoots in but no luck this time.
Wei with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salonica counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wei ducks under a wild hook from Salonica.
Wei throws a hook but Salonica blocks it.
Wei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salonica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salonica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salonica works the jab nicely.
Salonica on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Wei.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salonica was well out of range. Poor timing from Wei.
Salonica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salonica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Wei is predictable there
and Salonica counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Wei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Salonica looks to land a combination but Wei avoids it well.
Salonica lands with a right hand.
Salonica displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wei throws out the jab.

Salonica closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wei did well to prevent Salonica getting side control.
Salonica missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salonica.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wei is looking to control Salonica's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wei avoid being mounted?
Salonica not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salonica thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wei flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Salonica is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wei wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Salonica.
Salonica lands a big elbow.
Salonica throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Salonica here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Salonica lands a big elbow - Wei is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Wei is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alcides Salonica!