PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Salcedo
vs
Troy

184 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

177 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Troy!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salcedo slips under a jab from Troy.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.

Salcedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Troy's face.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Christian Troy has been cut.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy wants to get back to striking at distance but Salcedo won't allow it.
Troy is trying to break free.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troy.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo works on Troy's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Troy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo dodges an elbow strike from Troy.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Troy throws an elbow but it misses.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Salcedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Troy crunches a lovely knee into Salcedo's ribcage.
Troy pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Troy is trying to maintain a safe position but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns Troy into the cage.
Troy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

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.
Salcedo blocks the elbow strike.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Troy is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Troy has his back to the cage.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Troy is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Troy has his back to the cage.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Salcedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troy blocks it with crossed arms.
Troy blocks an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Troy lands a nice elbow.

Troy has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Salcedo goes down! Troy pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!

Salcedo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salcedo to see if he's OK.
Oh Salcedo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Troy working the body and head with strikes.
Troy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Salcedo!
BOOM! Troy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Troy with shots to the head and body - Salcedo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salcedo is looking to improve his position but Troy isn't that keen on the idea.
Troy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Troy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Troy looking to finish Salcedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salcedo!
Troy scoring with strikes but Salcedo is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salcedo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Troy looking to finish Salcedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salcedo!
A nice elbow there by Troy.
Troy prevents Salcedo from getting the reversal.
Troy cracks Salcedo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Troy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Troy looking to secure an arm triangle but Salcedo defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Troy has control of Salcedo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salcedo regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is desperately trying to improve his position but Troy has a good base and remains in mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Troy! Salcedo is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Troy!