PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milorad Salahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinicius Magalhaes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salahovic
vs
Magalhaes

190 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milorad Salahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinicius Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Salahovic does it's job there.

It looks like Vinicius Magalhaes has been cut.
Salahovic looks to land a combination but Magalhaes avoids it well.
Salahovic keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Magalhaes blocks the low kick.
Vinicius Magalhaes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magalhaes throws a combination that misses
and Salahovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magalhaes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salahovic.
Magalhaes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salahovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Salahovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salahovic throws a low kick, looking for Magalhaes's leg but Magalhaes calmly moves out of range.
Salahovic throws out a leg kick but Magalhaes moves out of range and Salahovic only half commits.
Magalhaes blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Salahovic. Those never looked like landing.
Magalhaes tries to land a front kick but Salahovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Magalhaes defending well as Salahovic loads up on a big left hand.

Magalhaes has managed to clinch.

Magalhaes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salahovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salahovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salahovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Salahovic keeping moving, preventing Magalhaes from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salahovic misses with the combination.

Magalhaes pushes Salahovic up against the cage in a clinch.

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.
Magalhaes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Magalhaes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Magalhaes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salahovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salahovic tries to circle away but Magalhaes has him pinned against the cage.
Salahovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Magalhaes won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Salahovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magalhaes keeps control of Salahovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Salahovic is trying to break free.
Salahovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Magalhaes is trying to break free.

Magalhaes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milorad Salahovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salahovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salahovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salahovic connects with a crisp jab.
Magalhaes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salahovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magalhaes. Magalhaes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salahovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magalhaes looks to land a body kick but Salahovic moved away.
Magalhaes shoots in looking for a takedown. Salahovic tries to sprawl out of it but Magalhaes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salahovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Salahovic as he connects with a hook.
Salahovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Magalhaes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salahovic jabs at Magalhaes's body.
Nice straight punches there by Salahovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salahovic.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
Salahovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salahovic tests Magalhaes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Magalhaes has Salahovic up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes is trying to push Salahovic away but Salahovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magalhaes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salahovic is trying to break free.
Magalhaes fails to pull guard.
Milorad Salahovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Magalhaes.
Salahovic tries to break the clinch but Magalhaes is controlling the position.
Salahovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salahovic is trying to break the clinch but Magalhaes has him pressed against the cage.
Salahovic is trying to force a seperation but Magalhaes has the dominant position.
Salahovic is trying to break free.
Salahovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salahovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Salahovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Salahovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salahovic as Magalhaes tries to tie him up.
Salahovic pushes Magalhaes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salahovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Magalhaes has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Salahovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magalhaes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salahovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milorad Salahovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinicius Magalhaes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Magalhaes walks into a jab.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salahovic.
Magalhaes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salahovic throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Vinicius Magalhaes's cut even more.
Salahovic tries to clinch up but Magalhaes circles away and keeps his distance.

Magalhaes dives in and scores a takedown into Salahovic's guard.
Salahovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magalhaes on the ground.
Salahovic wants to stand but Magalhaes is controlling the position.

Magalhaes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Salahovic, up you get!
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Magalhaes 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salahovic feints a jab promting Magalhaes to slip. Salahovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magalhaes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Salahovic tries to clinch there but Magalhaes circles away.
Magalhaes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salahovic but Salahovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salahovic is looking to clinch but Magalhaes is avoiding it.
Salahovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salahovic with a hook.
Magalhaes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The cut above Vinicius Magalhaes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salahovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Salahovic is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salahovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magalhaess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salahovic lands a jab.
Salahovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salahovic tries to clinch but Magalhaes is having none of it.
Magalhaes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salahovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Vinicius Magalhaes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vinicius Magalhaes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salahovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salahovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salahovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Magalhaes's head.
Salahovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinicius Magalhaes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milorad Salahovic!