PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Ground Pound will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Salazar
vs
Pound

183 cm
25
195 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
177 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyquil Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound swings widly with a right hand

and Salazar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Salazar throws an elbow but it misses.
Salazar lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.

Pound has hold of one of Salazar's legs. Salazar is fighting the takedown attempt but Pound gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pound distracts Salazar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salazar pulls Pound in close to his closed guard and prevents Pound from doing any damage or advancing position.

Pound gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Salazar is looking to clinch.

Pound has managed to clinch.
Salazar just leaning against Pound, taking a breather.

Pound gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Salazar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salazar is working hard here to advance position.
Salazar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Salazar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Pound avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Salazar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Salazar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Salazar wants to control the pace but Pound is squirming around nicely.
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Salazar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pound can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pound is looking to improve his position but Salazar isn't that keen on the idea.
Pound is in a horrible position here. Salazar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pound's face.
Salazar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pound is looking to escape.
Pound wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Salazar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound tries to reverse the position but Salazar maintains control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pound is bucking up trying to escape but Salazar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Salazar wants to finish this one by submission but Pound is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Salazar.
Salazar misses with a head shot.
Pound's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Salazar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Salazar cracks Pound with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pound in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salazar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pound holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Salazar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pound can't escape the position.
Salazar blocks Pound's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pound is looking to get to half guard.
Salazar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salazar landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pound is trying to escape the mount.
Salazar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Salazar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound is trying desperately to improve position.
Salazar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyquil Salazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
That's time! Salazar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pound clinches.
Salazar lands a damaging elbow.
Salazar is trying to maintain a safe position but Pound gets an underhook and turns Salazar into the cage.
Salazar stalls.
Pound is trying to maintain a safe position but Salazar gets an underhook and turns Pound into the cage.

Salazar decides to pull guard.
Salazar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pound is one step ahead there.
Pound tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.
Salazar has momentary wrist control but Pound slips an elbow through the middle.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pound postures up and lands a big shot to Salazar's brow.

Salazar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salazar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Salazar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pound preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar looking to control.
Pound throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Salazar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Salazar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Salazar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pound tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Salazar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pound turns into him and now he's in Salazar's guard.
Salazar trying to control the position.
Pound throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pound thows a big elbow that misses.
Pound looking to pass the guard.
Salazar is trying to keep Pound in close.
Pound is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pound wants to stand but Salazar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Salazar throws a couple of heel strikes.
Salazar keeping full guard, as Pound tries to pass.
Salazar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pound trying to hold on to Salazar's head to control him but Salazar postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to roll over but Salazar keeps him under control.
Pound is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Salazar scores with a couple of nice shots.

Salazar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pound doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salazar.

Salazar is looking for a kimura but Pound is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salazar to get the leverage.
Salazar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pound reverses the position - he's now on top in Salazar's guard.
Pound is looking to work some ground and pound but Salazar has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to keep a closed guard but Pound is proving a slippery customer.
Pound thows a big elbow that misses.
Salazar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pound is one step ahead there.
Pound thows a big elbow that misses.
Salazar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pound!

Salazar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pound turns into him and now he's in Salazar's guard.

Salazar pushes Pound off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nyquil Salazar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
That's time! Salazar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pound throws a right hand that misses
and Salazar counters with a big head kick but Pound shrugs it off.
Pound takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pound.

Pound shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pound lands a nice short elbow.
Salazar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salazar wants to sweep here but Pound controlling him for the moment.
Pound trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Pound wanted to stand there but Salazar had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salazar has his foot on Pound's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pound works his way back into a safe position though.
Salazar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pound manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pound is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salazar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pound content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pound missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pound wants to stand but Salazar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pound postures up.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Salazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar looking for a sweep. Not yet Salazar, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pound must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pound makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pound throws a big right hand that misses.
Pound trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Pound prevents Salazar from getting back to his feet.
Nyquil Salazar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salazar keeping moving, preventing Pound from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Salazar looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pound is defending well. Salazar quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pound has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Salazar celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nyquil Salazar!