PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaune Scally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salad has chosen The Ultimate Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chicken Salad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Scally
vs
Salad

165 cm
27
188 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

177 cm
19
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaune Scally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salad fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scally to the ground. Salad is now in Scally's guard.
Scally trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Scally throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Scally 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.
Scally throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Salad slips nicely into half guard.
Scally is pressing down on Salad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Scally striking off his back but it's not causing Salad any problems.
Scally throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Salad passes Scally's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scally misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scally is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Salad is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scally is in trouble now - Salad has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scally throwing hammer fists to the chest of Salad. What's that going to do exactly?
Scally regains half guard.

Salad is working for a kimura but Scally is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scally misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Salad seems to be working for a kimura but Scally defends the submission attempt.

Salad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salad is trying to control. Scally wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scally punching from the bottom.
Scally might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salad blocks the strikes from Scally.
Salad prevents Scally from improving his position.
Scally missing with punches from the bottom.
Scally punching from the bottom.
Scally throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Scally is staying active underneath Salad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Salad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scally has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scally knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Salad seems content to control.

Salad seems to be working for a kimura but Scally defends the submission attempt.
Salad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scally knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scally misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Scally flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Scally throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Salad passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Scally!
Salad blocks Scally's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scally is looking to improve his position but Salad isn't that keen on the idea.
Salad tries to control but Scally wriggling away.

Salad jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Scally manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scally throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Salad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scally has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salad has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salad wants to take Scally's back but he can't do it this time.
Scally throwing hammer fists to the chest of Salad. What's that going to do exactly?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chicken Salad dominated that round.
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.

Salad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scally keeps working.
Scally flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Scally misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Salad has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Scally defend it? Salad steps over the head and cranks it - Scally is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Salad!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chicken Salad!