PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic comes into the arena with None blaring out of the sound system. Salazar has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Nyquil Salazar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Branko Popovic's chin.

Popovic
vs
Salazar

193 cm
29
192 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

183 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovic swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Popovic tries to bum rush Salazar with a series of wild strikes but Salazar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salazar blocks a jab.
Salazar misses with a body kick.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Popovic moved away.
Popovic swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Popovic cracks a nice hook into Salazar's ribs.
Nyquil Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Popovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Salazar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salazar slips a jab and a cross from Popovic.
Salazar cracks the inside of Popovic's front leg.

Popovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salazar is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Popovic seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Salazar is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Branko Popovic!