PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Stride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Runnin' With The Devil kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Stride
vs
Salazar

192 cm
23
162 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
153 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Adrenaline
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasper Stride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armando Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stride throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stride takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stride lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stride displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
Stride does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stride was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.
Stride closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stride scores with a hook.
Stride lands a jab.
Salazar throws a body punch but Stride moves out of range.
Stride is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps Stride's head back.
Salazar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stride manages to avoid it.
Salazar throws a hook but Stride blocks it.
Stride with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salazar blocks a low kick nicely.
Stride avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stride throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar throws a series of punches but Stride avoids them all with ease.
Stride throws a solid leg kick but Salazar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stride.
Stride really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salazar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stride connects with a body shot that sends Salazar's belly button to the back.
Salazar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stride is looking to score with low kicks.
Jasper Stride is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stride misses with a few strikes there.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stride displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Stride paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stride fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salazar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stride scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salazar walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Salazar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stride is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Stride.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stride is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Stride circles away and we're back to standing.
Salazar throws the left hand but Stride avoids the punch easily.
Stride lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stride.
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!
Stride connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stride throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stride scores with a body shot.
Stride displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
Stride throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stride tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stride throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salazar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stride is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stride lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salazar at a distance.
Salazar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salazar takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Stride lands.
Stride throws a leg kick that misses.
Stride moves away from the strike by Salazar.
Salazar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stride ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stride misses the shot to the body.
Stride lands with a nice body punch.
Salazar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stride darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stride connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Stride.
Salazar looks gassed!
Stride throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salazar shoots in but Stride avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jasper Stride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armando Salazar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar checks a low kick from Stride.
Stride lands a nice hook to Salazar's body. Salazar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stride dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stride misses with a series of wild punches.
Stride is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stride lands with a right hand.
Stride throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salazar.
Stride throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stride lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stride pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salazar back to the cage. Stride follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Salazar is rocked!
Stride throws a monster overhand right that drops Salazar! Stride follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Stride!
A very excited looking Jasper Stride made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.