PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicasio Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gesta
vs
Salonga

180 cm
28
163 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicasio Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gesta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salonga misses the shot to the body.
Gesta lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gesta. Salonga does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gesta pushes Salonga up against the cage in a clinch.
Gesta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salonga up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gesta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
Gesta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gesta pushes Salonga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salonga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gesta is keeping busy.
Gesta lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Gesta scores with a shot to the side of Salonga's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Gesta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gesta pushes Salonga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Salonga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gesta prevents it.
Gesta lands a shot to the body.
Gesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gesta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Salonga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gesta pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ismael Gesta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gesta jabs Salonga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salonga looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salonga keeps the fight on the outside.

Gesta has closed the distance and engaged Salonga in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gesta gets through Salonga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gesta scores with a shot to the side of Salonga's head.
Salonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gesta.
Gesta is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
Nice body punch from Gesta - that landed with a thud.
Gesta cracks Salonga with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Gesta.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Gesta as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gesta presses Salonga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gesta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
Gesta taking a breather.
Gesta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gesta - that landed with a thud.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salongas head.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.
Gesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gesta lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gesta lands a hook that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
A body shot lands from Gesta.
Gesta lands a hook that snaps the head of Salonga backwards.
Gesta lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gesta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.
Salonga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
Gesta stalling against the cage.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Gesta is working Salonga over against the cage.
Gesta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salonga is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gesta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicasio Salonga.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesta slows down the pace here.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gesta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salonga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismael Gesta dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gesta wants to clinch.

Gesta drops Salonga with a beautiful combination! Salonga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gesta is looking for the KO!

Salonga is rocked!

It looks like Nicasio Salonga has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salonga misses with an uppercut.
Gesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salonga can do to turn this around?
Gesta cracks a nice hook into Salonga's ribs.
Gesta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gesta batters Salonga with a massive right followed by a huge left! Salonga is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Gesta lands a final crushing right hand to drop Salonga to the mat with a gruesome thud! Gesta is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ismael Gesta!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ismael Gesta waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.