PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hingle McCringleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Salsep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hingle McCringleberry has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

McCringleberry
vs
Salsep

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

150 cm
23
135 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hingle McCringleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Salsep!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salsep circles away from the clinch attempt

and Salsep counters with a single leg into guard. McCringleberry didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Salsep distracts McCringleberry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCringleberry trying to keep a closed guard but Salsep is proving a slippery customer.
Salsep is stalling in the full guard.
Salsep has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salsep wants to pass the guard but McCringleberry is keeping the position.
Salsep sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rui Salsep hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCringleberry tries to close the distance and clinch but Salsep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCringleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salsep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Salsep has eaten all the pies!

Salsep closes the distance and pushes McCringleberry back into the cage.
McCringleberry lands a nice knee to the body.
McCringleberry trying to land knees to the body.
McCringleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salsep is trying to pull guard but McCringleberry has him pressed against the cage.
McCringleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salsep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salsep dodges an elbow strike from McCringleberry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Salsep jumps guard.
McCringleberry won't allow Salsep to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCringleberry forces his way into half guard.
McCringleberry tries to stand and escape but Salsep is controlling the position.
Salsep tries to kick McCringleberry off but McCringleberry keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Salsep is not content to let McCringleberry control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringleberry trying to pass the guard but Salsep defending well.
McCringleberry wants to control but Salsep is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hingle McCringleberry just wasn't active enough.
McCringleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salsep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCringleberry wants to clinch

and Salsep counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salsep.
Salsep scores with a hook to the body.
Salsep is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCringleberry to keep the fight standing.
Hingle McCringleberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Salsep.
Salsep manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCringleberry throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salsep managing to block the knees to the body from McCringleberry.
Salsep jumps guard but McCringleberry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Salsep tries to pull guard but McCringleberry won't allow it.
McCringleberry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salsep pushes McCringleberry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Salsep drags the fight down to the ground.

Salsep pushes McCringleberry off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Salsep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rui Salsep 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.

McCringleberry tries to clinch but Salsep moves away

and Salsep counters by clinching up.
Salsep blocks an elbow strike.
McCringleberry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salsep fails to pull guard.
Salsep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salsep misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McCringleberry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salsep's brow.
McCringleberry trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McCringleberry.
Salsep dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Salsep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCringleberry walks away with a smile on his face. Salsep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

McCringleberry rushes Salsep and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Salsep fails to land.
McCringleberry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salsep's defenses.
McCringleberry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salsep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCringleberry walks away with a smile on his face. Salsep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hingle McCringleberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Salsep.
McCringleberry is looking to clinch but Salsep is avoiding it.
Hingle McCringleberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCringleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salsep paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCringleberry doesn't manage to clinch there - Salsep circles away.
McCringleberry looks to clinch

and Salsep counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salsep.
McCringleberry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salsep is one step ahead there.
Salsep controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringleberry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salsep is one step ahead there.
Salsep working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCringleberry being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rui Salsep.
McCringleberry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salsep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salsep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Salsep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCringleberry's elbow.
Salsep jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCringleberry walks away with a smile on his face. Salsep gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McCringleberry closes the distance looking to clinch

and Salsep counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salsep.
McCringleberry lands an elbow that stopped Salsep in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Rui Salsep has been cut.
Rui Salsep seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salsep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCringleberry throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCringleberry pushes off an throws an elbow but Salsep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCringleberry misses with an elbow strike.
McCringleberry trying to land knees to the body.
McCringleberry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salsep avoids it.
Salsep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salsep tries to pull guard but McCringleberry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Salsep jumps guard but McCringleberry stands there with Salsep around his waist. Salsep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salsep misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCringleberry prevents a body shot from Salsep.
McCringleberry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rui Salsep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rui Salsep's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

McCringleberry is looking to clinch but Salsep is avoiding it.
McCringleberry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salsep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCringleberry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salsep swats away the attempt to clinch by McCringleberry.

Salsep clinches.
Salsep jumps guard but McCringleberry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Salsep jumps guard but McCringleberry turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsep is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McCringleberry to keep the fight standing.
Hingle McCringleberry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Salsep.
Salsep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCringleberry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCringleberry trying to land knees to the body.
Salsep's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Salsep working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCringleberry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCringleberry lands a good knee to the midsection. Salsep won't want to take too many of those.
Salsep throws a punch but it's blocked by McCringleberry.
Salsep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCringleberry missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringleberry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salsep tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salsep fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salsep managing to block the knees to the body from McCringleberry.
McCringleberry working Salsep over with knees to the body.

Salsep manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

McCringleberry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Salsep gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from McCringleberry.
McCringleberry looking to throw knees to the head but Salsep is blocking nicely.
McCringleberry scores a nice knee to the body.
Salsep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCringleberry obliges.
Salsep can't find room to land a body shot as McCringleberry controls the action.
Salsep avoids a wild elbow strike from McCringleberry.
McCringleberry lands a damaging elbow.
Salsep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCringleberry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCringleberry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salsep can't find room to land a body shot as McCringleberry controls the action.

Salsep manages to pull guard.
McCringleberry wants to stand but Salsep is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Salsep can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salsep wants to stand up but McCringleberry is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCringleberry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCringleberry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McCringleberry wants to pass the guard but Salsep is keeping the position.
McCringleberry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salsep is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hingle McCringleberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rui Salsep is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Salsep pushes McCringleberry off and scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hingle McCringleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salsep has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rui Salsep!
Rui Salsep was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.