PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Say Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes into the arena with Cuba Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Nara has chosen The Prodigy - Stand Up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guerra Salsido
vs
Nara

188 cm
27
219 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
33
218 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Say Nara!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra Salsido tries to score with a low kick but Nara moves his leg out of the way.
Nice takedown defense from Guerra Salsido. No joy for Nara on that attempt.
Nara defending well as Guerra Salsido loads up on a big left hand.
Guerra Salsido buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guerra Salsido misses with a hook.
Guerra Salsido pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Guerra Salsido misses.
Guerra Salsido throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nara to counter with a crisp jab.
Guerra Salsido throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nara walks into a left hand.

It looks like Say Nara has been cut.
Nara shoots for a takedown but Guerra Salsido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerra Salsido tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guerra Salsido missing with a left hand there. Nara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido scores with a hook.
Guerra Salsido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra Salsido wants to slow Nara down by chopping away at his legs.
Guerra Salsido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerra Salsido with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guerra Salsido bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nara stalks Guerra Salsido and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guerra Salsido's face. Guerra Salsido staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido misses with a head kick.
Guerra Salsido looks to throw the jab but Nara is out of range.
Guerra Salsido misses with a double jab
and Nara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guerra Salsido slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Nara misses its intended target.
Guerra Salsido throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nara is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerra Salsido has wrist control.
Nara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guerra Salsido is trying to control the position but Nara postures up.
Nara postures up in Guerra Salsido's guard and throws a big left but Guerra Salsido blocks it.
Guerra Salsido bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nara's guard.
Guerra Salsido works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Guerra Salsido is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guerra Salsido seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido passes to side control.
Nara struggling a bit here.
Nara is not content to let Guerra Salsido control the position.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Guerra Salsido dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Say Nara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guerra Salsido throws a right and a left that Nara avoids nicely.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a left hand but Nara moved out of range nicely.
Guerra Salsido tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Guerra Salsido.
Nara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Nara scores with a takedown into Guerra Salsido's guard.
Nara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guerra Salsido not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerra Salsido pulls Nara in close to prevent any damage.
Nara trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerra Salsido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido fails to land with a series of punches.
Nara throws a lazy right hand but Guerra Salsido sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Guerra Salsido.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido moves out of range of the strikes.
Nara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra Salsido connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nara shoots for a takedown but Guerra Salsido saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guerra Salsido slaps away a takedown attempt from Nara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guerra Salsido, right into the meat.
Nara misses with a wild combination.
Guerra Salsido throws a right hand that misses
and Nara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara avoids the body shot from Guerra Salsido.
Nara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonid Guerra Salsido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guerra Salsido as he jumps to the side.
Leonid Guerra Salsido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Say Nara.
Guerra Salsido scores with a leg kick.
Nara closes the distance and clinches up with Guerra Salsido, looking for a takedown. Nara pushes Guerra Salsido against the cage but Guerra Salsido circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nara looks for a takedown but Guerra Salsido sprawls well.
Nara is breathing heavily.
Nara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nara throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra Salsido misses with a straight left.
Nara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerra Salsido scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra Salsido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guerra Salsido lands the left hand.

That has opened up Say Nara's cut even more.
Nara throws a series of punches but Guerra Salsido moves out of range.
Nara misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerra Salsido throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Guerra Salsido dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Say Nara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Guerra Salsido.
Nara thows a body shot but no joy.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Guerra Salsido enables Nara to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guerra Salsido manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nara postures up.
Guerra Salsido keeping moving, preventing Nara from controlling successfully.
Nara connects with a couple of short punches.
Guerra Salsido has Nara pulled in close to control his posture.
Guerra Salsido utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nara trying to control but Guerra Salsido is working from the bottom.
Guerra Salsido is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonid Guerra Salsido.
Guerra Salsido lands with a right hand.
Nara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Nara is rocked!
Guerra Salsido goes for a small jab and connects. Now Guerra Salsido goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Nara stumbles back but Guerra Salsido runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Nara to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Nara will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
Leonid Guerra Salsido decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.