PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Radar Salter has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Salter
vs
Douglas

180 cm
23
173 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

KAISER
$50

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salter circles away.
Salter lands a head shot.
Douglas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Douglas dives in and grabs Salter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salter pushes down on Douglas's head and hops out.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Salter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Douglas somewhat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salter.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salter. Salter obviously looking to wear him down.
Salter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
Salter swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Salter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Douglas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salter lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas ducks right into an uppercut from Salter.
Douglas shoots in but no luck this time.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Salter.
Douglas moves out of range of the leg kick from Salter.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas shoots in looking for a takedown but Salter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Douglas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Salter circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Salter. Beautiful body shot.

Douglas gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Douglas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Salter has one of Douglas's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Douglas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Douglas's best efforts.
Douglas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salter's head.
Douglas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Douglas trying to pass the guard but Salter defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas wants to work for an arm triangle but Salter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Douglas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salter is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter wants to improve his position but Douglas is controlling well.
Douglas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salter is looking to escape.

Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.

Salter is defending against the submission attempts here by Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salter as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Salter as Douglas shoots in.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Salter lands a jab-cross combination.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Douglas is defended easily by Salter.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salter scores with a nice head shot.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Radar Salter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salter slaps away a takedown attempt from Douglas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Douglas fails to land the takedown.
Radar Salter is winning the standup battle so far.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter lands an overhand right.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salter works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Jab from Salter.
Salter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Salter swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Salter throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salter as he avoids it easily.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salter jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Salter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas shoots for a takedown but Salter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Salter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salter swinging wildly here.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Salter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter stalks Douglas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Douglas's face. Douglas staggers backwards, shaken.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salter gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Salter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salter with a hook.
Douglas moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Salter misses the jab.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salter lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Douglas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salter misses with a hook.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Salter throws an off balance right hand

and Douglas counters with a takedown into side control.
Douglas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Douglas in the domination position with Salter hanging on.
Salter defending against the ground and pound.

Douglas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salter, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Douglas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Douglas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Salter parries the strikes from Douglas easily there. Douglas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Salter to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter wants to get back to his feet but Douglas drags him back down.

Douglas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chip Douglas has got the better of the ground game so far.

Douglas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salter is trying to control Douglas's posture but Douglas avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Douglas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Salter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Douglas but great work by Salter.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.

Salter decides to stand back up. Salter steps back and let's Douglas get back to his feet.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salter throws a combination that misses

so Douglas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Douglas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglas.
Douglas throws a big elbow that misses.
Douglas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Douglas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Douglas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Douglas prevents Salter from escaping the position.

Douglas swings around for an armbar but Salter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Douglas's guard.

Douglas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Salter stacks Douglas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Salter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet but Salter drags him back down.

Salter stands up and beckons Douglas to his feet.
Salter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salter cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Salter.
Douglas defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salter lands with a nice combination. Douglas backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salter swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chip Douglas really 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.

Salter scores with a nice strike.
Salter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.

Douglas gets a takedown into half guard.

Douglas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salter works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Douglas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Salter swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Douglas has gone for a leg lock! Salter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Douglas's guard.
Salter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Douglas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Douglas is looking to sweep but instead, Salter has passed into half guard.

Douglas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salter tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Douglas actively working from the bottom here.

Salter gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Salter cracks the inside of Douglas's front leg.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Douglas slips a jab from Salter.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salter to score with a decent uppercut.
Salter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Salter.
No luck for Douglas with that takedown attempt.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salter throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Salter misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Salter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Salter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salter throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salter lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Salter.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Salter.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salter slaps away a takedown attempt from Douglas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Radar Salter had his way with Chip Douglas in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Salter lands a right hook to the body.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salter. Salter obviously looking to wear him down.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Salter.
Douglas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Salter misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.
Douglas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Salter tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salter as he avoids it easily.
Radar Salter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches up with Salter, looking for a takedown. Douglas pushes Salter against the cage but Salter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Douglas's hands.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand

and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
Douglas goes for a takedown attempt but Salter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salter's waist but Salter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Salter throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Salter throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Salter connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Salter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salter stuffs the takedown.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter connects with a nice looking jab.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Salter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salter lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Salter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter throws a series of strikes that have Douglas backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salter scores with a one two! Douglas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Douglas slips a jab from Salter.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Douglas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salter is trying to defend but Douglas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Douglas is working for a kimura but Salter is defending it quite comfortably.
Chip Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radar Salter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radar Salter!
Radar Salter retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Radar Salter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.