PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laszlo Papp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Papp's choice of entrance music: Feet don't fail me now.... Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Salcido
vs
Papp

185 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
218 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Salcido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laszlo Papp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papp with a hook.
Papp is looking to score with low kicks.
Papp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Nick Salcido has been cut.
Salcido throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papp counters with a one-two to the body.
Salcido showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papp.
A shot to the liver by Salcido. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcido keeps the fight on the outside.
Salcido feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Papps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Papp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcido fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Papp does it's job there.
Salcido checks a leg kick.
Salcido lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcido lands a nice hook to Papp's body. Papp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salcido throws a hook but Papp avoids it easily.
Papp tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Salcido to counter with a crisp jab.
Salcido throws a looping overhand right but Papp ducks down to avoid it.
Papp misses with a hook.
Papp throws a right hand that misses
letting Salcido counter with a right hand.
Papp closes the distance looking to clinch
and Salcido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salcido has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papp.
Salcido throws a leg kick but Papp moved away.
Papp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salcido ducks under a wild hook from Papp.
Salcido misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papp.
Salcido stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laszlo Papp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcido looks to land a right hand but Papp moved out of range.
Papp misses with a body punch
and Salcido cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salcido counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salcido is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Papp misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salcido uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papp.
Papp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papp shoots in for a double leg but Salcido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Papp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salcido misses with an uppercut. Papp saw that one coming.
Salcido slips a jab and a cross from Papp.
Papp throws out a powerful jab.
Salcido is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salcido looks to land a right hand but Papp moved out of range.
Salcido misses with an uppercut.
Salcido ducks right into an uppercut from Papp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido lands a nice shot that snaps Papp's head back.
Nice defenses there by Papp.
Papp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salcido swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papp connects with a right hand. Salcido shakes it off.
Papp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salcido circles away quickly and effectively.
Salcido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papp tries to land a front kick but Salcido steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salcido misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Papp blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salcido.
Papp looks to score with a jab to the body but Salcido is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nick Salcido will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Salcido's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Papp lands a jab to the nose.
Papp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salcido circles away quickly and effectively.
Papp blocks a jab.
Papp throws out a powerful jab.
Papp pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salcido is out of range and Papp settles back down.
Laszlo Papp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papp fails with the takedown
enabling Salcido to counter with a crisp jab.
Papp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salcido will feel that in the morning.
Papp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salcido's head backwards.
Papp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salcido slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Salcido.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salcido manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salcido throws a shot from downtown. Papp moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Papp blocks the low kick.
Salcido fails to land with a series of punches.
Papp tries to bum rush Salcido with a series of wild strikes but Salcido uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salcido takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papp misses with a body shot.
Papp throws a shot from downtown. Salcido moves away and avoids it.
Salcido fails to land with a series of punches.
Papp tries to clinch but Salcido is having none of it.
A low kick from Papp is predictable there
and Salcido counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcido.
Salcido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Papp misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Papp.
A big left from Papp misses.
Salcido throws a nice looking combination but Papp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salcido takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Papp misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Papp there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Papp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salcido thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papp moves out of range as Salcido strikes.
The crowd cheers as Salcido lands an impressive looking overhand right. Papp doesn't seem phased though.
Papp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcido paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Salcido as he checks the leg kick.
Papp tries a head kick but it misses.
Papp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salcido ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papp moves away.
Papp is looking to slow Salcido down with leg kicks.
Papp lands a jab to the head.
Papp tries to clinch up
and Salcido counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papp lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Salcido coming out on top.
Papp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salcido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papp tried to score with a low kick but Salcido checks it.
Papp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salcido getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Laszlo Papp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nick Salcido's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A jab from Salcido misses.
Papp ducks under a wild hook from Salcido.
Danga de danga de dang - Papp scores with a four punch combination!
Papp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcido.
Jab by Papp.
Salcido throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Papp dodges the punch combination from Salcido.
Salcido throws a lazy right hand but Papp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papp is looking to clinch.
Salcido misses with a body shot.
Papp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salcidos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papp misses with a two punch combination.
Salcido connects with the punch.
Papp swings for the body but Salcido moves out of range.
Jab from Salcido.

Papp is rocked!
Papp wants to clinch up but Salcido keeps it at a distance.
Papp defending well as Salcido loads up on a big left hand.
Papp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salcido.
Papp tries to work over Salcido's front leg with a kick but Salcido checks it.
Salcido misses the jab.
Salcido throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Papp on the side of the head.
Papp is still on wobbly legs! Can Salcido finish him?
Papp loads up on a big right hand but Salcido slips the punch.
Papp seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Papp misses
and Papp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papp misses with a wild body shot.
Papp lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salcido backs up against the cage.
Salcido throws a big shot that misses.
Salcido throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papp misses with a body kick.
Salcido swats away the attempt to clinch by Papp.
Salcido slips under a jab from Papp.

Papp gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Papp breaks from the clinch.
Salcido falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papp counters with a nice body shot.
Salcido stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papp.
Sloppy strikes from Salcido. Those never looked like landing.
Papp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salcido's waist but Salcido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papp off to one side.
Salcido scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salcido misses with a wild combination.
Salcido stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salcido wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcido misses with a looping right.
Papp tries to clinch up.
Salcido is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salcido throws an overhand right that lands on Papp's shoulder, as Papp tries to avoid the shot.
Salcido fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salcido works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcido keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Papp.
Salcido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salcido.
Papp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papp shoots in for a double leg but Salcido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Salcido.
I think Salcido 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!