PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Salinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jiang
vs
Salinas

174 cm
20
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Pitt Nutrition 160Q!

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Salinas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salinas throws an off balance right hand
and Jiang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Salinas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiang at a distance.
Heng Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salinas lands a slapping body shot.

Jiang rushes Salinas and presses him up against the cage.
Salinas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang has a couple of punches blocked by Salinas.
Salinas is leaning against Jiang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jiang digs a right hand into Salinas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salinas's gas tank.
Jiang lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Jiang.
Salinas tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Salinas back against the cage.
Jiang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salinas lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiang.
Salinas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Salinas blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jiang blocks an elbow strike.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salinas.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salinas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salinas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jiang's brow.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salinas's efforts to push away.
Salinas misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas can't break the clinch.
Salinas can't break the clinch.
Salinas tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Salinas's face.

It looks like Antonio Salinas has been cut.
Salinas looks winded!
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang taking a breather.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salinas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jiang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Salinas can turn it around.
Jiang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jiang stalling in the clinch.
Jiang cracks Salinas with a nice body shot.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Salinas avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Salinas misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Jiang lands a nice uppercut.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jiang lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Jiang.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Jiang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike.
Jiang lands a body punch.
Jiang digs a right hand underneath Salinas's ribcage. Salinas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jiang tries a knee to the head but Salinas blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jiang as the two fighters clinch.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Salinas blocks with his arms.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Salinas's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Salinas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salinas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jiang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salinas moves away from the strike by Jiang.
Salinas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Salinas.
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salinas can do to turn this around?
Jiang cracks the inside of Salinas's front leg.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jiang moves away.
Jiang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Salinas is rocked!
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jiang. That's going to slow Salinas down.
Salinas is breathing heavily.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jiang.
Salinas misses with a left hand
and Jiang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jiang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salinas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salinas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salinas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jiang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jiang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salinas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salinas moves away.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salinas thuds a left hand into Jiang's body.
Salinas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jiang catches Salinas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Salinas saw that one coming.
Salinas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jiang throws a low kick but Salinas avoids it.
As Jiang backs off Salinas throws a huge counter combo but Jiang manages to avoid it all.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Salinas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salinas.
Salinas throws a big shot that misses.
Salinas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Salinas throws a hook but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jiang looks to land a combination but Salinas avoids it well.
Salinas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salinas lands a nice shot that snaps Jiang's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salinas lands with a straight right. Jiang didn't see that one coming.
Salinas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salinas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jiang, right into the meat.
Heng Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang swings for the body but Salinas moves out of range.
Salinas throws a sloppy body shot
and Jiang counters with a thumping low kick.
Salinas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Salinas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salinas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Salinas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jiang.
Jiang scores with a leg kick.
Salinas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jiang stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
A jab from Salinas misses.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salinas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jiang motions for Salinas to come forward. Jiang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Salinas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salinas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Salinas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salinas manages to avoid it.
Salinas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heng Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Salinas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salinas.
It looked like Jiang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salinas.
Jiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salinas at a distance.
Jiang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jiang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jiang defending well as Salinas loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang is looking to counter the offense by Salinas and move into the clinch.
Jiang cracks Salinas with a good jab.
Jiang swings for the body but Salinas moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Salinas as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salinas checks a leg kick.
As Jiang backs off Salinas throws a huge counter combo but Jiang manages to avoid it all.
Jiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salinas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salinas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Salinas looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Salinas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Jiang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salinas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salinas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Jiang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salinas's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Salinas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Jiang.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jiang obliges.
Jiang lands an uppercut.
Jiang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jiang effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas being controlled against the cage.
Jiang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Heng Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jiang.
Salinas tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Jiang to work.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Jiang crunches a lovely knee into Salinas's ribcage.
Jiang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heng Jiang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Salinas.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salinass head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jiang.
Salinas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio Salinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jiang prevents a body shot from Salinas.
Salinas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jiang backwards.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salinas misses with some punches.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the head but Salinas blocks with his arms.
Salinas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salinas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Jiang.
Jiang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salinas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salinas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salinas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang gets through Salinas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang scores with a hook to the body.
Salinas is trying to push Jiang away but Jiang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salinas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
Jiang connects with a knee to the head.
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jiang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salinas backwards.
Salinas prevents a body shot from Jiang.
Salinas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salinas tries to throw a body punch but Jiang avoids it by throwing Salinas back against the cage.
Jiang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salinas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heng Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heng Jiang!
Heng Jiang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.