PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Salcedo (ranked 8797 p4p, 751 weight class) and Biggy Highway (ranked 21520 p4p, 841 weight class). Biggy Highway is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Salcedo
vs
Highway

194 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good knees
Self confident

World class MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Highway!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highway lands a nice looking body kick.
Salcedo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Highway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salcedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Highway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Highway lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Salcedo does no damage.
Salcedo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Salcedo misses.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Highway avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salcedo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salcedo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Highway.
Highway lands a head kick!

Highway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salcedo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Salcedo takes an elbow to the temple.

Salcedo manages to break the clinch.
Highway lands a high kick!
Daniel Salcedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Highway counters with a good, hard body kick but Salcedo shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Highway, right into the meat.
Highway lands with a slapping head kick.
Salcedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Highway.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Highway has Salcedo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Salcedo blocks an elbow strike from Highway.
Highway pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Salcedo tries to break the clinch but Highway is controlling the position.
Highway lands a nice elbow.
Highway lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Daniel Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Highway pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Highway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salcedo's defenses.
Highway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salcedo's defenses.
Salcedo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Highway lands a nice elbow.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Highway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salcedo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Highway lands a nice elbow.
Highway told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highway lands a damaging elbow.
Highway lands an elbow inside that Salcedo shrugs off.
Salcedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Highway lands an elbow that stopped Salcedo in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Highway.

Salcedo is rocked!
Highway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Salcedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Daniel Salcedo's cut is getting worse.
Highway lands an elbow inside.
Highway cracks Salcedo on the bridge of the nose with a nasty looking elbow! Salcedo crumples to the floor in pain, holding his face! It doesn't look like he's going to beat the count - he's out of it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Biggy Highway!
In his post fight interview, Biggy Highway gave a big smile as he said 'GET ON DEEZ NUTS KING!!!'.