PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 1082 p4p, 135 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 1026 p4p, 129 weight class). George Salvador has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvador
vs
Ladd

183 cm
24
203 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

176 cm
26
198 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

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World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd jabs Salvador to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Salvador's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Salvador.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salvador.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvador missing with a left hand there. Ladd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvador turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.

Salvador has Ladd up against the cage in a clinch.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Salvador moves into range and clinches up with Ladd.
Salvador lands a left hand.
Ladd lands a shoulder strike.
Salvador working aggressively here.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvador lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd tries to break free but Salvador pushes him back against the cage.
Salvador tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Salvador prevents a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Salvador.
Salvador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Ladd.
Salvador tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ladd working hard to break the clinch.
Salvador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Salvador digs a right hand underneath Ladd's ribcage. Ladd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Salvador has him pressed against the cage.
Salvador tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Salvador scores with a nice short uppercut.

Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvador manages to avoid it.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvador looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvador tries to close the distance and clinch but Ladd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salvador.
Salvador looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Ladd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salvador.
Salvador misses with a lunging right hand
and Ladd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ladd throws a hook but Salvador blocks it.
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvador.
Salvador is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Salvador forces Ladd back against the cage and clinches.
Salvador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ladd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ladd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
Salvador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladd.
Ladd scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Salvador moves into range and clinches up with Ladd.
Salvador tries to land knees in the clinch but Ladd avoids the damage to the body.
Ladd working aggressively here.
Ladd misses with a body punch.
Salvador struggles to land a body shot inside as Ladd controls his hands.
Ladd avoiding damage as Salvador throws knees to the body.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ladd is trying to break free.
Salvador scores with a hook to the body.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Salvador has him pressed against the cage.

Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ladd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd misses the jab.
Salvador avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Salvador was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvador staying out of range there.

Salvador closes the distance and clinches.
Ladd struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.
Ladd struggles to land a body shot inside as Salvador controls his hands.

Salvador breaks the clinch.
Ladd slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salvador.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salvador.
Ladd throws a body punch but Salvador moves out of range.
Salvador is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salvador.
Ladd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ladd misses with an uppercut
and Salvador counters with an inside leg kick.
Salvador on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador misses with a low kick as Ladd jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Ladd's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ladd misses with the combination.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salvador.
Salvador lands a head kick. Ladd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salvador connects with a high kick.
Ladd with a jab.
Ladd scores with a jab to the body.
Salvador scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ladd in his tracks.
Ladd lands a really nice looking cross but Salvador seems unphased.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Salvador finds it's target.

Ladd is rocked!
Ladd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ladd is still on wobbly legs! Can Salvador finish him?
Ladd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salvador counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Salvador dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ladd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Ladd misses.
Salvador misses with a head kick.
Ladd seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Ladd misses.
Salvador tried to counter with a leg kick but Ladd avoided it.
Ladd throws a one two combo.
Ladd misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
Ladd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Salvador at a distance.
A punch combination from Salvador misses.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Salvador.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Salvador misses the target.
Salvador throws a leg kick
enabling Ladd to counter with a crisp jab.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Salvador moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ladd both land. Nice combination.

Salvador is rocked!
Ladd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvador.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ladd throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Salvador closes the distance and clinches.
Salvador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Salvador prevents a body shot from Ladd.
Salvador keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ladd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Salvador seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ladd can turn it around.
Salvador lands a shoulder strike.
Salvador keeps control of Ladd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ladd tries to work over Salvador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ladd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvador lands a left hand.
Salvador blocks a body shot from Ladd.
Ladd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Salvador lands a nice knee to the body.
Ladd is breathing heavily.
Ladd avoiding damage as Salvador throws knees to the body.
Ladd tries to break free but Salvador pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salvador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Salvador lands a big right hand that drops Ladd! The killer instinct kicks in and Salvador finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Salvador!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Salvador!
George Salvador decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.