PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 5690 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milleer Salazar (ranked 3079 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobby
vs
Salazar

169 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milleer Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
Bobby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Bobby pushes him off.
Bobby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salazar swivels and escapes.

Salazar pushes Bobby up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar stalling in the clinch.
Bobby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salazar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Salazar tries to clinch there but Bobby circles away.
No luck for Salazar with that takedown attempt.
Salazar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bobby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salazar wants to stand and escape but Bobby is having none of it.

Salazar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bobby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobby gets to his feet - Salazar follows without any prompting.
Bobby swats away the attempt to clinch by Salazar.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Bobby circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salazar.
Salazar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Bobby is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salazar's half guard.

Bobby is working for a kimura but Salazar is defending it quite comfortably.

Bobby stands up from half guard.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salazar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby swats away the attempt to clinch by Salazar.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bobby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobby circles away.
Bobby throws a big counter combination but Salazar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Bobby is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby walks into a left hand.
Salazar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Bobby fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salazar to the ground. Bobby is now in Salazar's guard.
Salazar looks winded!
Bobby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bobby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bobby trying to control but Salazar is working from the bottom.
Bobby is really struggling to control Salazar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bobby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salazar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bobby is aware though and is defending well.

Bobby is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salazar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salazar has escaped and now he's on top!

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bobby is on top in guard.

Salazar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bobby tries to free his leg and advance position but Salazar is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobby stands up and waves to Salazar to follow him.
Salazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bobby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby throws a big counter combination but Salazar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Salazar wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Bobby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bobby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salazar tries to clinch up but Bobby circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby blocks a head kick by Salazar.

Bobby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bobby in side control lands a decent elbow.

Bobby has hold of Salazar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Salazar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bobby cranks the arm and Salazar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Salazar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ricky Bobby!