PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 23637 p4p, 490 weight class) and Carlos Salomanca (ranked 23707 p4p, 467 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunt
vs
Salomanca

177 cm
27
265 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
265 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt tries to move into range but Salomanca moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salomanca missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Hunt is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salomanca lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunt checks a low kick from Salomanca.
Salomanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salomanca tries a low kick but Hunt avoids it.
Salomanca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salomanca throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Salomanca lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the ropes and back into range.
Salomanca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salomanca throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Salomanca lands a jab.
Hunt checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a leg kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salomanca moves away from the strike by Hunt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salomanca.
A jab from Salomanca misses.
Salomanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salomanca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hunt counters with a leg kick.
Salomanca looks winded!
Salomanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunt connects with a leg kick. Salomanca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salomanca moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Salomanca scores with a body shot.
Salomanca lands a nice shot to the body.
Carlos Salomanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salomanca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hunt cracks Salomanca with a right hand to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salomanca checks a leg kick.
Salomanca slips under a jab from Hunt.
Salomanca lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Salomanca's corner calls for a 1-2. Salomanca obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salomanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salomanca.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salomanca manages to avoid it.
Salomanca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunt throws a jab when Salomanca was well out of range.
Hunt throws a right hand that Salomanca ducks under and follows up with a left that Salomanca also avoids with ease.
Salomanca takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Salomanca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Salomanca dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salomanca throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt moves out of range as Salomanca strikes.
Hunt thumps Salomanca with a low kick.
Salomanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salomanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Salomanca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Salomanca 's knee.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Salomanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salomanca misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Salomanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salomanca.
As Salomanca backs away, Hunt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salomanca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salomanca wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Salomanca tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Salomanca takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Salomanca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hunt counters with a low kick, right behind Salomanca 's knee.
Salomanca tries to get into range but Hunt steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Salomanca! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hunt scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hunt!