PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 23121 p4p, 22684 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 612 p4p, 618 weight class). Salamanca has chosen Mexican Rap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snow
vs
Salamanca

170 cm
37
160
16 - 7 - 4

176 cm
24
157
9 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 16 - 7 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salamanca.
Snow connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snow at a distance.
Snow is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Snow. Snow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Snow if he has to take too many more of those.
Salamanca throws a push kick but Snow slaps the foot to one side.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Salamanca.
The crowd cheers as Salamanca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snow doesn't seem phased though.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Snow checks it well.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Snow thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Snow checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salamanca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snow feints and then cracks Salamanca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salamanca down.
Salamanca has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Snow checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Snow moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Snow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Snow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salamanca dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snow. That did some damage!
A head kick by Snow misses
and Salamanca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Snow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salamanca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow blocks a head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a leg kick.
Salamanca missing with a left hand there. Snow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut
and Snow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow tries to bum rush Salamanca with a series of wild strikes but Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salamanca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salamanca. Snow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snow slips under a jab.
Snow throws a jab but it's blocked by Salamanca.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snow lands with a straight right. Salamanca didn't see that one coming.
Snow scores with a kick to the midsection.
Salamanca throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Snow misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a body kick.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Snow throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snow lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab lands there for Snow.
It looks like Snow has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Snow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Snow moves into range and clinches up with Salamanca.
A right hook to the body lands for Snow.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Snow lands an elbow that stopped Salamanca in his tracks for a moment.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow has Salamanca pressed against the ropes, preventing Salamanca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snow misses with a body punch.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Snow lands a right hand.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Salamanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Salamanca is trying to break free.
Salamanca wants to break free but Snow has control.
Salamanca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snow's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Snow as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Snow misses with an elbow over the top.
Snow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Salamanca misses with a punch to the body.
Snow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the temple.

Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a body kick that misses.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Snow thinks about countering with a body kick.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Salamanca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salamanca scores with the left hand. Snow knows he should have avoided that one.

Snow gets a clinch.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
Snow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salamanca's efforts to push away.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snow lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca is looking to break free of the clinch but Snow has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snow.
Salamanca wants to get back to striking at distance but Snow won't allow it.
Salamanca working hard to break the clinch.
Snow gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jon Snow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Salamanca takes an elbow to the temple.
Salamanca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salamanca can't break the clinch.
Snow lands a hook that snaps the head of Salamanca backwards.
Snow gets through Salamanca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snow pushes off an throws an elbow but Salamanca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Salamanca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Snow.
Snow lands an elbow inside that Salamanca shrugs off.
A short right from Snow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Salamanca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salamanca is trying to push Snow away but Snow has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Snow prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Salamanca blocks the elbow strike.
Salamanca wants to break free but Snow has control.
Snow throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Snow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Salamanca misses its intended target.
Marco Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snow lunges at Salamanca with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salamanca's hand.
Salamanca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salamanca feints a counter leg kick.
Salamanca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Snow momentarily.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Snow checks it.
Snow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salamanca can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Snow.
Snow lands a leg kick that knocks Salamanca off balance momentarily.
Salamanca lands a jab to the head.
Snow misses with the body kick
and Snow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow tries a low kick but Salamanca avoids it.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca connects with a high kick.
Salamanca scores with a jab. Snow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with the body kick
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow staying out of range there.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snow tries to clinch but Salamanca is having none of it.
Snow tries to clinch there but Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca misses with a double jab
letting Snow counter with a right hand.

Snow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snow tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snow working aggressively here.
Salamanca lands with a short shot to the head.
Salamanca lands with a right to the head.
Snow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Salamanca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salamanca slips a jab from Snow.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamanca was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Snow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Salamanca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Salamanca looks to move away, Snow throws a big counter combo but Salamanca just gets out of the way.
Snow lands with a straight right. Salamanca didn't see that one coming.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
No joy there for Salamanca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Snow gets a clinch.
Salamanca throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Salamanca fails to land.
Snow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salamanca is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.
Salamanca avoids a wild elbow strike from Snow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Snow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses.
Salamanca misses with a wild body shot.
Salamanca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salamanca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Jon Snow!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jon Snow!

Jon Snow wins by unanimous decision!