PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Digi Talis (ranked 2404 p4p, 23116 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 266 p4p, 706 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salamanca's choice of entrance music: Mexican Rap. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Talis
vs
Salamanca

175 cm
29
155
17 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
157
9 - 3 - 0

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 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Digi Talis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamanca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Talis moves out of range.
Talis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Salamanca throws a right hand that misses
and Talis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Talis moves out of range of the strikes.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Salamanca misses
and Talis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Talis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talis thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
and Salamanca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talis throws an overhand right that lands on Salamanca's shoulder, as Salamanca tries to avoid the shot.
Talis misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Talis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Salamanca.
Talis drops his hands momentarily and Salamanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis slips under a jab from Salamanca.
Talis is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Salamanca.
Talis misses with an uppercut.
Salamanca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Talis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salamanca.
Talis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Talis misses with a looping right.
Salamanca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salamanca scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Talis throws a low kick but Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salamanca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca lands the left hand.
Talis throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Salamanca catches Talis right on the button with a cross.
Talis misses with a hook
and Salamanca counters with an outside leg kick.
Talis misses with a looping right.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Talis moves out of range of the strikes.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Talis ducks down to avoid it.
Talis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salamanca buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Talis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salamanca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Talis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talis tries to close the distance and clinch but Salamanca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salamanca cracks Talis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talis cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talis's head backwards.
Talis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talis misses with a wild body shot.
Talis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Salamanca. That one must have hurt.
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Talis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
Salamanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Talis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
I was talking to Talis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Salamanca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salamanca throws a head punch that misses.
Talis lands a body shot.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salamanca is trying to push Talis away but Talis has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Talis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talis prevents Salamanca from breaking the clinch.
Talis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Talis blocks an uppercut.
Talis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Talis lands a body punch.
Talis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salamanca misses with some punches.
Salamanca being controlled against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Salamanca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Salamanca. Beautiful body shot.
Talis delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca sizes up Talis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Talis throws a head kick but Salamanca moves out of range.
A nice side step and Salamanca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salamanca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Talis if he has to take too many more of those.
Salamanca swings away with a body shot that misses

and Talis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talis.
Talis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talis struggles to land a body shot inside as Salamanca controls his hands.
Talis misses with some punches.
Salamanca lands a nice uppercut.
Salamanca has a couple of punches blocked by Talis.
Talis blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Salamanca will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Talis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Salamanca is looking to slow Talis down with leg kicks.
Digi Talis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salamanca lands with an overhand left.
Salamanca throws a lazy body kick
and Talis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Talis ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Salamanca!
Talis looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Talis backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salamanca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talis looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Salamanca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talis.
Salamanca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talis ducks right into an uppercut from Salamanca.
Salamanca connects with a solid leg kick.
Talis thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talis looks to land a right hand but Salamanca moved out of range.
Talis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Salamanca tries a head kick but it misses.
Talis misses with a looping left.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Talis's hands.
Salamanca throws a series of punches but Talis avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a leg kick which misses Talis's front leg but catches the back leg as Talis tries to avoid it.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca scores with a spinning back kick!
Salamanca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talis.
Talis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Talis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salamanca misses with a double jab.
Talis throws a lazy uppercut
and Salamanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talis.
Talis misses with a hook. Salamanca ducked under it nicely.
Salamanca throws a head kick that Talis semi-blocks.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Talis moved out of range nicely.
Talis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salamanca looks to throw a body kick
and Talis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talis takes one to the side of the head.
Salamanca scores with a push kick.
Salamanca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Salamanca winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Marco Salamanca!

Marco Salamanca wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Marco Salamanca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.