PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Vegeta Saiyan Prince (ranked 19027 p4p, 21811 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 598 p4p, 575 weight class). Salamanca comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superstar Cypress Hill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saiyan Prince
vs
Salamanca

176 cm
36
145
12 - 6 - 0

176 cm
27
157
13 - 4 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegeta Saiyan Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saiyan Prince looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
Salamanca blocks a head kick by Saiyan Prince.
Marco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca lands with a nice body punch.
Saiyan Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saiyan Prince has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Salamanca jabs at Saiyan Prince's body.
Salamanca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Saiyan Prince misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Saiyan Prince avoids it.
Salamanca connects with a single shot there.
Saiyan Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saiyan Prince.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince drops his hands momentarily and Salamanca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A clash of legs there as Salamanca blocks the low kick.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a left hand but Salamanca moved out of range nicely.
Saiyan Prince throws a low kick but Salamanca moves out of range easily.
Salamanca thinks about the counter body kick.
Saiyan Prince with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salamanca to score with a decent uppercut.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab when Salamanca was well out of range.
Salamanca lands a nice shot that snaps Saiyan Prince's head back.
Saiyan Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws an off balance right hand
and Saiyan Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saiyan Prince throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Salamanca misses.
Saiyan Prince gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salamanca counters with a stiff right hand.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saiyan Prince lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salamanca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salamanca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saiyan Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saiyan Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salamanca throws a low kick, looking for Saiyan Prince's leg but Saiyan Prince calmly moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Salamanca feints and then cracks Saiyan Prince's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saiyan Prince down.
Salamanca scores with a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince scores with a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saiyan Prince drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a hook.
Saiyan Prince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salamanca is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saiyan Prince had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Salamanca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saiyan Prince.
A thudding body kick lands there by Salamanca!
A bone on bone clash there as Salamanca blocks the leg kick.
Saiyan Prince takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca misses with a two punch combination.
Salamanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Saiyan Prince checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
Salamanca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Salamanca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saiyan Prince throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saiyan Prince tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca moves out of range of the leg kick from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saiyan Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Salamanca counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Salamanca is predictable there
and Saiyan Prince counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince walks into a stiff left hand from Salamanca.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saiyan Prince.
Salamanca throws a nice outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saiyan Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Salamanca with a nice calf kick.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saiyan Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince looks to throw the jab but Salamanca is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a shot from downtown. Salamanca moves away and avoids it.
Salamanca feints a counter leg kick.
Saiyan Prince tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Salamanca misses.
Salamanca pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saiyan Prince is out of range and Salamanca settles back down.
And Saiyan Prince counters with a quick kick to the body but Salamanca blocks it.
Saiyan Prince looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salamanca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saiyan Prince throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince tries to bum rush Salamanca with a series of wild strikes but Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salamanca, as that shot connected.
Salamanca lands a lovely overhand right.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Salamanca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salamanca lands a head shot.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Saiyan Prince is looking to counter punch.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saiyan Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saiyan Prince scores with a body shot.
Saiyan Prince misses with a leg kick
and Salamanca counters with a body kick.
Nice shot by Saiyan Prince.
A nice leg kick from Saiyan Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Saiyan Prince.
Salamanca pushes Saiyan Prince away with a front kick.
Saiyan Prince avoids the head kick by Salamanca.
A big right from Saiyan Prince misses.
Saiyan Prince looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saiyan Prince throws a front kick aimed at Salamanca's knee but Salamanca avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Salamanca lands a head shot.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
Salamanca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Saiyan Prince misses its intended target.
Salamanca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot.
Salamanca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saiyan Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salamanca.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick.
Saiyan Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamanca throws out the jab.
A jab from Salamanca does it's job there.
Saiyan Prince lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick from Saiyan Prince misses.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saiyan Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saiyan Prince throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salamanca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Saiyan Prince misses the shot to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Salamanca thows a leg kick but Saiyan Prince checks it
and Saiyan Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salamanca throws out a leg kick but Saiyan Prince moves out of range and Salamanca only half commits.
Saiyan Prince showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab. Salamanca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salamanca is looking to land body kicks.
Salamanca misses with a straight left.
Salamanca tries to work over Saiyan Prince's front leg with a kick but Saiyan Prince checks it.
Saiyan Prince jabs Salamanca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salamanca is looking to slow Saiyan Prince down with leg kicks.
Saiyan Prince needs to keep his hands up - Salamanca had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saiyan Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Salamanca coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Salamanca replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saiyan Prince blocks it well.
Saiyan Prince with the inside leg kick.
Saiyan Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Saiyan Prince counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Saiyan Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Saiyan Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salamanca wants to slow Saiyan Prince down by chopping away at his legs.
Saiyan Prince misses with a straight left.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Saiyan Prince moved away.
Salamanca checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saiyan Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salamanca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salamanca tries to score with a low kick but Saiyan Prince moves his leg out of the way.
Saiyan Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salamanca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saiyan Prince connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salamanca scrambles back to his feet.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca misses with a low kick.
Salamanca checks a low kick from Saiyan Prince.
Good leg kick by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince lands a nice hook to Salamanca's body. Salamanca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salamanca wants to slow Saiyan Prince down by chopping away at his legs.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Saiyan Prince is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca staying out of range there.
Salamanca jabs at Saiyan Prince's body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Salamanca!
Saiyan Prince throws a chopping leg kick but Salamanca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Salamanca lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saiyan Prince takes one to the chin there.
Salamanca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saiyan Prince's hands.
Salamanca lands a really nice looking cross but Saiyan Prince seems unphased.
Salamanca lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saiyan Prince throws the left hand but Salamanca avoids the punch easily.
Salamanca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saiyan Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salamanca.
Salamanca misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca tries to land a front kick but Saiyan Prince steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saiyan Prince is looking for a counter combo.
Saiyan Prince misses with a straight left.
Salamanca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a leg kick
and Salamanca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Salamanca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saiyan Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Saiyan Prince punishes Salamanca's body with a nice straight punch.
Salamanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saiyan Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Saiyan Prince lands an impressive looking overhand right. Salamanca doesn't seem phased though.
Salamanca attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca scores with a decent looking hook.
Salamanca slips under a jab.
Saiyan Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salamanca.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saiyan Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salamanca moves away.
Salamanca scores with a nice head shot.
Saiyan Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salamanca. Salamanca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saiyan Prince at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince's corner calls for a 1-2. Saiyan Prince obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salamanca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saiyan Prince takes a step back to recover.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Salamanca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saiyan Prince is out of range.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saiyan Prince throws a poor cross that misses
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca lands an overhand right.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Salamanca finds it's target.
Salamanca thuds a left hand into Saiyan Prince's body.
Saiyan Prince takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Salamanca blocks a jab.
Salamanca is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saiyan Prince takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salamanca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saiyan Prince's sensitive parts.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saiyan Prince misses with a straight right.
Salamanca misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Saiyan Prince misses the target.
Saiyan Prince will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saiyan Prince takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salamanca throws a lazy right hand but Saiyan Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince throws a lazy right hand but Salamanca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salamanca moves out of range of the body kick from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that misses.
Saiyan Prince blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca checks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a body kick that misses
letting Saiyan Prince counter with a right hand.
A jab from Saiyan Prince misses.
Salamanca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salamanca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saiyan Prince pushes Salamanca away with a front kick.
Saiyan Prince thows a leg kick but Salamanca checks it
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saiyan Prince.
Salamanca stuns Saiyan Prince with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salamanca throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salamanca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saiyan Prince throws a looping overhand right but Salamanca ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a head kick but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saiyan Prince takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Saiyan Prince takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saiyan Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a solid leg kick but Saiyan Prince takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salamanca.
A counter left hand to the body from Saiyan Prince misses its target.
Saiyan Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a jab from Saiyan Prince.
A countering left hand to the body from Salamanca misses.
A low kick from Saiyan Prince misses
and Salamanca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salamanca ducks right into an uppercut from Saiyan Prince.
Salamanca throws a body shot but no joy.
Saiyan Prince jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Saiyan Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince throws a front kick that sends Salamanca stumbling back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca throws a body punch but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
And Saiyan Prince counters with a quick kick to the body but Salamanca blocks it.
Saiyan Prince is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Saiyan Prince avoids it.
Saiyan Prince looks to land a body kick but Salamanca moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salamanca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saiyan Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but Salamanca checks it.
Saiyan Prince takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salamanca scoring well with a low kick there.
Saiyan Prince moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca throws the left hand but Saiyan Prince avoids the punch easily.
It appears Saiyan Prince was looking to counter with a kick there.
Saiyan Prince has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salamanca.
Saiyan Prince checks a low kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca throws a hook but Saiyan Prince blocks it.
Saiyan Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saiyan Prince attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salamanca throws a sloppy head kick and Saiyan Prince moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salamanca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamanca.
It seemed like Salamanca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Salamanca uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salamanca works Saiyan Prince's body with a nice hook.
Salamanca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saiyan Prince's head backwards.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saiyan Prince scores with a leg kick.
Saiyan Prince scores with a punch to the head.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Saiyan Prince moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Salamanca tenderised Saiyan Prince's leg. Saiyan Prince is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salamanca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salamanca throws an off balance right hand
and Saiyan Prince counters with a left to the body.
Salamanca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salamanca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saiyan Prince has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saiyan Prince and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Salamanca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salamanca has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
Our winner, Marco Salamanca, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.