PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 22807 p4p, 22426 weight class) and Marco Salamanca (ranked 626 p4p, 632 weight class). Caria's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Salamanca has chosen Superstar Cypress Hill as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Caria
vs
Salamanca

186 cm
39
167
44 - 20 - 3

176 cm
30
157
16 - 6 - 3

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 44 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caria.
Caria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caria throws out a leg kick but Salamanca moves out of range and Caria only half commits.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Salamanca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salamanca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caria misses with a hook
and Salamanca counters with a nice uppercut.
Salamanca misses with an uppercut.
Caria moves forwards but Salamanca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamanca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salamanca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice shot lands for Caria.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caria throws a hook to the side of Salamanca's head but Salamanca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salamanca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria moved away.
Caria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salamanca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Caria scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a jab to the body.
Caria motions for Salamanca to come forward. Caria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Salamanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salamanca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Salamanca lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca keeps the fight on the outside.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Caria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salamanca is able to avoid easily.
Salamanca needs to keep his hands up - Caria had a free shot at his head there.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caria.
Salamanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Salamanca is just out of range.
Salamanca flicks out a counter leg kick but Caria steps away.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Caria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria misses with an uppercut. Salamanca saw that one coming.
Caria backing away here, and Salamanca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Caria takes a swing at Salamanca's ribcage but misses.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Caria moves away from the strike by Salamanca.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
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!
Caria thuds a left hand into Salamanca's body.
Salamanca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Caria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca looks to land a left hand but Caria moved out of range nicely.
Salamanca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caria avoids the body shot from Salamanca.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caria. Salamanca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Caria.
Caria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salamanca connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Salamanca throws a jab when Caria was well out of range.
Salamanca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Salamanca throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Caria ducks under a wild hook from Salamanca.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Salamanca throws a low kick but Caria avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Salamanca counter with a right hand.
Salamanca moves away from the strike by Caria.
Salamanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caria scores with the left hand. Salamanca knows he should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salamanca.
Caria scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Salamanca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Salamanca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salamanca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca misses with a body kick.
Salamanca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's front leg with a kick but Salamanca checks it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Salamanca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Salamanca slips a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Salamanca.
Salamanca defending well as Caria loads up on a big left hand.
Caria throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salamanca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.

Caria has Salamanca up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Salamanca on the inside.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Caria misses with the head strike.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Caria as the two fighters clinch.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salamanca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salamanca tries to circle away but Caria has him pinned against the ropes.
Salamanca prevents a body shot from Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salamanca or not.
Salamanca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salamanca is defending well for now.
Salamanca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salamanca.
Salamanca swings wildly with an uppercut but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Salamanca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caria in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caria trying to land knees to the body.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salamanca working aggressively here.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salamanca blocks a body shot from Caria.
Salamanca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caria backwards.
Salamanca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria lands a nice uppercut.
Caria tries to work over Salamanca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Salamanca.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salamanca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salamanca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Salamanca manages to break the clinch.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Salamanca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Salamanca walks into a stiff left hand from Caria.
Salamanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Caria is just out of range.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caria.
A cross from Salamanca lands.
Salamanca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caria at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salamanca avoids the body shot from Caria.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Melankomas Caria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Caria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Salamanca breaks from the clinch.
Salamanca ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salamanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caria misses the body punch
and Salamanca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salamanca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Salamanca cracks Caria with a good jab.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - Salamanca circles away.
Salamanca thumps Caria with a low kick.
Salamanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caria manages to avoid it.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Salamanca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
Salamanca misses with a hook.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Caria.
Marco Salamanca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria clobbers Salamanca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salamanca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salamanca tried to score with a low kick but Caria checks it.
Caria throwing a counter right hand but Salamanca manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caria.
Salamanca lands a body shot.
Caria defending well as Salamanca loads up on a big left hand.
Salamanca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Salamanca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Caria blocks a leg kick.
Salamanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salamanca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salamanca.
Salamanca slips a straight right by Caria.
Salamanca takes one to the chin there.
Caria cracks Salamanca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamanca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caria.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca scores with a nice right hand.
Salamanca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caria's head.
Salamanca throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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.
Caria connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Salamanca misses the target.
Caria was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salamanca. Salamanca obviously looking to wear him down.
Salamanca ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salamanca blocks a leg kick.
Caria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and Salamanca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamanca connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salamanca tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salamanca misses with a looping left.
Caria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salamanca.

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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Salamanca!
A victorious Marco Salamanca thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.