PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chips Salsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Koylio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koylio has chosen children of bodom - everytime i die as his entrance music. Lalli Koylio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Salsa
vs
Koylio

185 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chips Salsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lalli Koylio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salsa trying to control but Koylio is working from the bottom.
Koylio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salsa controls the pace.

Koylio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salsa is stalling in the full guard.
Salsa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salsa thows a big elbow that misses.

Koylio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Salsa wants to stand and escape but instead Koylio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Koylio decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salsa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koylio misses with a series of wild punches.

Salsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koylio is looking to improve his position.
Koylio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salsa controlling the action here.
Salsa tries to pass to full mount but Koylio defends it.

Salsa is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koylio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salsa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salsa with a flurry of punches that miss.

Salsa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Koylio, up you get!
Salsa is breathing heavily.
Salsa shoots for a takedown but Koylio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salsa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koylio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koylio shoots in for a double leg but Salsa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Salsa. No joy for Koylio on that attempt.
Koylio blocks a head kick by Salsa.
Salsa misses with a lunging right hand
and Koylio counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koylio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chips Salsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lalli Koylio.

Koylio gets caught flat footed, as Salsa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koylio trying to keep a closed guard but Salsa is proving a slippery customer.
Salsa stopping the sweep attempt from Koylio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koylio controls Salsa momentarily but Salsa frees himself.
Koylio wants to sweep but no luck.
Koylio trying to keep a closed guard but Salsa is proving a slippery customer.
Koylio wants to sweep here but Salsa controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koylio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koylio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koylio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Koylio working for a triangle but Salsa defends it easily.
Koylio striking from the bottom here.
Koylio wants to get back to his feet but Salsa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koylio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Salsa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Koylio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koylio keeping moving, preventing Salsa from controlling successfully.
Koylio wants to sweep here but Salsa controlling him for the moment.

Koylio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koylio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salsa has hold of Koylio's hands but Koylio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Koylio is looking to take a break and control but Salsa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koylio trying to pass the guard but Salsa defending well.
Koylio blocks the strikes from Salsa.

Koylio wants to work for an arm triangle but Salsa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koylio throws a strike but Salsa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Koylio advances to half guard.

Salsa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Koylio pulls his head out easily.
Koylio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Salsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salsa holds on and takes a little breather.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Koylio preventing the sweep.
Salsa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Koylio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koylio tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koylio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Koylio tries to improve his position but Salsa has taken his back! Salsa has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Koylio tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Salsa Pushes Koylio away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chips Salsa!