PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dantae Funete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cice Salace is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Funete
vs
Salace

179 cm
19
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dantae Funete!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Funete looking to score a takedown here. Salace is defending well but Funete drives through and ends up in Salace's guard.
Funete trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funete is stalling in the full guard.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.

Salace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Funete stacks Salace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Funete!
The referee asks Funete politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Funete prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Funete wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Salace gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funete wants to pass to mount but Salace is defending the position.
Funete throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Funete passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salace!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funete looking to control but Salace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Funete with the ground and pound from mount.
Salace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funete lands a heavy elbow.
Salace tries to hold on but Funete pushes him away.
Funete is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Salace taking shots to the head.
Salace can't escape the position.
Funete is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salace can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Salace taking shots to the head.

Salace is rocked!
Funete is landing with some decent strikes but Salace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salace is still in real trouble! Can Funete finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Salace seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Funete connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salace tries to hold on but Funete pushes him away.
Salace looks gassed!
Funete dominating with strikes here.
Funete landing punches.
Funete lands with some strikes.
Funete lands with some strikes.
Funete controlling his opponent.
Funete lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funete looking to control but Salace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Funete lands a big elbow.
Salace is squirming around, avoiding Funete's attempts to control the action.
Salace working to try and regain half guard.
Salace is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funete lands a big shot there that rocks Salace but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Funete scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dantae Funete dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Funete fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salace to the ground. Funete is now in Salace's guard.
Funete works over Salace with some ground and pound from guard.
Salace trying to keep a closed guard but Funete is proving a slippery customer.
Funete lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Funete trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Funete with a flurry of punches that miss.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funete with a flurry of punches that miss.
Funete trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funete looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funete is pushing down on Salace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salace is fighting to maintain full guard but Funete has managed to sneak the leg through.
Salace wants to control but Funete is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Funete is taking a breather. Salace says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Funete seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salace for as long as he can get away with.
Funete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salace won't allow Funete to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funete sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salace defending well though.

Salace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Funete pulls his head out easily.
Funete moves into full mount! Salace won't be happy about that!
Salace is breathing heavily.
Funete looking to control and managing it successfully.
Salace can't escape the position.
Funete lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funete lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Salace is in a horrible position here. Funete smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Funete looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Funete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salace can do to turn this around?
Salace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dantae Funete overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funete tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Funete with good strikes from the mount here!
Funete sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Funete scoring with strikes but Salace is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Funete controlling his opponent.
Salace in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funete lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Salace hang on?
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!
Funete fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funete dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dantae Funete dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Funete scores with a takedown into Salace's guard.
Funete looking to sit in guard and control but Salace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Salace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funete bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salace's guard.
Funete wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.
Funete postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.

Salace is looking for a triangle but Funete pushes his legs off easily.
Funete preventing the sweep.
Salace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funete scoring with some ground and pound.
Funete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Funete from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Funete throws a big right hand that misses.
Funete passes into half guard.
Funete controlling the action here.

Salace is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Funete is tapping! Great win for Salace!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cice Salace! Cice Salace retains his welterweight title!