PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger D Roger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Roger's choice of entrance music: Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War (Instrumental). Sami Salama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salama
vs
D Roger

180 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

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 Helsinki, Sami Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger D Roger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roger misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Salama misses

and Roger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Roger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roger thows a big elbow that misses.
Salama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salama looking for a sweep. Not yet Salama, not yet.
Roger throwing strikes from guard but Salama blocks nicely.
Roger stops Salama from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roger trying to control the position from guard on top but Salama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roger preventing the sweep.
Salama is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salama moves out of range of the strikes.

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.
Roger shoots in looking for a takedown but Salama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salama tries to clinch but Roger is having none of it.
Roger D Roger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roger jabs at Salama's body.
Sami Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roger fails to land the takedown.
Roger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Salama counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger shoots and misses
and Salama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Roger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sami Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger D Roger.
Salama feints and then cracks Roger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roger down.
Salama fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Roger misses
and Salama counters with a nice leg kick.
Roger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roger walks into a stiff left hand from Salama.
Salama misses with a kick to the body.
Roger misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sami Salama will probably get the nod.
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.

Roger misses with a hook to the body
and Salama counters with a series of strikes. Roger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roger misses with a double jab
and Salama counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salama wants to clinch up but Roger keeps it at a distance.
Roger has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Roger misses
and Salama counters with a flying knee that drops Roger! Salama dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Salama!