PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Salamador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dish
vs
Salamador

175 cm
23
163 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Salamador!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salamador pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salamador fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Salamador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Salamador.
Dish misses with a kick to the body.
Dish misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dish. Salamador shrugs it off though.
Salamador misses with a head kick.

Dish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salamador to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dish 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.
Dish keeping moving, preventing Salamador from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamador throws a big elbow that misses.
Dish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salamador stops Dish from standing up.
Salamador wants to control from the top but Dish keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dish throws a body punch but Salamador moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Salamador gets a takedown into half guard.
Dish wants to control but Salamador passes into side.
Dish manages to get back to half guard.
Salamador missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dish has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salamador is working away from the top position though.
Salamador throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dish to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish is trying to control the position but Salamador postures up.
Salamador trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salamador wants to pass the guard but Dish is keeping the position.
Dish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salamador is controlling him.
Salamador throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamador wants to control from the top but Dish keeps moving.
Dish wants to control the position but Salamador says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dish is looking to escape.
Salamador tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dish knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salamador looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dish with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Salamador 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.

Salamador slips a straight right by Dish.
Dish blocks a head kick by Salamador.
Dish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dish looks to throw the jab but Salamador is out of range.
Dish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salamador with a jab.
Dish swinging wildly here.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salamador throws a jab but it's blocked by Dish.
Salamador throws a head kick but Dish moves out of range.
Salamador cracks Dish with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dish throws a nice looking combination but Salamador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish throws a lazy head kick
and Dish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Salamador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dish misses with a double jab
and Salamador counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swe Dish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamador looks to land a right hand but Dish moved out of range.
Dish moves forwards but Salamador connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salamador looks to land a right hand but Dish moved out of range.
Salamador throws a right hand that misses
and Dish counters with a stiff right hand.
Salamador misses with a lunging right hand
and Dish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salamador was well out of range. Poor timing from Dish.
Dish tries to score with a low kick but Salamador moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salamador closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Salamador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dish was well out of range. Poor timing from Salamador.
Salamador ducks under a wild hook from Dish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Salamador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swe Dish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salamador throws a head kick but Dish moves out of range.
Salamador misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dish.
Salamador on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salamador looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salamador.
Salamador throws a head kick that misses.
Salamador scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Salamador misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamador throws a head kick that misses.
Dish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dish throws a head kick that misses.
Dish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salamador throws out the jab.
Salamador uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dish has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Dish.
Dish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish throws a head kick that misses.
Dish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dish tries to bum rush Salamador with a series of wild strikes but Salamador uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salamador is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Salamador throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salamador is in Dish's guard.
Dish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salamador's guard.
Salamador has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Salamador looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dish passes into side control.
Salamador is not content to let Dish control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Salamador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Dish misses the body punch

and Salamador counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dish's guard now.
Salamador wants to control from the top but Dish keeps moving.
Salamador passes into half guard.
Salamador looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salamador throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Salamador throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dish to regain full guard.
Dish trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dish looking for a sweep. Not yet Dish, not yet.
Salamador missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salamador throws a big elbow that misses.
Salamador loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dish pulls Salamador in close to his closed guard and prevents Salamador from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Swe Dish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Salamador moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dish throws a right and a left that Salamador avoids nicely.
Salamador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dish connects with a right hand. Salamador shakes it off.
Salamador throws a sloppy head kick and Dish moves out of range easily.
Dish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salamador circles away quickly and effectively.
Salamador misses with a right hand
and Dish counters with a series of strikes. Salamador will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salamador checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salamador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Salamador misses.
Dish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salamador.
Dish misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamador shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dish sprawls well. Dish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salamador gets slowly back to his feet.
Dish misses with a series of wild punches.
Dish ducks right into an uppercut from Salamador.
Salamador takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dish avoids the head kick by Salamador.
Dish throws a sloppy head kick and Salamador moves out of range easily.
Dish tries a head kick but it misses.

Salamador has Dish up against the cage in a clinch.

Salamador manages to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish stopping the sweep attempt from Salamador.
Dish tries to free his leg and advance position but Salamador is retaining full guard.

Salamador working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dish doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dish manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salamador keeping moving, preventing Dish from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Salamador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salamador 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Salamador!