PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlos Salomanca (ranked 3735 p4p, 340 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 5237 p4p, 392 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salomanca
vs
Tua

195 cm
25
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Granite chin

Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Salomanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salomanca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salomanca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Salomanca was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salomanca wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua lands with a nice body punch.
Tua feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salomancas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salomanca moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salomanca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salomanca misses with a double jab.
Salomanca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salomanca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tua takes a swing at Salomanca's ribcage but misses.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salomanca.
Salomanca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Salomanca. Those never looked like landing.
Salomanca could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salomanca darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tua throws a series of punches but Salomanca avoids them all with ease.
Salomanca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tua gets a clinch.

Salomanca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salomanca misses with a body shot.
Tua is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salomanca.
Salomanca fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tua looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tua throws a hook but Salomanca avoids it easily.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salomanca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salomanca is breathing heavily.
Tua ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Tua rushes Salomanca and presses him up against the ropes.
Salomanca prevents a body shot from Tua.
Tua misses with a body punch.
Salomanca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salomancas head.
Tua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!

Tua breaks from the clinch.

Tua moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tua.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salomancas head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tua drives through and clinches with Salomanca against the ropes.
Tua lands a shoulder strike.
Tua lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salomanca's elbow.
Tua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Salomanca.
Tua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Tua presses Salomanca against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salomanca backwards.
A short body shot lands from Tua as the two fighters clinch.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua is leaning against Salomanca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua tries to clinch there but Salomanca circles away.
Salomanca drops his guard momentarily, allowing Tua to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Salomanca! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Tua takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). David Tua!