PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 6952 p4p, 24737 weight class) and Alicia Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
18
143
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
143
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sophie Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Sophie Salvacion closes the distance and clinches.
Sophie Salvacion stalling against the cage.
Alicia Salvacion tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sophie Salvacion smiles and moves away.
Alicia Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sophie Salvacion but Sophie Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicia Salvacion keeps the fight on the outside.
Alicia Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sophie Salvacion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion circles away.
Sophie Salvacion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicia Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a shot to the body
and Alicia Salvacion counters with a thumping low kick.
Alicia Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alicia Salvacion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Alicia Salvacion is having none of it.

Sophie Salvacion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alicia Salvacion to the ground. Sophie Salvacion is now in Alicia Salvacion's guard.
Alicia Salvacion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sophie Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alicia Salvacion controlling Sophie Salvacion's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion trying to control but Alicia Salvacion is working from the bottom.
Alicia Salvacion pulls Sophie Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.
Sophie Salvacion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alicia Salvacion's guard.

That's four 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.
Sophie Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Alicia Salvacion.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sophie Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alicia Salvacion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Alicia Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alicia Salvacion with a poor takedown
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sophie Salvacion dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sophie Salvacion has his takedown stuffed

and Alicia Salvacion holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sophie Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alicia Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Alicia Salvacion jumps guard but Sophie Salvacion stands there with Alicia Salvacion around his waist. Alicia Salvacion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion tries to work over Alicia Salvacion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicia Salvacion jumps guard but Sophie Salvacion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alicia Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Sophie Salvacion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicia Salvacion.

Sophie Salvacion decides to pull guard.
Sophie Salvacion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alicia Salvacion stops Sophie Salvacion from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alicia Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sophie Salvacion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alicia Salvacion content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alicia Salvacion tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sophie Salvacion defends well and Alicia Salvacion ends up having to push Sophie Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alicia Salvacion swats away the attempt to clinch by Sophie Salvacion.
Alicia Salvacion wants to counter with a clinch but Sophie Salvacion pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sophie Salvacion's waist but Sophie Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alicia Salvacion off to one side.
Sophie Salvacion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Sophie Salvacion moves into the clinch successfully.
Sophie Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alicia Salvacion's elbow.
Alicia Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sophie Salvacion's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alicia Salvacion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sophie Salvacion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alicia Salvacion tries to pull guard but Sophie Salvacion forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sophie Salvacion struggles to land a body shot inside as Alicia Salvacion controls his hands.

Alicia Salvacion drags the fight down to the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion is looking to stand up but Alicia Salvacion won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sophie Salvacion dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alicia Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Sophie Salvacion sprawls well. He's pushed Alicia Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alicia Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alicia Salvacion tries to counter with a clinch but Sophie Salvacion shakes him off and moves away.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch up.
Alicia Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a body shot.
Alicia Salvacion feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicia Salvacion has his takedown stuffed
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Alicia Salvacion. Alicia Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Sophie Salvacion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alicia Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicia Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Alicia Salvacion moves out of range.
Sophie Salvacion wants to clinch
and Alicia Salvacion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Sophie Salvacion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alicia Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alicia Salvacion is controlling him.
Alicia Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alicia Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.

Sophie Salvacion pushes Alicia Salvacion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Alicia Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sophie Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Alicia Salvacion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sophie Salvacion is trying to defend but Alicia Salvacion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to get back to is feet but Alicia Salvacion passes into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sophie Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sophie Salvacion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sophie Salvacion!