PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicole Salvacion (ranked 24120 p4p, 23421 weight class) and Sophie Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
19
143
5 - 8 - 0

165 cm
19
143
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sophie Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

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.
Nicole Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sophie Salvacion darts in trying to clinch
and Nicole Salvacion counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sophie Salvacion doesn't manage to clinch there - Nicole Salvacion circles away.

Nicole Salvacion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sophie Salvacion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Sophie Salvacion has his feet on Nicole Salvacion's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Nicole Salvacion backs off Sophie Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Nicole Salvacion manages to avoid it all.
Sophie Salvacion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to clinch but Nicole Salvacion is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicole Salvacion. That's going to slow Sophie Salvacion down.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Nicole Salvacion is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Nicole Salvacion is having none of it.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch there but Nicole Salvacion circles away.
Nicole Salvacion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nicole Salvacion throws a leg kick
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a right hand to the body.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nicole Salvacion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sophie Salvacion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicole Salvacion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Sophie Salvacion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nicole Salvacion lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Sophie Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicole Salvacion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicole Salvacion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Sophie Salvacion moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Nicole Salvacion as the two fighters clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion can't break the clinch.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sophie Salvacion to keep the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sophie Salvacion checks a leg kick.
Nicole Salvacion misses with the body kick
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicole Salvacion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sophie Salvacion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nicole Salvacion throws a leg kick
and Sophie Salvacion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sophie Salvacion wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Nicole Salvacion moves out of range.
Nicole Salvacion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nicole Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicole Salvacion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sophie Salvacion is out of range and Nicole Salvacion settles back down.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to clinch.
Nicole Salvacion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nicole Salvacion is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicole Salvacion throws a leg kick but Sophie Salvacion sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sophie Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicole Salvacion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicole Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sophie Salvacion can do to turn this around?

Sophie Salvacion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Sophie Salvacion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a punch to the body.

Nicole Salvacion drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sophie Salvacion wants to get up but he can't break Nicole Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sophie Salvacion content to stall in guard here.
Nicole Salvacion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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.
Nicole Salvacion looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sophie Salvacion puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nicole Salvacion is looking to control Sophie Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nicole Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Sophie Salvacion wants to stand but Nicole Salvacion has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nicole Salvacion swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sophie Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sophie Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Sophie Salvacion blocks the leg kick.
Nicole Salvacion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sophie Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion wants to counter with a clinch but Nicole Salvacion pushes him away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch up
and Nicole Salvacion counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicole Salvacion. That's going to slow Sophie Salvacion down.
Sophie Salvacion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sophie Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sophie Salvacion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sophie Salvacion checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Sophie Salvacion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sophie Salvacion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nicole Salvacion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicole Salvacion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sophie Salvacion moves in looking to clinch but Nicole Salvacion pushes him off.
Nicole Salvacion swats away the attempt to clinch by Sophie Salvacion.
Nicole Salvacion tried to counter with a leg kick but Sophie Salvacion avoided it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicole Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Sophie Salvacion sprawls well. He's pushed Nicole Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nicole Salvacion is looking to score with low kicks.
Sophie Salvacion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nicole Salvacion with a body shot.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch but Nicole Salvacion is having none of it.
Sophie Salvacion tries to clinch up.
Nicole Salvacion tries to counter by clinching up but Sophie Salvacion breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nicole Salvacion misses with a leg kick
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a straight right hand.

Sophie Salvacion moves into the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicole Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nicole Salvacion has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

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