PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 23849 p4p, 24491 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
20
143
9 - 12 - 0

175 cm
20
143
12 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 9 - 12 - 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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

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 shoots in but no luck this time.
Sophie Salvacion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in but Nicole Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Sophie Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sophie Salvacion controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Sophie Salvacion decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nicole Salvacion to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nicole Salvacion's waist but Nicole Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sophie Salvacion off to one side.
Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Nicole Salvacion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nicole Salvacion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sophie Salvacion trying to hold on to Nicole Salvacion's head to control him but Nicole Salvacion postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sophie Salvacion controlling the position for now.
Nicole Salvacion is taking a breather. Sophie Salvacion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nicole Salvacion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nicole Salvacion bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Nicole Salvacion crashes against the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nicole Salvacion grinds an elbow into Sophie Salvacion's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicole Salvacion 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.

Sophie Salvacion has a takedown stuffed.
Nicole Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sophie Salvacion sprawls well. Sophie Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nicole Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Sophie Salvacion half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Sophie Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sophie Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sophie Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sophie Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion tries to avoid it but Sophie Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicole Salvacion to the ground. Nicole Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nicole Salvacion tries for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nicole Salvacion just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSophie Salvacion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sophie Salvacion dives in and grabs Nicole Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nicole Salvacion pushes down on Sophie Salvacion's head and hops out.

Nicole Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sophie Salvacion pushes Nicole Salvacion off looking to stand but Nicole Salvacion dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sophie Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.
Nicole Salvacion content to control rather than advance.

That's four 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sophie Salvacion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sophie Salvacion is defended easily by Nicole Salvacion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sophie Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nicole Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sophie Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicole Salvacion keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sophie Salvacion has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Nicole Salvacion works to full guard.
Nicole Salvacion pulls Sophie Salvacion in close to his closed guard and prevents Sophie Salvacion from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two 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 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Sophie Salvacion sprawls well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nicole Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sophie Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicole Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sophie Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sophie Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sophie Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nicole Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sophie Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicole Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Sophie Salvacion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nicole Salvacion is proving hard to escape from.
Sophie Salvacion being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sophie Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nicole Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

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