PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 23646 p4p, 6862 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
20
143
9 - 16 - 0

175 cm
20
143
14 - 17 - 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 - 16 - 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 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

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 scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nicole Salvacion slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Sophie Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nicole Salvacion taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nicole Salvacion stands up and beckons Sophie Salvacion to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Sophie Salvacion. Sophie Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Sophie Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion circles away.
Nicole Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Nicole Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion circles away.
Sophie Salvacion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion connects with a leg kick.

Sophie Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nicole Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sophie Salvacion decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nicole Salvacion to his feet.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sophie Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sophie Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion takes a swing at Sophie Salvacion's ribcage but misses.
And Sophie Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Nicole Salvacion blocks it.
Sophie Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicole Salvacion finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nicole Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

Sophie Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nicole Salvacion to the mat! Nicole Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Sophie Salvacion stays in close to Nicole Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion controlling the position.
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 fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
Nicole Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sophie Salvacion blocks it well.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicole Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sophie Salvacion defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sophie Salvacion kicks Nicole Salvacion off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.
Sophie Salvacion won't allow Nicole Salvacion to sweep him here.
Nicole Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nicole Salvacion is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion won't allow Nicole Salvacion to sweep him here.
Nicole Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nicole Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sophie Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicole Salvacion fails with the takedown
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nicole Salvacion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sophie Salvacion defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicole Salvacion blocks the body kick.
Sophie Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nicole Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sophie Salvacion somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nicole Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Nicole Salvacion into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sophie Salvacion dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nicole Salvacion shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sophie Salvacion is trying to defend but Nicole Salvacion finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sophie Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nicole Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion stops Sophie Salvacion from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nicole Salvacion is thwarting Sophie Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Nicole Salvacion is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The adventures of Nicole Salvacion the control monster continue. Boring.

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

That's two 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 gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicole Salvacion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nicole Salvacion won't allow Sophie Salvacion to sweep him here.
Nicole Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sophie Salvacion wants to stand but Nicole Salvacion is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion stays in close to Sophie Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Nicole Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nicole Salvacion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nicole Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nicole Salvacion.
It appears Sophie Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nicole Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicole Salvacion is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nicole Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicole Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!