PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 6964 p4p, 23985 weight class) and Alicia Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alicia Salvacion enters the cage!

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
21
143
10 - 21 - 2

165 cm
21
143
18 - 20 - 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 10 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sophie Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

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 scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alicia Salvacion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sophie Salvacion stands up out of the half guard.
Sophie Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alicia Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sophie Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Sophie Salvacion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alicia Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Sophie Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alicia Salvacion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sophie Salvacion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sophie Salvacion working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alicia Salvacion can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion wants to control but Alicia Salvacion is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Alicia Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sophie Salvacion tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Sophie Salvacion stands 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 fails with the takedown.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicia Salvacion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sophie Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Alicia Salvacion, which made it look bad.
Alicia Salvacion throws a fast counter high kick but Sophie Salvacion manages to duck under it in time.
Alicia Salvacion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sophie Salvacion was well out of range. Poor timing from Alicia Salvacion.
It appears Sophie Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.

Alicia Salvacion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion controls the position.
Sophie Salvacion wants to control but Alicia Salvacion postures up.
Sophie Salvacion is letting Alicia Salvacion control him for a moment.
Alicia Salvacion throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alicia Salvacion controls the position from side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Sophie Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Alicia Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sophie Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Sophie Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.

Sophie Salvacion pushes Alicia Salvacion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sophie 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.

Alicia Salvacion tries for a takedown but Sophie Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sophie Salvacion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Alicia Salvacion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sophie Salvacion to the ground. Alicia Salvacion is now in Sophie Salvacion's guard.
Sophie Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alicia Salvacion controls the pace.
Alicia Salvacion won't allow Sophie Salvacion to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicia Salvacion slips nicely into half guard.
Sophie Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alicia 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 one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is controlling Alicia Salvacion's trapped leg to prevent Alicia Salvacion from advancing to side control.
Alicia Salvacion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alicia Salvacion stops Sophie Salvacion from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in but Alicia Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alicia Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sophie Salvacion blocks it well.

That's two 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.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to land body kicks.
Alicia Salvacion shoots and misses
and Sophie Salvacion counters with a head kick.
Sophie Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicia Salvacion.

Alicia Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sophie Salvacion to the mat! Sophie Salvacion manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion stays in close to Sophie Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Sophie Salvacion trying to keep a closed guard but Alicia Salvacion is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alicia 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! This is the final round!

Alicia Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to counter with a body kick.
Alicia Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sophie Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alicia Salvacion somewhat.
Sophie Salvacion throws a quick counter head kick but Alicia Salvacion was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alicia Salvacion stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sophie Salvacion shoots in and bounces Alicia Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alicia Salvacion has control of Sophie Salvacion's left arm, preventing Sophie Salvacion from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Alicia Salvacion is working an open guard so Sophie Salvacion takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt 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 shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sophie Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Alicia Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.
Alicia Salvacion is refusing to be controlled, as Sophie Salvacion sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion prevents Alicia Salvacion from standing back up.
Sophie Salvacion thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alicia Salvacion's head.
Alicia Salvacion trying to control but Sophie Salvacion postures up.
Alicia Salvacion keeping control of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sophie Salvacion trying to control the pace.

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

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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sophie Salvacion.
Alicia Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sophie Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alicia Salvacion swivels and escapes.
Alicia Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sophie Salvacion blocks it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sophie Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Alicia Salvacion's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sophie Salvacion wants to control from the top but Alicia Salvacion keeps moving.

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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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