PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicole Salvacion (ranked 24082 p4p, 24890 weight class) and Lovely Tierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Tierra

175 cm
21
143
20 - 19 - 1

165 cm
19
143
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 20 - 19 - 1, 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lovely Tierra!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

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.

Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tierra tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tierra can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra is looking to escape.
Salvacion not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tierra defending well though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion controlling the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tierra avoids it really well and circles away.
Tierra counters with a body kick.

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.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tierra pinned against the cage. Tierra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tierra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tierra avoids it.
Salvacion leaves Tierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It appears Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tierra thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicole Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Tierra. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
Tierra counters with a body kick.
Tierra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salvacion has a takedown stuffed.

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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Salvacion.
Tierra is trying to buck Salvacion off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tierra wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
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 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.

Tierra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
And Tierra responds with a good body kick, but Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.
Tierra wants to clinch.
Salvacion appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra shoots in but Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tierra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tierra showed some decent athleticism there.
Tierra wants to stand up but Salvacion has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tierra is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tierra wants to stand up but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Salvacion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tierra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tierra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salvacion defending well though.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tierra is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Tierra circles away and we're back to standing.
Tierra is trying to counter with his kicks.

Tierra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tierra showed some decent athleticism there.
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.
Salvacion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tierra is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Salvacion is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tierra is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is not content to let Tierra control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lovely Tierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tierra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Tierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Tierra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tierra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tierra shoots and misses
and Salvacion counters with a solid body kick.
Nicole Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lovely Tierra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Tierra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tierra.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tierra avoids it.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tierra defends it nicely.
Tierra counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tierra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Salvacion has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierra can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tierra is trying to get back to half guard.
Tierra is being controlled here.
Tierra wants to control but Salvacion postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Tierra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tierra counters with a body kick.
Tierra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tierra darts in looking for a takedown but Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Tierra into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Salvacion misses its target.

Tierra gets the takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to control Tierra's posture but Tierra avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nicole Salvacion.
I think 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 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!