PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between My Fighter (ranked 23812 p4p, 23671 weight class) and Bruno Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). My Fighter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fighter
vs
Salvacion

225 cm
19
300
2 - 13 - 1

225 cm
18
300
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, My Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

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 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fighter is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Fighter is letting Salvacion control him for a moment.
Fighter 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Salvacion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Salvacion prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salvacion wants to control but Fighter is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter struggling a bit here.

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

Salvacion feints and as Fighter raises his hands in defense, Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Salvacion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
Salvacion stops Fighter from standing up.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Fighter wants to stand up but Salvacion is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fighter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a nice kick to the body.

Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fighter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fighter wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fighter wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion controlling the position from side mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Salvacion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Fighter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Fighter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for My Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is controlling Salvacion's trapped leg to prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stops Fighter from getting back to his feet.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
Fighter tries to kick Salvacion off but Salvacion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fighter or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
Fighter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvacion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into Fighter's guard.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Fighter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Bruno Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

That's two 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.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.

Salvacion scores with a takedown into Fighter's guard.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Salvacion manages to pass to side control.
Salvacion is looking to stall here but Fighter recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fighter holds on and takes a little breather.
Fighter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salvacion is controlling him.
Fighter being controlled here, momentarily.

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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruno Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvacion is fighting to break Fighter's control of his arms but Fighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion blocks the body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salvacion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

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