PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard John Salvacion (ranked 24614 p4p, 24784 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard John Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

225 cm
19
300
1 - 7 - 1

225 cm
19
300
4 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rico Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Richard John Salvacion, which made it look bad.
And Richard John Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Rico Salvacion blocks it.
Rico Salvacion dives in and grabs Richard John Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richard John Salvacion pushes down on Rico Salvacion's head and hops out.

Rico Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Richard John Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Richard John Salvacion is looking to control Rico Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richard John Salvacion avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard John Salvacion tries to kick Rico Salvacion off but Rico Salvacion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico Salvacion trying to control the pace.
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.
Richard John Salvacion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Rico Salvacion prevents Richard John Salvacion from improving his position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rico Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richard John Salvacion is fending him off so far but Rico Salvacion persists. Nope, Richard John Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard John Salvacion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richard John Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.

Rico Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Richard John Salvacion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Richard John Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
Rico Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Rico Salvacion.
Richard John Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Rico Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.

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

Rico Salvacion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Salvacion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard John Salvacion's cut.
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.

Rico Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Rico Salvacion looks to move away, Richard John Salvacion throws a big counter combo but Rico Salvacion just gets out of the way.

Rico Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard John Salvacion is controlling Rico Salvacion's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rico Salvacion trying to control from half guard but Richard John Salvacion is working away.
Richard John Salvacion keeping control of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

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

Richard John Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rico Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Rico Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rico Salvacion looking to control.
Richard John Salvacion preventing the sweep.
Rico Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richard John Salvacion controls the pace.

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.
Richard John Salvacion preventing the sweep.
Richard John Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

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

Richard John Salvacion explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rico Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Richard John Salvacion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Richard John Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Richard John Salvacion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rico Salvacion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rico Salvacion tries to roll over but Richard John Salvacion keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard John Salvacion keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Richard John Salvacion there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico Salvacion trying to hold on to Richard John Salvacion's head to control him but Richard John Salvacion postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rico Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Richard John Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rico Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Rico Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Richard John Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Rico Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richard John Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Richard John Salvacion
and Rico Salvacion counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Rico Salvacion. No joy for Richard John Salvacion on that attempt.
Rico Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Rico Salvacion fails with the takedown.
Richard John Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rico Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Richard John Salvacion is trying to control but Rico Salvacion manages to pass to mount!
Richard John Salvacion wants to hold on but Rico Salvacion pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico Salvacion controlling the position easily from mount.
Richard John Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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 Richard John Salvacion.
I think Rico 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rico Salvacion!