PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Salvacion (ranked 6723 p4p, 23876 weight class) and Alicia Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
20
143
11 - 20 - 0

165 cm
20
143
14 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

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 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kelly Salvacion.
Alicia Salvacion with the counter takedown but Kelly Salvacion avoids it easily.
Kelly Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alicia Salvacion is fending him off so far but Kelly Salvacion persists. Nope, Alicia Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Alicia Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alicia Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alicia Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Salvacion fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alicia Salvacion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alicia Salvacion lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alicia Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion is fighting to break Kelly Salvacion's control of his arms but Kelly Salvacion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kelly Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.
Alicia Salvacion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly Salvacion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly Salvacion wants to get back to his feet but Alicia Salvacion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kelly Salvacion misses with a takedown
and Alicia Salvacion finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alicia Salvacion is defended easily by Kelly Salvacion.
Kelly Salvacion changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kelly Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Alicia Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alicia Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Alicia Salvacion counters with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alicia Salvacion dominated that round.
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.

Kelly Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Alicia Salvacion's guard.
Alicia Salvacion is controlling Kelly Salvacion's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Salvacion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion trying to control but Alicia Salvacion is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alicia Salvacion has his hands on Kelly Salvacion's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Alicia Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alicia Salvacion is continuing to stall.

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

That's two 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 shoots in for a takedown but Kelly Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alicia Salvacion avoids it.
Kelly Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Alicia Salvacion shows good takedown defense.

Alicia Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Kelly Salvacion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Alicia Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
The adventures of Alicia Salvacion the control monster continue. Boring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion looking to control.
Alicia Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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.
Kelly Salvacion keeping full guard, as Alicia Salvacion tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kelly Salvacion throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alicia Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kelly Salvacion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alicia Salvacion counters with a good low kick that Kelly Salvacion was not able to check.
Kelly Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Alicia Salvacion sprawls well.
Alicia Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

Alicia Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kelly Salvacion did well to prevent Alicia Salvacion getting side control.
Alicia Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kelly Salvacion makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Horrible takedown attempt by Kelly Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Alicia Salvacion, which made it look bad.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alicia Salvacion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alicia Salvacion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kelly Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
The referee asks Alicia Salvacion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Alicia Salvacion prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alicia Salvacion takes a little break here. Kelly Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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

Alicia Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion tries to kick Alicia Salvacion off but Alicia Salvacion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kelly Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alicia 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!
Alicia Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alicia 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

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