PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicole Salvacion (ranked 23964 p4p, 24768 weight class) and Lovely Tierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovely Tierra acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Salvacion
vs
Tierra

175 cm
21
143
21 - 21 - 2

165 cm
19
143
6 - 8 - 1

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 21 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lovely Tierra!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson 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.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Tierra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tierra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tierra shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Salvacion moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTierra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Tierra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicole Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tierra is trying to break the clinch but Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tierra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Tierra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tierra as he avoids it easily.

Tierra drives through with a takedown into Salvacion's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Tierra stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Tierra gets caught flat footed, as Salvacion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierra looking for a sweep. Not yet Tierra, not yet.
Tierra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salvacion is controlling him.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierra wants to stand up but Salvacion is controlling him.

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

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Tierra sprawls well.
A nice side step and Tierra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Tierra, which made it look bad.
As Salvacion backs off Tierra throws a huge counter combo but Salvacion manages to avoid it all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tierra shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion thinks about countering with a head kick.

Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lovely Tierra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Salvacion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tierra throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Salvacion counters with a series of strikes. Tierra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salvacion looks for the body kick but Tierra saw that one coming.

Tierra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salvacion to the ground. Tierra is now in Salvacion's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
Tierra is looking to work some ground and pound but Salvacion has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tierra trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tierra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salvacion has Tierra pulled in close to control his posture.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tierra trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salvacion's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tierra gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tierra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Salvacion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lovely Tierra has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierra wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tierra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Tierra from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tierra.

Salvacion bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lovely Tierra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tierra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tierra is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tierra counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Tierra sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tierra thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tierra is trying to break the clinch but Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.
Tierra wants to get back to striking at distance but Salvacion won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion prevents Tierra from breaking the clinch.
Salvacion is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicole Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tierra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tierra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.

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

Tierra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salvacion tries to get out of the position.
Salvacion wants to control but Tierra is keeping busy.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Tierra advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Tierra is very close to passing his half guard.
Tierra seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tierra is trying to control the action in half guard but Salvacion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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.

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

Tierra manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.
Nicole Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovely Tierra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tierra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salvacion is proving hard to escape from.
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lovely Tierra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tierra 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lovely Tierra!