PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alicia Salvacion (ranked 6714 p4p, 24719 weight class) and Dame Nitro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Nitro

165 cm
21
143
20 - 23 - 0

165 cm
19
143
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alicia Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dame Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

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 is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nitro's half guard.
Salvacion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nitro is trying to stand back up but Salvacion is controlling him
Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro pushes Salvacion off looking to stand but Salvacion dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nitro slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion throws a wild body kick that Nitro sees coming a mile off.

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.

Salvacion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nitro wants to stand back up but Salvacion manages to pass into side control.
Salvacion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nitro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Salvacion is controlling him well.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitro is trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Nitro trying to remain calm as Salvacion controls from the top position.
Nitro struggling a bit here.
Salvacion staying calm.
Nitro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alicia Salvacion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown attempt by Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Nitro, which made it look bad.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nitro.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion half committed to a counter leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salvacion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nitro is trying to stand up here but Salvacion is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nitro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salvacion.
Salvacion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Salvacion prevents Nitro from standing back up.
Nitro trying to control here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throws a body punch but Nitro moves out of range.

Nitro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nitro is controlling the pace.
Nitro is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is looking to control Nitro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dame Nitro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Salvacion drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nitro sprawls and moves away.
Salvacion tries to clinch up but Nitro circles away and keeps his distance.
Nitro goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nitro avoids it.
Nitro shoots in but no luck this time.
Alicia Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dame Nitro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salvacion stops Nitro from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro trying to control the position here.
Nitro wants to get back to his feet but Salvacion passes into half guard.
Salvacion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salvacion controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nitro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion thinks about countering with a body kick.

Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Nitro sneaks out the side door and pushes Salvacion away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nitro dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Nitro's head and hops out.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Nitro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alicia Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvacion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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