PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicole Salvacion (ranked 23830 p4p, 24570 weight class) and Dame Nitro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Salvacion
vs
Nitro

175 cm
21
143
21 - 22 - 3

165 cm
19
143
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

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 21 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dame Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

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 darts in looking for a takedown but Nitro gets double underhooks and turns Salvacion into the cage.

Nitro breaks from the clinch.
Nitro slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Nitro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salvacion was covering up waiting for the punch and Nitro finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro content to stall in guard here.
Nitro tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
Nitro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nitro works over Salvacion with some ground and pound from guard.

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.
Salvacion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nitro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Salvacion has control of Nitro's left arm, preventing Nitro from doing any damage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nitro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvacion's half guard.
Nitro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Salvacion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Nitro from advancing position.
Salvacion trying to control but Nitro postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Nitro advancing to mount.
Nitro seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salvacion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nitro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salvacion.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dame Nitro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvacion preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nitro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nitro is adopting a defensive guard.
Nitro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nitro for as long as he can get away with.
Nitro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Salvacion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nitro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two 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.
Nitro tries to stand but can't do so whilst Salvacion controls his leg.
Nitro is taking a breather. Salvacion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salvacion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nitro avoids it.

Nitro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nitro stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nitro gets to his feet. Salvacion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Salvacion has a takedown stuffed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Nitro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dame Nitro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Salvacion gets caught flat footed, as Nitro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nitro wants to get up but he can't break Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nitro trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitro forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Nitro's head to control him but Nitro postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nitro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.

Salvacion throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nitro was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvacion finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nitro pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitro tries to kick Salvacion off but Salvacion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nitro shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nitro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Nitro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nitro fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nicole Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dame Nitro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nicole Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dame Nitro.
Nitro shoots for a double leg takedown but Salvacion sprawls well. He's pushed Nitro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Salvacion was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nitro.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nitro fails with the takedown.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicole Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nitro 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dame Nitro!