PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Salvacion (ranked 23659 p4p, 23205 weight class) and Jenna Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jenna Salvacion was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
22
143
7 - 31 - 3

175 cm
22
143
26 - 17 - 3

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 7 - 31 - 3, fighting out of New York, Alexis Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

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.

Alexis Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jenna Salvacion tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenna Salvacion stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Jenna Salvacion wants to control but Alexis Salvacion postures up.
Jenna Salvacion is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
What's Jenna Salvacion going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Jenna Salvacion is trying to control Alexis Salvacion's posture but Alexis Salvacion avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alexis Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jenna Salvacion circles away.
Jenna Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jenna Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Alexis Salvacion finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alexis Salvacion looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Jenna Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jenna Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenna Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Alexis Salvacion is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion is looking to control Jenna Salvacion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexis Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Jenna Salvacion missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexis Salvacion trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jenna Salvacion content just to control the position here.

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.
Alexis Salvacion is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jenna Salvacion dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alexis Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jenna Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexis Salvacion misses with a takedown
and Jenna Salvacion counters with a head kick.
Jenna Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexis Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jenna Salvacion but Jenna Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion fails with the takedown.

Jenna Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alexis Salvacion to the mat! Alexis Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Jenna Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexis Salvacion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jenna Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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

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.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in but Jenna Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jenna Salvacion feints a counter leg kick.
Alexis Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alexis Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenna Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexis Salvacion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jenna Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alexis Salvacion shoots in and drives through. Jenna Salvacion sprawls well.
Jenna Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Alexis Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenna Salvacion blocks it.
Alexis Salvacion looks for the body kick but Jenna Salvacion saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexis Salvacion leaves Jenna Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Alexis Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenna Salvacion blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexis Salvacion.
Jenna Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenna Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Alexis Salvacion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jenna Salvacion tries for a takedown but Alexis Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexis Salvacion enables Jenna Salvacion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexis Salvacion manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexis Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.
Jenna Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alexis Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Alexis Salvacion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Jenna Salvacion successfully pulls guard.
Jenna Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Alexis Salvacion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Alexis Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And Alexis Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Jenna Salvacion blocks it.

Jenna Salvacion feints and as Alexis Salvacion raises his hands in defense, Jenna Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Alexis Salvacion has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jenna Salvacion has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Jenna Salvacion pulls Alexis Salvacion into guard.
Alexis Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenna Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexis Salvacion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenna Salvacion is proving hard to escape from.
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 Alexis Salvacion.
Well Jenna 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

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