PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 24375 p4p, 4970 weight class) and Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Halvorsen

182 cm
21
160
11 - 31 - 2

180 cm
19
163
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halvorsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adrian Halvorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Halvorsen counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Halvorsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Salvacion ducks right into an uppercut from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen with a nice cross.
Salvacion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Halvorsen. Beautiful body shot.
Halvorsen thumps Salvacion with a low kick.
Halvorsen scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salvacion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Halvorsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Salvacion is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halvorsen avoids it.
Halvorsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Halvorsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Halvorsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Halvorsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Salvacion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halvorsen.
Adrian Halvorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvacion takes one to the chin there.
Halvorsen connects with a looping right hand.
Halvorsen lunges at Salvacion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salvacion's hand.
Salvacion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halvorsen connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Halvorsen.
Halvorsen with a nice cross.
Salvacion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halvorsen.
Halvorsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Halvorsen catches Salvacion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Halvorsen pushes Salvacion away with a front kick.
Halvorsen lands a high kick!
Halvorsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvacion moves away.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot

and Salvacion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salvacion got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halvorsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salvacion has managed to get both his arms back between Halvorsen's legs - danger averted.

Halvorsen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Salvacion should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Halvorsen has tightened it up now! Salvacion should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adrian Halvorsen!