PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Salvacion (ranked 24236 p4p, 6933 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
21
143
12 - 24 - 0

175 cm
21
143
20 - 18 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

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 12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin 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.
Nicole Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nicole Salvacion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nicole Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly Salvacion.
As Kelly Salvacion backs off Nicole Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Kelly Salvacion manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly Salvacion tries to land a front kick but Nicole Salvacion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Nicole Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion wants to control but Nicole Salvacion is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicole Salvacion throwing shots but Kelly Salvacion is blocking nicely.
Nicole Salvacion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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.
It looks like Nicole Salvacion might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nicole Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly Salvacion is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly Salvacion misses with a body kick.
Kelly Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nicole Salvacion is fending him off so far but Kelly Salvacion persists. Nope, Nicole Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kelly Salvacion fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nicole Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kelly Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly Salvacion trying to control but Nicole Salvacion postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Nicole Salvacion seems content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelly Salvacion fails with the takedown.

Nicole Salvacion gets caught napping as Kelly Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown. Nicole Salvacion manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
Nicole Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nicole Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
Nicole Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nicole Salvacion striking off his back but it's not causing Kelly Salvacion any problems.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Kelly Salvacion into the cage.

Nicole Salvacion is trying to trip Kelly Salvacion. He has hold of a leg but Kelly Salvacion is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nicole Salvacion persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kelly Salvacion is looking to stand up but Nicole Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nicole Salvacion preventing the sweep.
Nicole Salvacion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nicole Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nicole Salvacion is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nicole Salvacion won't allow Kelly Salvacion to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
And Nicole Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Kelly Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Kelly Salvacion. No joy for Nicole Salvacion on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nicole Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Kelly Salvacion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kelly Salvacion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kelly Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion tries to avoid it but Kelly Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicole Salvacion to the ground. Nicole Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Nicole Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Kelly Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.

Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nicole Salvacion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nicole Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kelly Salvacion can't do much from the bottom 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.
A lull in the action here as Nicole Salvacion stalls from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nicole Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Kelly Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nicole Salvacion pinned against the cage. Nicole Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicole Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

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

Kelly Salvacion gets caught napping as Nicole Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown. Kelly Salvacion manages to retain guard.

Nicole Salvacion is sitting in close to Kelly Salvacion's body. Kelly Salvacion has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nicole Salvacion is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nicole Salvacion is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kelly Salvacion.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kelly Salvacion!