PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nicole Salvacion (ranked 23790 p4p, 6883 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fyodor Pending has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicole Salvacion's chin.

Salvacion
vs
Pending

175 cm
22
143
21 - 23 - 3

150 cm
66
130
60 - 120 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 - 23 - 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 60 - 120 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Pending!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, 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 throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pending was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvacion finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salvacion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Salvacion has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pending isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Salvacion stacks Pending on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Salvacion!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pending tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salvacion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending is still trying to improve position.
Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
Pending is trying to improve his position.
Pending looks winded!
Salvacion just content to control the position.
Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pending tries to improve position but can't.
Salvacion just content to control the position.

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

Salvacion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pending napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Salvacion.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pending for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pending takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Salvacion controlling the position from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion dominated that round.
That's time! Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion slows the pace down.
Pending can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pending is looking to regain half guard here but Salvacion keeps moving and retains side control.
Pending is breathing heavily.
Salvacion slows the pace down.
Salvacion landing a few strikes.
Nicole Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pending can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending seems a little lost for a moment, as Salvacion dominates the positioning.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pending seems a little lost for a moment, as Salvacion dominates the positioning.
Salvacion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is chipping away with strikes.
Salvacion taking a breather here.
Salvacion continues to hold on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nicole Salvacion dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Pending has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Salvacion escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Salvacion!
Salvacion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pending is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pending will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pending takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion continues to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salvacion grinds an elbow into Pending's temple.
Salvacion is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pending's shoulder. That is not cool.
Salvacion cracks Pending with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pending on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Salvacion content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Salvacion looks up at the clock and then as Pending takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Salvacion smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Salvacion controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion working the ground and pound from side control.
Pending is letting Salvacion control him for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicole 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25

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