PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alison Salvacion (ranked 6423 p4p, 5317 weight class) and Chelsea Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alison Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
18
143
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
143
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alison Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chelsea Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.

Alison Salvacion has taken the fight to the clinch.

Chelsea Salvacion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alison Salvacion uses from the top position.
Chelsea Salvacion pulls Alison Salvacion in close to his closed guard and prevents Alison Salvacion from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion trying to control the position here.
Alison Salvacion wants to get up but he can't break Chelsea Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chelsea Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alison Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chelsea Salvacion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chelsea Salvacion only half commits to the counter leg kick.

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.
Chelsea Salvacion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alison Salvacion. That did some damage!
Alison Salvacion misses with a looping left.
Chelsea Salvacion throws a leg kick
and Alison Salvacion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alison Salvacion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chelsea Salvacion.
A leg kick checked by Alison Salvacion.
Chelsea Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chelsea Salvacion looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alison Salvacion clinches up against the cage.

Chelsea Salvacion pulls guard.
Chelsea Salvacion looking for a sweep. Not yet Chelsea Salvacion, not yet.
Chelsea Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Alison Salvacion from standing up.
Alison Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alison Salvacion tries to stand but Chelsea Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

A close round but Chelsea Salvacion will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alison Salvacion closes the distance and clinches.

Chelsea Salvacion gets control of Alison Salvacion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chelsea Salvacion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alison Salvacion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chelsea Salvacion can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alison Salvacion is fighting to break Chelsea Salvacion's control of his arms but Chelsea Salvacion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alison Salvacion trying to control but Chelsea Salvacion is working from the bottom.

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

Alison Salvacion gets to his feet. Chelsea Salvacion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch
and Alison Salvacion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alison Salvacion moves in looking to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion pushes him off.
Chelsea Salvacion feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alison Salvacion moves out of range of the leg kick from Chelsea Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion is having none of it.
Alison Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chelsea Salvacion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alison Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion is looking to counter the offense by Chelsea Salvacion and move into the clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to work over Alison Salvacion's front leg with a kick but Alison Salvacion checks it.
Alison Salvacion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alison Salvacion misses with a takedown
and Chelsea Salvacion counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch there but Chelsea Salvacion circles away.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to land a leg kick but Alison Salvacion saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Alison Salvacion misses its target.
A nice leg kick from Chelsea Salvacion, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chelsea Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chelsea Salvacion flicks out a counter leg kick but Alison Salvacion steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chelsea Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Alison Salvacion tries to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion moves away
and Chelsea Salvacion counters with a good low kick that Alison Salvacion was not able to check.
Alison Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chelsea Salvacion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chelsea Salvacion appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chelsea Salvacion throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Chelsea Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelsea Salvacion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alison Salvacion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Alison Salvacion moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chelsea Salvacion looking for a takedown.
Alison Salvacion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chelsea Salvacion's elbow.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to circle away but Alison Salvacion has him pinned against the cage.

Chelsea Salvacion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chelsea Salvacion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion stays in close to Chelsea Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Chelsea Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Alison Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Chelsea Salvacion controlling the position.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Chelsea Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alison Salvacion being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch up but Chelsea Salvacion circles away and keeps his distance.

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.
Alison Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion throws a chopping leg kick but Alison Salvacion manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alison Salvacion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Alison Salvacion blocks the leg kick.
Alison Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chelsea Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alison Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chelsea Salvacion paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chelsea Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chelsea Salvacion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

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