PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chelsea Salvacion (ranked 5509 p4p, 25285 weight class) and Scott Trip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Trip is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Salvacion
vs
Trip

175 cm
18
143
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
130
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chelsea Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Trip!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvacion feints and then cracks Trip's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trip down.

Salvacion tries to keep at a distance but Trip has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trip prevents a body shot from Salvacion.
Trip is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A bit of stalling here from Trip.
Trip tries for a takedown. No joy.

Salvacion successfully pulls guard.
Salvacion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trip not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control the position but Trip postures up.
Trip wanted to stand there but Salvacion had control of the position.
Trip trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion striking off his back but it's not causing Trip any problems.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion scores with a kick to the body.
Trip tries to clinch but Salvacion moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trip shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion tried to counter with a leg kick but Trip avoided it.
Trip tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chelsea Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Trip.
Trip tries to clinch but Salvacion moves out of range.

Trip shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salvacion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salvacion on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salvacion tries to get out of the position.
Salvacion has control of Trip's left arm, preventing Trip from doing any damage.
Trip throws an elbow that misses. Salvacion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trip's guard. Nice move by Salvacion!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stops Trip from standing up.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trip has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trip keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salvacion is standing up over Trip. Trip looks to escape but Salvacion dives into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chelsea Salvacion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trip shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Trip tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Trip looks to move away, Salvacion throws a big counter combo but Trip just gets out of the way.

Trip moves into the clinch.

Salvacion manages to pull guard.
Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trip can do to turn this around?
Trip engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trip stopping the sweep attempt from Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trip trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Salvacion manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Trip can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.

Salvacion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Trip, up you get!
Scott Trip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trip shoots and misses
and Salvacion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trip's knee momentarily.
Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chelsea Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Trip.
Salvacion throws a chopping leg kick but Trip manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Trip changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Trip is breathing heavily.
Trip throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Trip working away.
Salvacion misses with a strike from the bottom.

Trip goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Salvacion rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trip's guard! Nice work there by Salvacion!
Trip wants to stand but Salvacion is controlling the position.
Trip is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salvacion's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salvacion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Trip keeps moving.
Trip seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Trip keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion is fighting to break Trip's control of his arms but Trip is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Trip keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Trip is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chelsea Salvacion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Trip instigates a clinch.

Salvacion gets control of Trip's arms and successfully pulls guard. Salvacion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Salvacion controls Trip momentarily but Trip frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trip is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Trip is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
Salvacion is really struggling to control Trip but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trip.
Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Trip is looking to clinch.
Salvacion throws a quick counter head kick but Trip was just out of range.
Trip tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trip somewhat.
Salvacion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trip fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chelsea Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Trip.
Trip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trip wants to clinch up but Salvacion keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trip closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion tried to counter with a leg kick but Trip avoided it.
Salvacion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvacion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trip just manages to avoid it.
Salvacion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trip lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salvacion backs up against the cage.
Trip moves out of range of the body kick.
Trip shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Trip.
Salvacion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Trip throws a lazy head kick
and Salvacion counters with a good low kick that Trip was not able to check.
Salvacion throws a push kick but Trip slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trip! But no joy.
Chelsea Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trip fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trip gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salvacion counters with a low kick, right behind Trip 's knee.
Scott Trip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion connects with a solid leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chelsea Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salvacion, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

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