PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Salvacion (ranked 7090 p4p, 24412 weight class) and Jenna Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenna Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
18
143
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
143
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexis Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

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.
Jenna Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexis Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenna Salvacion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Jenna Salvacion gets tackled into the cage by Alexis Salvacion. Alexis Salvacion maintains the clinch.
Alexis Salvacion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Jenna Salvacion decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexis Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenna Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alexis Salvacion stands up from Jenna Salvacion's guard - Alexis Salvacion perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion moves in looking to clinch but Jenna Salvacion pushes him off.

Jenna Salvacion closes the distance and pushes Alexis Salvacion back into the cage.
Alexis Salvacion tries a body shot but Jenna Salvacion blocks it.
Jenna Salvacion blocks a body shot from Alexis Salvacion.
Jenna Salvacion jumps guard but Alexis Salvacion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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.
Jenna Salvacion tries to pull guard but Alexis Salvacion won't allow it.
Jenna Salvacion jumps guard but Alexis Salvacion stands there with Jenna Salvacion around his waist. Jenna Salvacion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alexis Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jenna Salvacion.

Alexis Salvacion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexis Salvacion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jenna Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Alexis Salvacion is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jenna Salvacion presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexis Salvacion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jenna Salvacion misses with a hook to the ribs.

Jenna Salvacion gets control of Alexis Salvacion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jenna Salvacion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexis Salvacion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenna Salvacion is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jenna Salvacion is pulling down on Alexis Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Alexis Salvacion, at least for the moment.
Jenna Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.
Alexis Salvacion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenna Salvacion is controlling Alexis Salvacion's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Salvacion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alexis Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexis Salvacion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenna Salvacion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenna Salvacion is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jenna Salvacion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Alexis Salvacion as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch there but Jenna Salvacion circles away.
Jenna Salvacion tries to work over Alexis Salvacion's front leg with a kick but Alexis Salvacion checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Alexis Salvacion misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexis Salvacion swivels and escapes.
It looked like Alexis Salvacion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch but Jenna Salvacion moves out of range.
Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.
Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch up but Jenna Salvacion circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenna Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenna Salvacion throws out a leg kick but Alexis Salvacion moves out of range and Jenna Salvacion only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jenna Salvacion throws a leg kick which misses Alexis Salvacion's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexis Salvacion tries to avoid it.
Jenna Salvacion wants to slow Alexis Salvacion down by chopping away at his legs.
Alexis Salvacion seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Jenna Salvacion.

Alexis Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jenna Salvacion managing to control the position.
Jenna Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Alexis Salvacion from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion trying to control the position here.
Jenna Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Alexis Salvacion from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Alexis Salvacion stands up and waves to Jenna Salvacion to follow him.
Jenna Salvacion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenna Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.
Jenna Salvacion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenna Salvacion goes for a double leg but Alexis Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alexis Salvacion continues to drive forward.

Jenna Salvacion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenna Salvacion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alexis Salvacion wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexis Salvacion is doing well to control the position and prevent Jenna Salvacion from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexis Salvacion is trying to stand.

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.
Jenna Salvacion prevents Alexis Salvacion from improving his position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexis Salvacion tries to clinch up but Jenna Salvacion circles away and keeps his distance.
Jenna Salvacion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexis Salvacion is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion tried to score with a low kick but Alexis Salvacion checks it.
Alexis Salvacion seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexis Salvacion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jenna Salvacion.
A quick step to the side and Alexis Salvacion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexis Salvacion smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Alexis Salvacion rushes Jenna Salvacion and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Jenna Salvacion gets control of Alexis Salvacion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jenna Salvacion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexis Salvacion wants to control from the top but Jenna Salvacion keeps moving.
Alexis Salvacion controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexis Salvacion wants to get up but he can't break Jenna Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenna Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jenna Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

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