PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jenna Salvacion (ranked 24268 p4p, 24672 weight class) and Dominick Bruze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenna Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Salvacion
vs
Bruze

175 cm
18
143
2 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
135
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Bruze!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruze has his takedown stuffed

and Salvacion counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bruze leaning against his opponent.
Bruze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salvacion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruze's efforts to push away.

Bruze drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruze is adopting a defensive guard.
Salvacion stays in close to Bruze's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Bruze.

Bruze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvacion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bruze working a defensive guard but Salvacion passes into half guard.

Bruze actively working from the bottom here.
Bruze tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
Salvacion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruze has his hands clasped together around Salvacion's back. He's all about the action.
Salvacion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruze scores with a hook to the body. Salvacion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruze dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Bruze's head and hops out.
Bruze misses with a wild combination.
Bruze looks winded!
Salvacion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruze is out of range.
Bruze shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenna Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Bruze.
Salvacion connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruze thows a leg kick but Salvacion checks it
and Salvacion counters with a low kick, right behind Bruze 's knee.
Bruze misses with a takedown
and Salvacion counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salvacion.
Bruze slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion throws a front kick aimed at Bruze's knee but Bruze avoids it well.
Bruze checks the leg kick.
Salvacion connects with a solid leg kick.
Salvacion ducks right into an uppercut from Bruze.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion misses with a leg kick.
Bruze looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruze fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salvacion has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salvacion and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salvacion feinted with a counter takedown.
Salvacion throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruze's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruze is out of range and Salvacion settles back down.
Bruze is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruze tries to clinch but Salvacion moves out of range.
Salvacion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bruze fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Salvacion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salvacion.
Jenna Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Bruze.
Bruze is breathing heavily.

Bruze successfully pulls guard.
Salvacion stays in close to Bruze's body and controls the position.

Bruze has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salvacion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bruze being controlled here, momentarily.
Salvacion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruze on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruze wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Salvacion is now in half guard.
Bruze is doing well to control the position and prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salvacion controlling from mount.
Bruze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salvacion controlling the position easily from mount.
Salvacion avoids the attempt from Bruze to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Salvacion connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salvacion scoring with strikes but Bruze is staying in there.
Bruze flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bruze throwing hammer fists to the chest of Salvacion. What's that going to do exactly?
Salvacion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.

Jenna Salvacion dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bruze blocks a leg kick.
Bruze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salvacion circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruze tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Bruze ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Bruze looks to move away, Salvacion throws a big counter combo but Bruze just gets out of the way.
Salvacion throws a low kick but Bruze avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bruze.
As Bruze backs away, Salvacion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Salvacion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salvacion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruze shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Bruze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenna Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Bruze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruze.
Bruze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bruze gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruze fails with the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a low kick, right behind Bruze 's knee.
Salvacion wants to land a leg kick but Bruze is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruze checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Bruze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Salvacion misses with a head kick.
Bruze shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Salvacion fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bruze to the ground. Salvacion is now in Bruze's guard.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion works over Bruze with some ground and pound from guard.
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruze can do to turn this around?
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.

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

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.
Bruze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salvacion misses with a body kick.
Salvacion chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salvacion throws a nice head kick!
Jenna Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion throws a series of strikes that have Bruze backpedaling.
Bruze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dominick Bruze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salvacion misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenna 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

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