PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alison Salvacion (ranked 24197 p4p, 24273 weight class) and Chelsea Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alison Salvacion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
18
143
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
143
5 - 5 - 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 6 - 4 - 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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chelsea Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

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 tries to clinch up.
Chelsea Salvacion unleashes a big counter combination but Alison Salvacion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chelsea Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion is trying to control Chelsea Salvacion's posture but Chelsea Salvacion avoids it.
Chelsea Salvacion staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alison Salvacion manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alison Salvacion decides to stand and escape the position.
Alison Salvacion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chelsea Salvacion doesn't seem bothered though.
Alison Salvacion is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alison Salvacion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chelsea Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

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.
Chelsea Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chelsea Salvacion tries a quick counter leg kick but Alison Salvacion is wise to it.
Alison Salvacion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chelsea Salvacion manages to avoid it.

Chelsea Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alison Salvacion to the mat! Alison Salvacion manages to get full guard.

Alison Salvacion pushes Chelsea Salvacion off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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 backing away here, and Chelsea Salvacion unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chelsea Salvacion gets tackled into the cage by Alison Salvacion. Alison Salvacion maintains the clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Alison Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.
Alison Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Alison Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.
Chelsea Salvacion prevents a body shot from Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion can't find room to land a body shot as Chelsea Salvacion controls the action.

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 struggles to land a body shot inside as Alison Salvacion controls his hands.
Alison Salvacion struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelsea Salvacion controls his hands.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alison Salvacion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alison Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Salvacion.
Chelsea Salvacion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Chelsea Salvacion decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alison Salvacion is looking to stand up but Chelsea Salvacion won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alison Salvacion moves to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion breaks away
and Chelsea Salvacion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chelsea Salvacion. Alison Salvacion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Alison Salvacion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alison Salvacion wants to clinch up but Chelsea Salvacion keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chelsea Salvacion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Chelsea Salvacion tries to keep at a distance but Alison Salvacion has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion fails to pull guard.
Chelsea Salvacion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Alison Salvacion.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to pull guard but Alison Salvacion holds him up against the cage and eventually Chelsea Salvacion drops back down to his feet.
Alison Salvacion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alison Salvacion struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelsea Salvacion controls his hands.
Alison Salvacion is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chelsea Salvacion fails to pull guard.
Alison Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion tries to work over Chelsea Salvacion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chelsea Salvacion prevents a body shot from Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alison Salvacion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alison Salvacion misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alison Salvacion misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Alison Salvacion jumps into guard, dragging Chelsea Salvacion to the mat.
Alison Salvacion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chelsea Salvacion is controlling him.
Chelsea Salvacion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alison Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alison Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's time! Alison Salvacion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chelsea Salvacion closes the distance and pushes Alison Salvacion back into the cage.
Alison Salvacion tries a body shot but Chelsea Salvacion blocks it.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alison Salvacion just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Alison Salvacion.

Alison Salvacion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alison Salvacion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alison Salvacion tries to clinch but Chelsea Salvacion is having none of it.

Alison Salvacion forces Chelsea Salvacion back against the cage and clinches.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Alison Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.
Chelsea Salvacion tries to pull guard but Alison Salvacion won't allow it.
Alison Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Salvacion.

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.
Alison Salvacion tries to throw a body punch but Chelsea Salvacion avoids it by throwing Alison Salvacion back against the cage.
Alison Salvacion crunches a lovely knee into Chelsea Salvacion's ribcage.
Alison Salvacion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alison Salvacion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alison Salvacion tries a body shot but Chelsea Salvacion blocks it.
Alison Salvacion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chelsea Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Chelsea Salvacion jumps guard but Alison Salvacion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion lands a knee to the body.
Chelsea Salvacion fails to pull guard.
Alison Salvacion leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four 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.
A right handed body shot lands from Alison Salvacion.
Chelsea Salvacion prevents a body shot from Alison Salvacion.
Alison Salvacion lands with a short shot to the head.
Alison Salvacion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alison Salvacion lands a nice shot to the body.
Chelsea Salvacion 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!
A short body shot lands from Alison Salvacion as the two fighters clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Alison Salvacion has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alison Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alison 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

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