PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sophie Salvacion (ranked 7113 p4p, 24574 weight class) and Nicole Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sophie Salvacion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

165 cm
19
143
6 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
143
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sophie Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicole Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

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.
Sophie Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sophie Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in but Sophie Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sophie Salvacion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicole Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sophie Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sophie Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion looks like he's trying to stand up.

Nicole Salvacion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sophie Salvacion stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Nicole Salvacion gets a double leg takedown into Sophie Salvacion's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nicole Salvacion stops Sophie Salvacion from standing up.
Sophie Salvacion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sophie Salvacion wants to control the position but Nicole Salvacion says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion wants to get back to his feet.
Sophie Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Nicole Salvacion is very close to passing his half guard.
Nicole Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

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

Nicole Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nicole Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Nicole Salvacion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sophie Salvacion wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicole Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sophie Salvacion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nicole Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicole Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
And Nicole Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Sophie Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.

Nicole Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sophie Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Nicole Salvacion prevents Sophie Salvacion from standing back up.
Nicole Salvacion trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion is looking to escape.
Sophie Salvacion trying to control but Nicole Salvacion postures up.
Nicole Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Sophie Salvacion tries to kick Nicole Salvacion off but Nicole Salvacion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

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.
Sophie Salvacion leaves Nicole Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sophie Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Nicole Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Sophie Salvacion into the cage.
Nicole Salvacion tries to score a body lock takedown but Sophie Salvacion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sophie Salvacion after a bit of a struggle.
Sophie Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicole Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sophie Salvacion tries to work over Nicole Salvacion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sophie Salvacion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicole Salvacion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sophie Salvacion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nicole Salvacion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sophie Salvacion after a bit of a struggle.

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.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to push Sophie Salvacion away but Sophie Salvacion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Sophie Salvacion - that landed with a thud.
Nicole Salvacion avoiding damage as Sophie Salvacion throws knees to the body.
Sophie Salvacion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion is trying to drag Sophie Salvacion to the mat but Sophie Salvacion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sophie Salvacion will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nicole Salvacion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Sophie Salvacion kicks off Nicole Salvacion and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicole Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicole Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Sophie Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicole Salvacion defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sophie Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicole Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.

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.
Nicole Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sophie Salvacion.
Sophie Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicole Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nicole Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sophie Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nicole Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nicole Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sophie Salvacion as he avoids it easily.

Nicole Salvacion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sophie Salvacion's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicole Salvacion trying to control the pace.
Sophie Salvacion looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Sophie Salvacion tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nicole Salvacion manages to move to mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicole Salvacion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicole Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nicole 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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