PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alison Salvacion (ranked 24278 p4p, 7080 weight class) and Chelsea Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alison Salvacion is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
20
143
15 - 11 - 0

175 cm
20
143
11 - 15 - 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 15 - 11 - 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 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chelsea Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.

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.

Chelsea Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alison Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Alison Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.
Chelsea Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chelsea Salvacion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alison Salvacion swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alison Salvacion 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.
Alison Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chelsea Salvacion controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelsea Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion is wriggling around but Chelsea Salvacion manages to pass to half guard.
Chelsea Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chelsea Salvacion throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Chelsea Salvacion controlling the action here.

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

Chelsea Salvacion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alison Salvacion's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chelsea Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chelsea Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Chelsea Salvacion is having none of it.

Alison Salvacion scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chelsea Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Alison Salvacion's guard.
Alison Salvacion is looking to stand back up but Chelsea Salvacion counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alison Salvacion.

Chelsea Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alison Salvacion is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chelsea Salvacion leaves Alison Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Chelsea Salvacion drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelsea Salvacion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chelsea Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alison Salvacion wants to stand up but Chelsea Salvacion is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alison Salvacion keeping full guard, as Chelsea Salvacion tries to pass.
Chelsea Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

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.
Chelsea Salvacion is continuing to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alison Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alison Salvacion is looking to counter with a body kick.

Chelsea Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Alison Salvacion's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alison Salvacion has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Chelsea Salvacion has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Alison Salvacion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chelsea Salvacion fails to pull guard.
Chelsea Salvacion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alison Salvacion to keep the fight standing.
Alison Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Salvacion.

Chelsea Salvacion has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alison Salvacion uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion is looking to sweep but instead, Alison Salvacion has passed into half guard.
Chelsea Salvacion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alison Salvacion is thwarting Chelsea Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chelsea Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chelsea Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alison Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Chelsea Salvacion controlling the action here.
Alison Salvacion pushes Chelsea Salvacion off looking to stand but Chelsea Salvacion dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alison Salvacion trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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.
Still in half guard, Chelsea Salvacion seems content to control.
Chelsea Salvacion has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chelsea Salvacion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alison Salvacion is trying to stand up here but Chelsea Salvacion is controlling him well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chelsea Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alison Salvacion circles away.

Chelsea Salvacion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alison Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Chelsea Salvacion is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelsea Salvacion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alison Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

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.
Alison Salvacion shoots and misses
and Chelsea Salvacion makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Alison Salvacion really felt that one!
Chelsea Salvacion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alison Salvacion half committed to a counter leg kick.

Alison Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chelsea Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Alison Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chelsea Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chelsea Salvacion keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chelsea Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chelsea Salvacion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

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