PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Salvacion (ranked 24544 p4p, 7097 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
20
143
5 - 15 - 1

175 cm
20
143
11 - 12 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 5 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexis Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

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.
Alexis Salvacion fails with the takedown
and Jenna Salvacion counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alexis Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenna Salvacion tries to avoid it but Alexis Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenna Salvacion to the ground. Jenna Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jenna Salvacion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jenna Salvacion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Alexis Salvacion sneaks out the side door and pushes Jenna Salvacion away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alexis Salvacion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alexis Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jenna Salvacion tries for a takedown but Alexis Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jenna Salvacion just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlexis Salvacion.

Jenna Salvacion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Alexis Salvacion uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexis Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexis Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jenna Salvacion tries to avoid it but Alexis Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jenna Salvacion to the ground. Jenna Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexis Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Alexis Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jenna Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexis Salvacion somewhat.
And Jenna Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Alexis Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.
Jenna Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

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.

Alexis Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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.
Jenna Salvacion content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexis Salvacion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alexis Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Jenna Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Alexis Salvacion manages to step out the way in time.
Jenna Salvacion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexis Salvacion feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jenna Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jenna Salvacion feints and as Alexis Salvacion raises his hands in defense, Jenna Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion content to stall in guard here.
Alexis Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jenna Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Jenna 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexis Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.
Alexis Salvacion looking to control.

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

Jenna Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alexis Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Alexis Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexis Salvacion working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenna Salvacion.

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.
Alexis Salvacion looking to control.
Jenna Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexis Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Jenna Salvacion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Alexis Salvacion shoots in but Jenna Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in but Jenna Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenna Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Alexis Salvacion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alexis Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexis Salvacion is defended easily by Jenna Salvacion.
Alexis Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Jenna Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenna Salvacion counters with a nice kick to the body.

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.
Alexis Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenna Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alexis Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Jenna Salvacion dives in and grabs Alexis Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alexis Salvacion pushes down on Jenna Salvacion's head and hops out.
Alexis Salvacion went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck for Jenna Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Alexis Salvacion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Jenna Salvacion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alexis Salvacion wants to get back to his feet but Jenna Salvacion passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jenna Salvacion prevents Alexis Salvacion from standing back up.
Jenna Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenna Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jenna Salvacion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

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