PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 24714 p4p, 6963 weight class) and Poison Ivy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poison Ivy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Salvacion
vs
Ivy

225 cm
19
300
5 - 8 - 0

225 cm
20
300
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clifford Val Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poison Ivy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

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.

Salvacion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ivy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salvacion throwing strikes but missing.
Ivy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Ivy wants to get back to his feet but Salvacion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivy, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy managing to control the position.

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

Ivy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Salvacion manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ivy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Ivy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ivy sprawls well. Ivy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.

Ivy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salvacion is trying to defend but Ivy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivy wants to get back to his feet.
Salvacion trying to control but Ivy postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ivy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Salvacion trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Poison Ivy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ivy shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion throws a quick counter head kick but Ivy was just out of range.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivy defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy is looking to stand up but Salvacion isn't so interested in that idea.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Ivy keeps moving.
Ivy wants to stand and escape but Salvacion is having none of it.
Ivy controlling Salvacion's posture.

That's two 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.
Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivy gets the takedown into side control.

Ivy decides to stand back up. Ivy steps back and let's Salvacion get back to his feet.
Ivy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ivy leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poison Ivy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Ivy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Salvacion if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Poison Ivy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivy is defended easily by Salvacion.

Ivy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivy is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.

Ivy gets to his feet. Salvacion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ivy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ivy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ivy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Salvacion to stand up.
Ivy misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion is looking for a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivy misses with a head kick.
Salvacion tries to counter with a takedown but Ivy is quick to defend against it.

Salvacion closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ivy quickly recovers to half guard.

Ivy pushes Salvacion off and gets back to his feet.

Ivy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salvacion sprawls well initially but Ivy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to improve his position but Ivy is controlling well.
Salvacion is looking to control Ivy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Poison Ivy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivy slows the pace down in half guard.
Clifford Val 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!
Ivy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poison Ivy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivy 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poison Ivy!