PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jenna Salvacion (ranked 23697 p4p, 4637 weight class) and Qfc Tournament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salvacion
vs
Tournament

175 cm
20
143
16 - 13 - 2

225 cm
32
135
9 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qfc Tournament!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tournament gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salvacion jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tournament walks away with a smile on his face. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tournament clinches up against the cage.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tournament lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salvacion dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Salvacion blocks an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Salvacion shrugs off.

It looks like Jenna Salvacion has been cut.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Salvacion dodges an elbow strike from Tournament.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salvacion's defenses.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Tournament creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salvacion's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvacion fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Salvacion in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament lands a damaging elbow.

Salvacion gets control of Tournament's arms and successfully pulls guard. Salvacion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tournament wants to stand and escape but instead Salvacion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salvacion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Salvacion is standing up over Tournament. Tournament looks to escape but Salvacion dives into side control.
Tournament is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Salvacion has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tournament is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Tournament wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion controlling from side mount.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Tournament is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tournament is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Salvacion asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Salvacion gets tackled into the cage by Tournament. Tournament maintains the clinch.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion blocks an elbow strike.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
Salvacion takes an elbow to the temple.

Jenna Salvacion's cut is getting worse.
Tournament pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Tournament turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jenna Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tournament misses with an elbow over the top.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Salvacion is trying to pull guard but Tournament turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tournament throws an elbow but it misses.
Tournament lands an elbow that stopped Salvacion in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvacion blocks the elbow strike.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Tournament.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Tournament dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jenna Salvacion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tournament clinches with his opponent.
Tournament lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tournament lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Salvacion takes an elbow to the temple.

Jenna Salvacion's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tournament creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.

Salvacion is rocked!
Tournament lands an elbow inside that Salvacion shrugs off.
Oh Salvacion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salvacion tries to pull guard but Tournament holds him up against the cage and eventually Salvacion drops back down to his feet.
Tournament gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tournament has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tournament lands an elbow inside.
Tournament throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tournament lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Jenna Salvacion's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tournament looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tournament gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salvacion.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tournament just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salvacion's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tournament lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jenna Salvacion's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Qfc Tournament!