PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Salvacion (ranked 23580 p4p, 24210 weight class) and Poison Ivy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Salvacion
vs
Ivy

225 cm
20
300
5 - 17 - 1

225 cm
21
300
21 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poison Ivy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

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 looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ivy is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Ivy circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Ivy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salvacion really felt that one!
Ivy misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ivy avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Ivy gets double underhooks and turns Salvacion into the cage.
Ivy thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ivy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salvacion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ivy is pushing Salvacion's head away, looking to escape. Salvacion manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Ivy is working away.
Ivy trying to remain calm as Salvacion controls from the top position.
Ivy struggling a bit here.
Ivy holds on to Salvacion's head and controls the position momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivy is pushing Salvacion's head away, looking to escape. Salvacion manages to hold on to the position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ivy leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
Ivy misses with a takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ivy has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivy closes the distance and clinches up with Salvacion, looking for a takedown. Ivy pushes Salvacion against the cage but Salvacion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salvacion closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivy circles away.

Ivy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ivy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ivy is working away from the top position though.
Ivy controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion tries to get to full guard but Ivy has control of the leg.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Poison Ivy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

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

Ivy stands and steps away. Salvacion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ivy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion goes for a double leg but Ivy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ivy continues to drive forward.

Ivy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ivy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
Salvacion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Ivy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Ivy persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Ivy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Ivy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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.

Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ivy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ivy is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.
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 time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salvacion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 throws a low kick but Ivy moves out of range easily.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
Poison Ivy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Ivy counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Ivy blocks it.
Salvacion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salvacion really felt that one!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivy tries to avoid it but Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivy to the ground. Ivy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivy tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salvacion throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ivy avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Ivy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
Salvacion dives in and grabs Ivy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ivy pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Salvacion looks for a takedown but Ivy sprawls well.
Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivy counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ivy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ivy showed some decent athleticism there.
Ivy wants to stand but Salvacion has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ivy controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruno Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poison Ivy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

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