PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Salvacion (ranked 23752 p4p, 6574 weight class) and Jenna Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenna Salvacion acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Salvacion
vs
Salvacion

175 cm
22
143
7 - 30 - 2

175 cm
22
143
25 - 17 - 2

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 7 - 30 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexis Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jenna Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

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 shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jenna Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Jenna Salvacion appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Jenna Salvacion shoots in and bounces Alexis Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jenna Salvacion won't allow Alexis Salvacion to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenna Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jenna Salvacion with a nice head shot there.
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 stops Alexis Salvacion from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenna Salvacion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenna Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Jenna Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alexis Salvacion did well to prevent Jenna Salvacion getting side control.
Alexis Salvacion is trying to escape back to his feet but Jenna Salvacion uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Jenna Salvacion fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alexis Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion is pushing Jenna Salvacion's head away, looking to escape. Jenna Salvacion manages to hold on to the position though.
Jenna Salvacion is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Alexis Salvacion will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four 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.
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.

Jenna Salvacion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jenna Salvacion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jenna Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexis Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenna Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Alexis Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenna Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenna Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alexis Salvacion counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jenna Salvacion is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jenna Salvacion shoots in but Alexis Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jenna Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Alexis Salvacion is defending well but Jenna Salvacion drives through and ends up in Alexis Salvacion's guard.
Jenna Salvacion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenna Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion wants to stand and escape but Jenna Salvacion is having none of it.
Jenna Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenna Salvacion is continuing to stall.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jenna Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexis Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenna Salvacion.
Alexis Salvacion wants to get back to his feet but Jenna Salvacion drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alexis Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jenna Salvacion is fending him off so far but Alexis Salvacion persists. Nope, Jenna Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenna Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

Jenna Salvacion looking to score a takedown here. Alexis Salvacion is defending well but Jenna Salvacion drives through and ends up in Alexis Salvacion's guard.
Alexis Salvacion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jenna Salvacion is controlling him.
Jenna Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion won't allow Alexis Salvacion to get back to his feet.
Jenna Salvacion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenna Salvacion stops Alexis Salvacion from standing up.
Alexis Salvacion is trying to keep Jenna Salvacion in close.

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

Jenna Salvacion shoots in and bounces Alexis Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenna Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexis Salvacion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexis Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenna Salvacion is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis Salvacion wants to stand but Jenna Salvacion is controlling the position.
Jenna Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Jenna Salvacion.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexis Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jenna Salvacion swivels and escapes.
Jenna Salvacion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexis Salvacion with a body shot.

Jenna Salvacion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alexis Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenna Salvacion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexis Salvacion is trying to stand back up but Jenna Salvacion is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jenna Salvacion trying to control the pace.

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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

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