PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 23883 p4p, 6363 weight class) and Poison Ivy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Salvacion
vs
Ivy

225 cm
20
300
5 - 26 - 0

225 cm
22
300
31 - 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 - 26 - 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 31 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Poison Ivy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

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 gets caught napping as Ivy dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
Ivy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salvacion pulls Ivy in to control the position.
Ivy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing Ivy from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Ivy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

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.

Ivy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivy controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivy wants to stand up but Salvacion has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Ivy escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion with a poor takedown
and Ivy counters with a nice body kick.

Ivy gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivy wants to pass to mount but Salvacion is defending the position.
Ivy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Salvacion.
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.

Poison Ivy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ivy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ivy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivy shoots for a takedown but Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salvacion thinks about countering with a body kick.

Ivy dives in and scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ivy gets to his feet - Salvacion follows without any prompting.

Ivy shoots in and bounces Salvacion off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salvacion trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivy is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.
Ivy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ivy tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Ivy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
Ivy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poison Ivy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ivy on his heels. He'll look to pass Ivy's guard now, I'm sure.
Salvacion won't allow Ivy to get back to his feet.
Ivy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.

Ivy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ivy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ivy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Salvacion lands a leg kick that knocks Ivy off balance momentarily.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivy avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clifford Val Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Salvacion sprawls well. Salvacion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivy gets slowly back to his feet.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Ivy blocks it.
Ivy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it well.

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.
Ivy tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A quick step to the side and Salvacion tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Salvacion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivy is trying to escape back to his feet but Salvacion uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivy struggling a bit here.
Poison Ivy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Salvacion asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ivy is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Ivy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Clifford Val 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.
Ivy wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Val Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29

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