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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard John Salvacion (ranked 23342 p4p, 22793 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richard John Salvacion has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 62 - 86 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 97 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula scores with a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Nastula postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Salvacion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nastula, into his guard.
Salvacion won't allow Nastula to sweep him here.
Nastula wants to hit a sweep here but Salvacion passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nastula there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is trying to control. Nastula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salvacion is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nastula is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nastula wants to get back to full guard.
Nastula makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nastula.
Nastula is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Salvacion knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nastula on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula wants to work for an arm triangle but Salvacion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nastula is working for an americana but Salvacion has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Nastula was thinking about the submission.
Nastula is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nastula is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nastula sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Salvacion's guard.
Nastula seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Salvacion has recovered full guard.
Nastula pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salvacion is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Nastula from controlling successfully.
Nastula drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Salvacion manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nastula has Salvacion in his guard.
Nastula wants to improve his position but instead Salvacion has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salvacion in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
Nastula moves into full guard.
Nastula looking for a sweep. Not yet Nastula, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pawel Nastula will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nastula clinches up with Salvacion and pushes him back against the cage.
Nastula is trying to drag Salvacion to the mat but Salvacion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nastula is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Salvacion can't fight it off and eventually Nastula manages to take the fight to the floor. Salvacion looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salvacion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salvacion has escaped and now he's on top!
Pawel Nastula has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Nastula keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastula lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nastula controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nastula is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Salvacion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Salvacion has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion won't allow Nastula to sweep him here.
Salvacion has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nastula manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Salvacion manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nastula works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Nastula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nastula trying to advance position but Salvacion counters by regaining guard.
Nastula tries to free his leg and advance position but Salvacion is retaining full guard.
Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nastula wants to stand and escape but instead Salvacion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Salvacion puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Salvacion wants to take a breather but Nastula is having none of it.
Salvacion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nastula has a hand on Salvacion's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Salvacion takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nastula keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nastula manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pawel Nastula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nastula shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Salvacion is looking to control Nastula's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Nastula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Salvacion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nastula is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula is looking for a kimura here.
Salvacion won't allow Nastula to pass to mount.
Nastula is trying to work for a kimura but Salvacion is defending well.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Nastula's head to control him but Nastula postures up.
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.
Nastula is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salvacion sees it coming and defends easily.
Salvacion trying to control here.
Nastula is trying to work for a kimura but Salvacion is defending well.
Salvacion is refusing to be controlled, as Nastula sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Salvacion is staying active underneath Nastula, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nastula seems to be looking for submissions.
Nastula is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nastula is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Salvacion sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion is defending against the submission attempts here by Nastula.
Nastula is trying to work for a kimura but Salvacion is defending well.
Richard John 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!
Salvacion trying to hold on to Nastula's head to control him but Nastula postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Nastula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nastula 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Nastula!
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