PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24372 p4p, 24386 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (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.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
18
160
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
18
160
2 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

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.

Amiga dives in and scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amiga is one step ahead there.
Salvacion has control of Amiga's left arm, preventing Amiga from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is continuing to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amiga to the mat! Amiga manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking to work some ground and pound but Amiga has wrist control.
Amiga being controlled here, momentarily.
Salvacion is fighting to break Amiga's control of his arms but Amiga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Amiga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Amiga's head to control him but Amiga postures up.
Amiga controlling the action here.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Salvacion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Amiga controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Salvacion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Salvacion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga managing to control the position.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Salvacion is fighting to break Amiga's control of his arms but Amiga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salvacion trying to control but Amiga is working from the bottom.

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.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.

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

Amiga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping busy.
Salvacion works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Salvacion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salvacion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salvacion looking for a sweep. Not yet Salvacion, not yet.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Amiga misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Val Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kugus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to keep Amiga in close.
Salvacion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Salvacion has Amiga pulled in close to control his posture.
Salvacion tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion with the counter takedown but Amiga avoids it easily.

Salvacion gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
Salvacion wants to control the position but Amiga says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga blocks the strikes from Salvacion.
Salvacion is looking to improve his position.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion tries to roll over but Amiga keeps him under control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amiga has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kugus Amiga!