PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23918 p4p, 23923 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
19
160
12 - 8 - 0

182 cm
19
160
6 - 16 - 1

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 12 - 8 - 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 6 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

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 fails to land the takedown.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Amiga scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Amiga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiga controls the pace.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga lands a couple of elbows.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga shoots and misses
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Val Salvacion.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Amiga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Salvacion scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvacion takes a little break here. Amiga wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Amiga is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
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.

That was a close round but I would say that Kugus Amiga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salvacion misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga thinks about countering with a head kick.

Amiga gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Amiga tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping him busy.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Amiga is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Salvacion's shoulder. That is not cool.

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.
Amiga is trying to ground and pound but Salvacion uses the momentary lack of control by Amiga to regain half guard.
Amiga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga shoots in but Salvacion avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Amiga gets caught flat footed, as Salvacion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kugus Amiga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Amiga's guard.
Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga looking to control.
Salvacion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Amiga has his hands on Salvacion's head, controlling the position.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

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

That's two 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.
Amiga shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amiga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amiga shoots in looking for a takedown. Salvacion tries to sprawl out of it but Amiga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salvacion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Salvacion tries a quick counter leg kick but Amiga is wise to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amiga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvacion thinking.
Amiga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.

Amiga gets the takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Val Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!