PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 24639 p4p, 24615 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
21
160
11 - 29 - 2

182 cm
21
160
18 - 26 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 11 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

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 shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion leaves Amiga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amiga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.

That's two 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.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion managing to control the position.

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

Amiga gets the takedown into side control.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Amiga controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Amiga.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gakus Amiga 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.

Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
Amiga looks to throw a body kick
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that stops Amiga in his tracks momentarily.

Salvacion shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Salvacion wants to take a breather but Amiga is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, if Salvacion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga controlling the position well.
Salvacion is controlling the pace.
Gakus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

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.
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 misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helen Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Amiga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Amiga backs off Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Amiga manages to avoid it all.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Salvacion feints and as Amiga raises his hands in defense, Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amiga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.

Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to control but Salvacion manages to pass to mount!
Salvacion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that 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's the end of the fight!
Helen Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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