PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23891 p4p, 23875 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
24
160
29 - 46 - 3

182 cm
24
160
34 - 42 - 5

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 29 - 46 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 42 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis 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.
Salvacion has his takedown stuffed
and Amiga counters with a body kick that stops Salvacion in his tracks momentarily.

Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Amiga controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is taking a breather. Salvacion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Amiga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salvacion defending well though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Amiga is taking a breather. Salvacion says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

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

Amiga looking to score a takedown here. Salvacion is defending well but Amiga drives through and ends up in Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amiga is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amiga sprawls well. Amiga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.

Salvacion drives through with a really nice 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.
Amiga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Amiga trying to remain calm as Salvacion controls from the top position.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amiga defending against the ground and pound.
Amiga is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
Salvacion taking a breather here.

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

Amiga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling Amiga's posture.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiga controls the pace.
Gakus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Helen Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Amiga, which made it look bad.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Amiga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.

Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Amiga moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvacion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Amiga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion has one of Amiga's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Amiga is looking to take a break and control but Salvacion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amiga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salvacion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga taking a breather here.

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

Salvacion closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Amiga to the mat! Amiga manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Amiga controlling Salvacion's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gakus Amiga.
Well Amiga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

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