PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helen Salvacion (ranked 23919 p4p, 23943 weight class) and Tapad Amiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapad Amiga has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Salvacion
vs
Amiga

182 cm
26
160
40 - 53 - 5

182 cm
25
160
31 - 60 - 4

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 40 - 53 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 60 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar 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 shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Amiga goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
Amiga just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSalvacion.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amiga but Amiga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amiga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helen Salvacion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga thinks about the counter body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Amiga misses with a kick to the body.
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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is looking to control Amiga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salvacion avoid being mounted?
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.

Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Salvacion's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Amiga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
And Salvacion counters with a quick kick to the body but Amiga blocks it.

Amiga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salvacion stopping the sweep attempt from Amiga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helen Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvacion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
Amiga controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
It appears Salvacion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amiga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad Amiga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Amiga 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

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