PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 25021 p4p, 24490 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapad Amiga had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
18
160
1 - 4 - 1

182 cm
18
160
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

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 shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's trapped leg to prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga continues to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga moves into full guard.
Amiga has his hands on Salvacion's head, controlling the position.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

That's two 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 misses with a body kick.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Amiga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Amiga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Salvacion to the mat! Salvacion manages to get full guard.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to control the position but Amiga postures up.
Amiga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Salvacion's guard.
Amiga postures up in Salvacion's guard and throws a big left but Salvacion blocks it.
Salvacion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amiga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

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

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.
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 dives in for a single leg takedown but Salvacion sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Salvacion is defending well.
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 Tapad Amiga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Amiga scores with a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion trying to control the position here.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Amiga from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salvacion has Amiga pulled in close to control his posture.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Amiga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Amiga tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amiga tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Amiga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salvacion stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is not content to let Amiga control the position.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
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 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 trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion is looking to regain half guard here but Amiga keeps moving and retains side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tapad Amiga dominated that second round.
That's time! Amiga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a good, hard body kick but Salvacion shrugs it off.

Amiga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salvacion to the ground. Amiga is now in Salvacion's guard.
Amiga preventing the sweep.
Amiga controlling from the top position.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion wants to stand but Amiga is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two 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.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.

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

Amiga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvacion napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to escape the position but Amiga is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga is looking to take a break and control but Salvacion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amiga throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Salvacion works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

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 tries to roll over but Amiga keeps him under control.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tapad Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amiga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

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