PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24675 p4p, 24344 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
19
160
5 - 11 - 1

182 cm
19
160
5 - 15 - 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 5 - 11 - 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 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

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 decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion has his hands clasped together around Amiga's back. He's all about the action.
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.
Amiga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
Amiga is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.

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 fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Amiga has Salvacion pulled in close to control his posture.
Amiga throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion wants to pass the guard but Amiga is keeping the position.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvacion, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard John Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Amiga tries for a takedown but Salvacion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amiga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Salvacion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Amiga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salvacion seems keen to control Amiga's posture.

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 looking to pass the guard.
Salvacion has his hands on Amiga's head, controlling the position.
Salvacion looking to control but Amiga passes into half guard.
Amiga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion keeping control of the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amiga closes the distance and clinches up with Salvacion, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes Salvacion against the cage but Salvacion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Amiga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amiga 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.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tapad Amiga dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Amiga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.
Amiga darts in looking for a takedown but Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Amiga into the cage.
Salvacion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Amiga is working for takedown but Salvacion is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Amiga tightens his grip and picks Salvacion up, before dumping him to the ground. Salvacion manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to his closed guard and prevents Amiga from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tapad Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amiga wants to get up but he can't break Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.

Amiga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Salvacion holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Amiga controls the position from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Salvacion has one of Amiga's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Amiga controlling the position from side mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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