PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24393 p4p, 24495 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
20
160
21 - 13 - 1

182 cm
21
160
13 - 25 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson 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.
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 quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Amiga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salvacion's waist but Salvacion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amiga off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga looks for a takedown but Salvacion sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amiga defends it nicely.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is being controlled here.
The ground and pound from Salvacion seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amiga keeps working.
Salvacion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Amiga controls the position for a moment.

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

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 but doesn't get the takedown

and Amiga counters with a shoot takedown. Salvacion fights it but they end up in guard.
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 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salvacion.

Amiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Salvacion trying to control the position here.
Amiga trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga slips nicely into half guard.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Amiga's head to control him but Amiga postures up.
Salvacion controlling the position well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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 content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Amiga is trying to push Salvacion away but Salvacion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amiga has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Salvacion after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga prevents the takedown attempt.

Salvacion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amiga controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head. It's preventing any offense from Salvacion, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard John Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salvacion is defended easily by Amiga.

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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salvacion is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Amiga jumps into side control!
Amiga in the domination position with Salvacion hanging on.
Salvacion is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga in side control, just content to control the action for now.
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.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

Amiga bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

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