PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 24410 p4p, 24413 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
21
160
23 - 14 - 1

182 cm
21
160
10 - 29 - 2

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 23 - 14 - 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 10 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

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 gets the takedown into side control.
Amiga working away.
Salvacion is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Amiga is staying active.
Amiga takes a little break here. Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga takes a little break here. Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga in the domination position with Salvacion hanging on.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Amiga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salvacion to the ground. Amiga is now in Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiga controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is fighting to break Salvacion's control of his arms but Salvacion is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Amiga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salvacion is on top in guard.

Amiga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.

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

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

Amiga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amiga.
Salvacion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amiga defends it well.

Salvacion feints and as Amiga raises his hands in defense, Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Salvacion is trying to control the position but Amiga postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Salvacion trying to control the position here.

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 slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Amiga'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.

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

Salvacion shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amiga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amiga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amiga thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

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 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 wants to control from the top but Amiga keeps moving.
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.
Salvacion is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Val Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amiga slaps away a takedown attempt from Salvacion, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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Salvacion throwing strikes but Amiga manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.
Amiga in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Amiga trying to control the position but Salvacion is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion dodges the ground and pound from Amiga.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep.
Amiga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salvacion to see if he's OK.
Amiga is working Salvacion over with some ground and pound from side control.

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 controlling the position.
Kugus Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.

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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

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