PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23937 p4p, 23940 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
22
160
31 - 24 - 3

182 cm
22
160
13 - 44 - 4

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 31 - 24 - 3, 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 - 44 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis 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 shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
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 is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
Amiga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Amiga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salvacion is trying to defend but Amiga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amiga in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to improve his position but Amiga is controlling well.
Amiga controlling the action here.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Amiga advancing to mount.
Amiga working Salvacion over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Amiga is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Salvacion manages to get to full guard.
Amiga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Amiga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion has a takedown stuffed.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Amiga shoots for a takedown but Salvacion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Amiga backs off Salvacion throws a huge counter combo but Amiga manages to avoid it all.

Salvacion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Amiga's half guard.

Amiga makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Amiga as Salvacion shoots in.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
Amiga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salvacion is fending him off so far but Amiga persists. Nope, Salvacion circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Salvacion there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
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 tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
Amiga is trying to control but Salvacion manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is having none of it.
Amiga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Salvacion is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Salvacion controlling from the full mount.
Amiga bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clifford Val Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amiga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga staying calm.
Amiga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
Amiga trying to control the position but Salvacion is working away.
Salvacion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Amiga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Amiga taking a breather here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Amiga, which made it look bad.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amiga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Val Salvacion.

Amiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Salvacion wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion working a defensive guard here.
Amiga is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.

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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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