PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24146 p4p, 23980 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tapad Amiga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tapad Amiga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
23
160
17 - 44 - 3

182 cm
23
160
27 - 35 - 5

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 17 - 44 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 35 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

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 gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.
Amiga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amiga is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head. It's preventing any offense from Amiga, at least for the moment.
Salvacion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amiga is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amiga avoids it really well and circles away.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Amiga's waist but Amiga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salvacion off to one side.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amiga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Salvacion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Amiga tries to score with some ground and pound. Salvacion controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Amiga postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Amiga takes a little break here. Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga throws a strike aimed at the side of Salvacion's head but Salvacion avoids it well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tapad Amiga dominated that 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.

Salvacion dives in and grabs Amiga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Amiga - that will leave a mark!

Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Amiga content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Tapad Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Salvacion as Amiga shoots in.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl out of it but Salvacion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amiga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion goes for a double leg but Amiga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Amiga continues to drive forward.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
Amiga attempts a counter takedown but Salvacion avoids it well and moves away.

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

and Amiga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salvacion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Amiga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvacion napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Amiga trying to control the action but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Amiga stalls from top position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep.
Salvacion holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Amiga controls the position from side control.

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

That's two 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 closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salvacion lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Amiga holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Amiga seems keen to control Salvacion's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
Rico 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.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tapad 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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