PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23378 p4p, 23458 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kugus Amiga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kugus Amiga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
24
160
41 - 30 - 3

182 cm
24
160
30 - 46 - 1

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 41 - 30 - 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 30 - 46 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar 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 will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Amiga as Salvacion shoots in.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amiga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to his closed guard and prevents Salvacion from doing any damage or advancing position.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Amiga is keeping the position for now.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salvacion controls the pace.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salvacion defends well and Amiga ends up having to push Salvacion into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Salvacion tries to counter it with a takedown but Amiga pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amiga gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amiga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salvacion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Amiga tries to score a body lock takedown but Salvacion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard John Salvacion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amiga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiga backing away here, and Salvacion unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Salvacion shoots in but Amiga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salvacion fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga not doing much here.
Salvacion is trying is best to control the position here.
Still in half guard, Amiga seems content to control.
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 trying to control. Salvacion wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salvacion is trying to control but can't.
Salvacion is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Amiga is staying active.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amiga in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion shoots in but Amiga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salvacion gets a double leg takedown into Amiga's guard.
Amiga is looking to stand back up but Salvacion counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Amiga.

Salvacion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amiga controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salvacion.
Still in half guard, Salvacion seems content to control.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping him busy.
Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.

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

Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Amiga is trying to ground and pound but Salvacion uses the momentary lack of control by Amiga to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Amiga in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Amiga seems content to control.
Salvacion preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two 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.
Salvacion controlling the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a nice body kick.
Salvacion dives in and grabs Amiga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes down on Salvacion's head and hops out.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
Kugus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Amiga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kugus 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27

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