PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23883 p4p, 23692 weight class) and Richard John 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
24
160
31 - 46 - 3

182 cm
24
160
33 - 48 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 - 46 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 48 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

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 scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee asks Amiga politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Amiga prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salvacion tries to improve position but can't.
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The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is still trying to improve position.
Amiga slows the pace down.

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

Amiga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salvacion napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying to escape the position but Amiga is controlling the position.
Salvacion struggling a bit here.
Salvacion throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Amiga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

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

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 pushes Salvacion off looking to stand but Salvacion dives back in and keeps control.
Amiga is looking for a sweep. Salvacion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's position as best he can from this difficult 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Salvacion seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gakus Amiga will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Amiga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Salvacion pulls Amiga in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two 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.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
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.
Amiga moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSalvacion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
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 appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

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.

Amiga jumps guard.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gakus Amiga dominated that second round.
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 closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salvacion lands in his opponent's guard.
Salvacion stays in close to Amiga's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvacion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amiga wants to sweep but no luck.
Salvacion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amiga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salvacion.

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

Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salvacion is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Amiga is very close to passing his half guard.
Amiga controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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.
Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a big head kick but Salvacion shrugs it off.
Richard John Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gakus Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Salvacion has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gakus Amiga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amiga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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