PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23872 p4p, 23858 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
25
160
34 - 50 - 3

182 cm
25
160
37 - 48 - 5

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 34 - 50 - 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 37 - 48 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.

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 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.
Salvacion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.
Amiga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Salvacion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amiga is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is controlling the pace.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Amiga advancing to mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Amiga is defended easily by Salvacion.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
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.
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.

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.

Salvacion looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Amiga trying to control but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Salvacion trying to control here.
Salvacion has his hands clasped together around Amiga's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Amiga is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Helen Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Amiga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salvacion sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga circles away easily
and Amiga counters with a nice body kick.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion moves out of range of the body kick from Amiga.
Amiga shoots for a double leg takedown but Salvacion sprawls well. He's pushed Amiga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salvacion looks for the body kick but Amiga saw that one coming.
Amiga looks for a takedown but Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.

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.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Amiga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvacion.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
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.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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.

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 is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Amiga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Amiga jumps guard and drags Salvacion to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
Amiga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Amiga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gakus 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

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