PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 23685 p4p, 23759 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
26
160
51 - 43 - 5

182 cm
26
160
41 - 57 - 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 51 - 43 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 57 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, 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.
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 quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amiga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
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.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amiga but Amiga pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A counter left hand to the body from Amiga misses its target.

That's two 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 fails to land the takedown.
Amiga feinted with a counter takedown.

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Amiga's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Amiga keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga controlling Salvacion's posture.
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four 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.
Amiga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Amiga wants to sweep here but Salvacion controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard John Salvacion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Amiga gets a takedown into half guard.
Amiga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Salvacion controlling the position for now.
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 hold on to Amiga's head to control him but Amiga postures up.
Amiga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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 is trying to get back to full guard.

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

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Amiga striking off his back but it's not causing Salvacion any problems.
Amiga keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga has his hands on Salvacion's head, controlling the position.

That's four 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.
Amiga being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion has his takedown stuffed
and Amiga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salvacion really felt that one!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Amiga's head and hops out.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
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 that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kugus Amiga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
Amiga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Salvacion is trying to get back to full guard.
Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Amiga from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling the action here.
Salvacion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga trying to control the pace.

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

That's two 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 misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt
and Amiga counters with a one-two to the body.
Amiga stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
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 changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amiga tries to avoid it but Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amiga to the ground. Amiga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Amiga gets a takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Amiga from advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Amiga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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 Robert Twigg 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!