PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 23891 p4p, 23737 weight class) and Rico Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
24
160
23 - 54 - 3

182 cm
24
160
34 - 44 - 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 23 - 54 - 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 34 - 44 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, 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 stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salvacion wants it to stay on the feet.

Salvacion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salvacion lands in his opponent's guard.
Amiga is pulling down on Salvacion's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion throws an elbow that misses. Amiga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salvacion's guard. Nice move by Amiga!

Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Salvacion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvacion looking to control.

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 seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga fails with the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Amiga sprawls well. He's pushed Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Amiga was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Amiga gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's 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's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion managing to control the position.
Amiga won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tapad Amiga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Salvacion fails with the takedown.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
Amiga throws the kick towards the body but Salvacion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salvacion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Salvacion controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is positioning himself well to prevent Salvacion advancing to mount.
Amiga wants to improve his position but Salvacion is controlling well.

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.
Salvacion content to control rather than advance.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy.
Amiga is looking to improve his position.
Amiga trying to control but Salvacion postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amiga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tapad Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.

Amiga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Salvacion sprawls well initially but Amiga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Amiga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Further stalling from Amiga.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?
Salvacion wants to improve his position but Amiga is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Amiga is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion trying to control but Amiga postures up.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Amiga looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salvacion drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion controls the position.
Salvacion is looking to take a break and control but Amiga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.

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 is staying tight to Amiga's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
Amiga is not content to let Salvacion control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Salvacion gets caught flat footed, as Amiga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salvacion looking to control.
Amiga is working Salvacion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Amiga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amiga is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapad Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion is trying to keep Amiga in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rico Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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