PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kugus Amiga (ranked 5831 p4p, 24788 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
18
160
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
160
0 - 5 - 0

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kugus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

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 looks for a takedown but Amiga sprawls well.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Salvacion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Amiga on his heels. He'll look to pass Amiga's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga controlling Salvacion's posture.
Amiga looking to control.

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 controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Salvacion sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Amiga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion seems keen to control Amiga's posture.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amiga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kugus Amiga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Amiga shoots in looking for a takedown but Salvacion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amiga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.
Amiga moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSalvacion.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kugus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Amiga shoots in for a double leg but Salvacion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Amiga blocks it well.

Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.
Amiga pushes Salvacion off but Salvacion dives into side control.
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.
A lull in the action here as Salvacion stalls from top position.
Amiga is looking to reverse the position.
Salvacion staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is continuing to stall.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion with the ground and pound but Amiga regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clifford Val Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Salvacion gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Amiga trying to control but Salvacion is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amiga preventing the sweep.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Amiga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salvacion shoots for a takedown but Amiga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Amiga looking to score a takedown here. Salvacion is defending well but Amiga drives through and ends up in Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion is pulling down on Amiga's head. It's preventing any offense from Amiga, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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 is pulling down on Amiga's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga landing with the ground and pound.

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

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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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