PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapad Amiga (ranked 24309 p4p, 23910 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clifford Val Salvacion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
20
160
11 - 17 - 1

182 cm
20
160
8 - 22 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapad Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass 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 shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Amiga was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Amiga controlling the position.
Amiga working the body and head with strikes.
Salvacion trying to remain calm as Amiga controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Salvacion for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Amiga in side control, throwing shots but Salvacion defends.
Amiga takes a little break here. Salvacion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga shoots in and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
Amiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion.
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.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salvacion tries to avoid it but Amiga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salvacion to the ground. Salvacion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Amiga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amiga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tapad Amiga dominated that 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.

Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amiga shoots in and gets a takedown into Salvacion's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Amiga chips away with some ground and pound.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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'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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amiga.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapad Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amiga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.

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.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clifford Val Salvacion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.

Amiga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga throwing strikes from guard but Salvacion blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga stopping the sweep attempt from Salvacion.
Amiga's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Salvacion is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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 in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Tapad Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amiga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Amiga continues to stall.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling the action here.
Amiga is holding on to half guard well.

That's four 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.
Amiga trying to hold on to Salvacion's head to control him but Salvacion postures up.
Amiga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amiga or perhaps it was just good defense by Salvacion, which made it look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifford Val Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clifford Val Salvacion!