PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 24762 p4p, 24529 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
21
160
14 - 30 - 2

182 cm
22
160
17 - 31 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 14 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar 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. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Amiga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Salvacion performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Amiga is doing well to control the position and prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is controlling Salvacion's trapped leg to prevent Salvacion from advancing to side control.
Salvacion sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Salvacion drives through with a takedown into Amiga's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to control the position but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amiga is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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 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.
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.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amiga controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.
Salvacion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amiga is fending him off so far but Salvacion persists. Nope, Amiga circles away and we're back to standing.
Amiga tries to counter with a takedown but Salvacion is quick to defend against it.
Salvacion tries for a takedown but Amiga circles away easily
and Amiga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt
and Salvacion counters with a good, hard body kick but Amiga shrugs it off.
Amiga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amiga wants it to stay on the feet.
Amiga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Amiga avoids it really well and circles away.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Amiga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Salvacion keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Amiga connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Salvacion some visible discomfort.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

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.
Amiga fails to land the takedown.

Salvacion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gakus Amiga dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

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 steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvacion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Amiga tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salvacion swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.
Amiga moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSalvacion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Amiga as Salvacion shoots in.

Salvacion gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Salvacion crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion taking a breather here.
Salvacion is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to control the position but Amiga is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Salvacion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amiga misses with a strike from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amiga defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Amiga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard John Salvacion.
Well Salvacion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard John Salvacion!