PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gakus Amiga (ranked 23900 p4p, 23718 weight class) and Richard John Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
26
160
39 - 55 - 6

182 cm
26
160
41 - 58 - 4

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 39 - 55 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gakus Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 58 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

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 looks to throw a body kick
and Salvacion counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Salvacion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Amiga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amiga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Amiga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion is trying to maintain the position but Amiga is very close to passing his half guard.
Salvacion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Amiga stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Amiga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salvacion defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga stuffs the takedown.
Salvacion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amiga.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gakus Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.

Salvacion shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Salvacion was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Salvacion is looking to take a break and control but Amiga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion throws a strike aimed at the side of Amiga's head but Amiga avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gakus Amiga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Amiga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salvacion sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense.
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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salvacion or perhaps it was just good defense by Amiga, which made it look bad.
Salvacion keeps Amiga at a distance using the push kick.

Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is trying to control but can't.
Amiga controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Amiga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Salvacion controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
Amiga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amiga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
Salvacion is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard John Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Amiga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salvacion has a takedown stuffed.
Gakus Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion with a lazy takedown attempt

and Amiga counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvacion regains half guard.
Amiga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amiga prevents Salvacion from standing back up.

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.
Amiga tries to pass to full mount but Salvacion defends it.
Salvacion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salvacion.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salvacion closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salvacion lands in his opponent's guard.
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.
Salvacion looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Amiga has his hands on Salvacion's head, controlling the position.
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.
Amiga continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

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