PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bentley (ranked 4368 p4p, 24311 weight class) and Agbay Amiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agbay Amiga has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Bentley's chin.

Bentley
vs
Amiga

184 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
160
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Bentley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agbay Amiga!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Amiga will feel that in the morning.

Bentley moves into the clinch successfully.

Bentley breaks from the clinch.
Bentley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amiga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amiga moves out of range of the body kick from Bentley.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bentley lands a high kick!

It looks like Agbay Amiga has been cut.
Bentley misses with a head kick.
Amiga shoots in looking for a takedown but Bentley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amiga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bentley tries to clinch there but Amiga circles away.
And Amiga responds with a good body kick, but Bentley manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bentley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bentley blocks it well.
Bentley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bentley backing away here, and Amiga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bentley. Those never looked like landing.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bentley throws a leg kick but Amiga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Amiga closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bentley to the mat! Bentley manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga trying to control but Bentley is working from the bottom.
Bentley is controlling Amiga's posture.
Bentley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amiga is one step ahead there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bentley trying to control the position here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bentley throws a head kick but Amiga moves out of range.
Amiga keeps the fight on the outside.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bentley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga avoids a kick to the body.
Bentley moves in looking to clinch but Amiga pushes him off.

Bentley clinches with his opponent.

Bentley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bentley misses with a head kick.
Amiga avoids the head kick by Bentley.
Amiga with the counter takedown but Bentley avoids it easily.
Bentley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bentley throws the kick towards the body but Amiga avoids it.
Amiga thinks about the counter body kick.
Bentley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amiga circles away quickly and effectively.
Bentley scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga checks the leg kick.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bentley with the inside leg kick.

Bentley moves into the clinch successfully.
Amiga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bentley gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bentley breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amiga goes for a double leg but Bentley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bentley continues to drive forward.
Ray Bentley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agbay Amiga.
Bentley throws a head kick that misses.
Bentley tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bentley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agbay Amiga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A low kick lands for Bentley.
Bentley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amiga can do to turn this around?
Bentley throws a nice head kick!
Bentley wants to clinch up but Amiga keeps it at a distance.
Bentley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amiga.

Amiga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Amiga prevents Bentley from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley trying to control here.

Amiga postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bentley to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amiga tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bentley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amiga somewhat.
Bentley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amiga is out of range and Bentley settles back down.
Ray Bentley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bentley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amiga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Bentley.
Amiga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray Bentley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentley throws a body kick that misses

and Amiga counters with a takedown into side control.
Bentley struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley is trying to improve his position.

Amiga decides to stand back up. Amiga steps back and let's Bentley get back to his feet.

Bentley forces Amiga back against the cage and clinches.

Bentley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bentley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bentley forces Amiga back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bentley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga wants to take the fight to the mat but Bentley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Bentley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bentley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amiga counters with a solid body kick.
Bentley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amiga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amiga thinks about the counter body kick.
Bentley misses with a head kick.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bentley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bentley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bentley.
Amiga shoots in but Bentley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ray Bentley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agbay Amiga.
Amiga is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga shoots for a double leg takedown but Bentley sprawls well. He's pushed Amiga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bentley is looking to clinch.
Amiga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bentley blocks it well.
Amiga avoids the head kick by Bentley.
Amiga follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bentley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bentley tries to clinch up but Amiga circles away and keeps his distance.
Amiga shoots for a double leg takedown but Bentley sprawls well. He's pushed Amiga's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bentley misses with a wild body shot.
Amiga is trying to counter with his kicks.
Amiga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bentley tries to clinch there but Amiga circles away.
Amiga throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Bentley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Agbay Amiga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bentley doesn't manage to clinch there - Amiga circles away.
Ray Bentley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amiga avoids the head kick by Bentley.
As Bentley backs off Amiga throws a huge counter combo but Bentley manages to avoid it all.
Bentley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amiga.
Good leg kick by Bentley.
Bentley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bentley closes the distance and clinches.

Bentley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bentley misses with a low kick.
Amiga fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bentley is fending him off so far but Amiga persists. Nope, Bentley circles away and we're back to standing.
As Amiga backs away, Bentley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bentley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Amiga will feel that in the morning.
Amiga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Bentley.
Bentley backing away here, and Amiga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bentley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amiga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bentley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bentley throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bentley clinches.

Bentley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Amiga with that takedown attempt.
Ray Bentley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agbay Amiga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentley throws a head kick that misses.
Bentley misses with the combination.
Amiga drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bentley defends it well.
Bentley missing with a left hand there. Amiga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amiga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Bentley closes the distance and clinches.

Bentley breaks from the clinch.
Bentley throws a lazy head kick

and Amiga counters with a shoot takedown. Bentley fights it but they end up in guard.

Bentley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Amiga's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Amiga.
Bentley throws a right and a left that Amiga avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Bentley.
Bentley lands a glancing blow to the side of Amiga's head.
Bentley is looking to clinch but Amiga is avoiding it.
Amiga replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bentley blocks it well.
Bentley closes the distance but Amiga moves to the side

and Amiga counters with a single leg into guard. Bentley didn't expect that.
Bentley is looking to stand back up but Amiga counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bentley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bentley is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Amiga jumps into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentley is looking to regain half guard here but Amiga keeps moving and retains side control.
Bentley is working hard here to advance position.
Agbay Amiga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agbay Amiga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ray Bentley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Amiga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bentley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bentley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bentley!
Ray Bentley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.