PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 24264 p4p, 24310 weight class) and Clifford Val Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agbay Amiga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clifford Val Salvacion's chin.

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
22
160
13 - 35 - 3

182 cm
22
160
13 - 39 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

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 13 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agbay Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 39 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clifford Val Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

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 and drives through. Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salvacion as he jumps to the side.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.

Amiga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Salvacion is trying to defend but Amiga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Amiga advancing to mount.
Amiga is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two 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 controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Salvacion trying to control but Amiga postures up.
It looks like Amiga is going to stand back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amiga throws a push kick but Salvacion slaps the foot to one side.
Salvacion is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.
Amiga wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Salvacion uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amiga wants to get up but he can't break Salvacion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga postures up in Salvacion's guard and throws a big left but Salvacion blocks it.
Amiga wants to control from the top but Salvacion keeps moving.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agbay Amiga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amiga looks for a takedown but Salvacion sprawls well.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.

Salvacion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Amiga did well to prevent Salvacion getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion stalling.
Salvacion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Agbay Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Amiga keeping control of the position.
Salvacion perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two 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.
Amiga is not content to let Salvacion control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amiga dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Amiga's head and hops out.
Salvacion counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Salvacion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amiga has his hands clasped together around Salvacion's back. He's all about the action.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Amiga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Amiga goes for a double leg but Salvacion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Salvacion continues to drive forward.
Salvacion is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amiga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salvacion is fighting off a takedown attempt but Amiga is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Salvacion to the mat. Salvacion regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Amiga tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's posture.

Amiga gets to his feet - Salvacion follows without any prompting.
Amiga has a takedown stuffed.
Salvacion doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agbay Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two 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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salvacion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salvacion is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga trying to control the position from guard on top but Salvacion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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 working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Salvacion is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amiga with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agbay 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

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