PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 24195 p4p, 24537 weight class) and Helen Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agbay Amiga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Amiga
vs
Salvacion

182 cm
22
160
14 - 35 - 3

182 cm
22
160
23 - 30 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 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 23 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

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 stuffs the takedown attempt from Salvacion. Salvacion gets slowly back to his feet.

Amiga shoots in and gets a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga won't allow Salvacion to sweep him here.
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Amiga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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.
Amiga preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Amiga closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salvacion quickly recovers to half guard.
Amiga slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amiga stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Salvacion to get to his feet.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.

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 closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agbay Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Amiga dives in and grabs Salvacion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes down on Amiga's head and hops out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Salvacion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Amiga looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Amiga is trying to improve his position.
Amiga is trying to control Salvacion's posture but Salvacion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Amiga's face as Salvacion controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga is not content to let Salvacion control the position.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
Salvacion taking a breather here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salvacion.
Amiga thinks about countering with a body kick.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salvacion as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.
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.

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.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense.
Amiga looks for a takedown but Salvacion sprawls well.

Salvacion closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Amiga's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helen Salvacion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Amiga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salvacion but Salvacion pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown attempt from Amiga. Amiga gets slowly back to his feet.
Salvacion tries a quick counter leg kick but Amiga is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to stand up but Salvacion manages to regain full guard.
Amiga tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
Amiga wants to stand and escape but instead Salvacion has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga wants to get back to his feet but Salvacion is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Amiga trying to control the position.
Salvacion is stalling in the full guard.
Amiga controls Salvacion momentarily but Salvacion frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling from the top position.
Amiga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion dives in for a single leg takedown but Amiga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agbay Amiga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amiga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

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