PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 23398 p4p, 23699 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
24
160
23 - 45 - 5

182 cm
24
160
32 - 39 - 5

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 23 - 45 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agbay Amiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 39 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

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 takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amiga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Salvacion avoids it.

Salvacion shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salvacion showed some decent athleticism there.
Salvacion slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga moves into full guard.
Amiga is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
Amiga 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.
Amiga is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Salvacion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amiga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvacion somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salvacion.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.
Salvacion shoots for a double leg takedown but Amiga sprawls well. He's pushed Salvacion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.
Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Salvacion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amiga counters with a body kick.

That's four 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.

Salvacion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping him busy.
Salvacion might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Amiga haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga controls the position for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helen Salvacion dominated that round.
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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Salvacion.
And Amiga counters with a quick kick to the body but Salvacion blocks it.
Salvacion fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amiga is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in but no luck this time.
Amiga is looking to counter with head kicks.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helen Salvacion.
Amiga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amiga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Salvacion!

Amiga stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the 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.
Salvacion follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Salvacion fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salvacion circles away.
Salvacion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amiga.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agbay Amiga dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Amiga darts in looking for a takedown but Salvacion gets double underhooks and turns Amiga into the cage.
Salvacion wants to take the fight to the mat but Amiga manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amiga goes for a takedown attempt but Salvacion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Amiga closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salvacion did well to prevent Amiga getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga controlling the action here.
Amiga passes into side control, despite Salvacion's attempt to control the position.
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
Agbay Amiga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion is holding Amiga down, trying to stall.
Amiga tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Amiga stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion shoots in looking for a takedown but Amiga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvacion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Amiga throws a lazy body kick

so Salvacion counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amiga throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Salvacion trying to control the position from guard on top but Amiga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

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