PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 23616 p4p, 23732 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
24
160
30 - 48 - 5

182 cm
25
160
34 - 50 - 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 30 - 48 - 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 34 - 50 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard John Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis 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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvacion was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Salvacion moves out of range of the body kick.
Amiga closes the distance and clinches up with Salvacion, looking for a takedown. Amiga pushes Salvacion against the cage but Salvacion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amiga with a poor takedown
and Salvacion counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agbay Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Amiga.
Amiga tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Amiga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Amiga decides to stand back up.
Salvacion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Salvacion gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amiga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Amiga throws a strike but Salvacion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amiga is trying to keep Salvacion in close.
Amiga has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Salvacion has passed into side control.
Salvacion in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga struggling a bit here.
Salvacion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amiga keeps working.

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.
Salvacion controls the position from side control.
Salvacion working away.
Amiga misses with an elbow from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion taking a breather here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Amiga. No joy for Salvacion on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Agbay Amiga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Amiga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Amiga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Salvacion thinks about the counter body kick.
Amiga leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Amiga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvacion.

Amiga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salvacion was covering up waiting for the punch and Amiga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion has Amiga pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga tries to stand but Salvacion is controlling from the bottom.
Amiga stays in close to Salvacion's body and controls the position.
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.
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 looking to control.
Salvacion controlling the position.
Amiga is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion misses with a takedown
and Amiga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion darts in looking for a takedown but Amiga gets double underhooks and turns Salvacion into the cage.
It looked like Amiga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvacion.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

Salvacion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Amiga tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salvacion is in Amiga's guard.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Amiga keeps moving.
Amiga pulls Salvacion in close to his closed guard and prevents Salvacion from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Agbay Amiga will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Salvacion misses with a takedown attempt - Amiga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Salvacion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Amiga throws a big counter combination but Salvacion scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amiga pinned against the cage. Amiga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard John Salvacion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion being controlled for a moment.

Amiga decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Amiga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salvacion on his heels. He'll look to pass Salvacion's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion controlling Amiga's posture.
Amiga wants to stand but Salvacion has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Amiga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Amiga is looking to stand up but Salvacion won't let him.
Richard John Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agbay Amiga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

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