PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 23595 p4p, 23878 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
25
160
34 - 52 - 5

182 cm
25
160
38 - 51 - 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 34 - 52 - 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 38 - 51 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helen Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

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 dives in and scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amiga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Salvacion wants to control the position but Amiga says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is concentrating on defense, preventing Amiga from advancing position.
Amiga controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion trying to hold on to Amiga's head to control him but Amiga postures up.

Salvacion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salvacion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amiga swivels and escapes.
Amiga tries to counter with a takedown but Salvacion is quick to defend against it.

Salvacion gets caught napping as Amiga dives in and scores a takedown. Salvacion manages to retain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Salvacion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Amiga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salvacion is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amiga stands up and waves to Salvacion to follow him.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amiga stuffs the takedown.
Amiga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Amiga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Amiga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Salvacion holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agbay Amiga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Amiga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salvacion.
Amiga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvacion can do to turn this around?

Salvacion gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
The referee asks Salvacion politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Salvacion prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga tries to improve position but can't.
Salvacion throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Salvacion happy to just control the position for now.
Amiga can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Salvacion with that takedown attempt.
It appears Amiga was looking to counter with a kick there.

Amiga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Amiga wants to stand up but Salvacion manages to regain full guard.
Salvacion is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amiga sitting in guard here, content to control.

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 would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

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

Salvacion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amiga finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Salvacion dives in and scores a takedown into Amiga's guard.
Salvacion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amiga has control of Salvacion's left arm, preventing Salvacion from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Salvacion showing good wrestling skills to control 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.
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 has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Salvacion stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion slaps away a takedown attempt from Amiga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Salvacion misses.
Salvacion shoots in for a double leg but Amiga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amiga shoots in but no luck this time.
Salvacion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agbay Amiga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.

Salvacion drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Amiga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amiga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Salvacion is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helen Salvacion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Salvacion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helen Salvacion!