PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Agbay Amiga (ranked 23587 p4p, 23738 weight class) and Rico 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
26
160
40 - 56 - 5

182 cm
26
160
44 - 54 - 6

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 40 - 56 - 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 44 - 54 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Salvacion!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

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.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Salvacion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amiga.
Amiga misses with a takedown attempt - Salvacion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Salvacion responds with a good body kick, but Amiga manages to step out the way in time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salvacion tries to sprawl but Amiga drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to stand up but Salvacion has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amiga is thwarting Salvacion's attempts to control the position.
Salvacion is holding on to half guard well.

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 trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salvacion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Amiga tries to avoid it but Salvacion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Amiga to the ground. Amiga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Amiga tries to sprawl but Salvacion drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amiga tries to get to full guard but Salvacion has control of the leg.
Amiga is trying to control but can't.
Amiga holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Amiga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salvacion is working away from the top position though.
Salvacion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salvacion not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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

Salvacion feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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.

Rico Salvacion dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Amiga shoots in for a takedown but Salvacion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Salvacion gets a takedown into half guard.
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Salvacion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amiga wants to improve his position but Salvacion is controlling well.
Amiga keeping hold of Salvacion's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amiga as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion fails to land the takedown.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown but Amiga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Agbay Amiga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Salvacion.
Salvacion closes the distance and clinches up with Amiga, looking for a takedown. Salvacion pushes Amiga against the cage but Amiga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

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.
Nice sprawl there from Amiga as Salvacion shoots in.
Amiga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Amiga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Salvacion shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amiga as he avoids it easily.

Amiga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Salvacion is trying to control Amiga's posture but Amiga avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agbay Amiga dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Amiga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Salvacion is controlling Amiga's trapped leg to prevent Amiga from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Amiga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amiga wants to stand up but Salvacion has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Salvacion wants to control but Amiga is keeping busy.
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 is trying to get back to full guard.
Amiga controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion keeping hold of Amiga's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Salvacion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salvacion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Amiga!
Amiga wants to control but Salvacion postures up.
Amiga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amiga is being controlled here.
Amiga is holding Salvacion down, trying to stall.

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 leaves Salvacion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Salvacion.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rico Salvacion!