PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Nguyen (ranked 4701 p4p, 25795 weight class) and Gustaf Leifsson (ranked 523 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nguyen
vs
Leifsson

193 cm
18
179
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
179
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dragon Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustaf Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nguyen rushes Leifsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leifsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leifsson slowing the pace effectively.

Leifsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leifsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
It looked like Nguyen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Leifsson is avoiding it.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Leifsson throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nguyen is defended easily by Leifsson.
Nguyen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.

Nguyen forces Leifsson back against the cage and clinches.
Leifsson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Leifsson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leifsson connects with the punch.
Leifsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Leifsson dips to his left and cracks Nguyen with an uppercut!
Nguyen shoots in looking for a takedown. Leifsson tries to sprawl out of it but Nguyen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leifsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen staying out of range there.
Leifsson looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Leifsson moves out of range of the body kick from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt
and Leifsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nguyen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Leifsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson lands a really nice looking cross but Nguyen seems unphased.
Gustaf Leifsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leifsson connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Nguyen shoots in and gets a takedown into Leifsson's guard.
Nguyen stops Leifsson from standing up.
Nguyen with a nice head shot there.
Nguyen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nguyen throwing strikes but missing.
Nguyen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leifsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Nguyen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stops Leifsson from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen'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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leifsson wants to stand back up but Nguyen manages to pass into side 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.
Leifsson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nguyen is riding his opponent, not letting Leifsson buck him off.
Nguyen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustaf Leifsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
Leifsson throws a big shot that misses.
Leifsson lunges at Nguyen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nguyen's hand.
Leifsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nguyen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leifsson misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Leifsson connects with a looping right hand.
Nguyen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leifsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nguyen dives in for a single leg takedown but Leifsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Leifsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nguyen shoots in and drives through. Leifsson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leifsson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dragon Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Leifsson. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leifsson, as that shot connected.
Gustaf Leifsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leifsson cracks Nguyen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nguyen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguyen tries to clinch up
and Leifsson counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown but Leifsson shows good takedown defense.
Leifsson lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen fails with the takedown
and Leifsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leifsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Leifsson misses with a double jab.
Leifsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab from Leifsson.
Leifsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
Leifsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leifsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Leifsson does it's job there.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leifsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leifsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Leifsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Leifsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nguyen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustaf Leifsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leifsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leifsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nguyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leifsson clobbers Nguyen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Nguyen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
A left and a right from Leifsson both land. Nice combination.
Leifsson lands a two punch combo.
Leifsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nguyen has time to react.
Nguyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leifsson.
Leifsson scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leifsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustaf Leifsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Leifsson swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Leifsson tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leifsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nguyen gets a clinch.

Leifsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leifsson scores with the left hand. Nguyen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Leifsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nguyen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nguyen shoots in for a double leg but Leifsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Leifsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leifsson.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Nguyen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson misses the jab.
Leifsson throws out a powerful jab.
Leifsson throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen throws a big counter combination but Leifsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Leifsson scores with a nice strike.
Nguyen fails with the takedown
and Leifsson counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leifsson cracks Nguyen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nguyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leifsson throws a series of strikes that have Nguyen backpedaling.
Leifsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leifsson misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson cracks Nguyen with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch up
and Leifsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leifsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Leifsson catches Nguyen right on the button with a cross.
Leifsson misses with a body shot.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nguyen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leifsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen is looking for a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Leifsson. No joy for Nguyen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leifsson lands with an overhand left.
Leifsson digs a good hook to Nguyen's body.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen shoots and misses
and Leifsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leifsson takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson misses with a wild body shot.
Leifsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Leifsson. Those never looked like landing.
Leifsson swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
It looked like Nguyen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leifsson scores with a nice head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Leifsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leifsson.
Leifsson thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leifsson cracks Nguyen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leifsson.
Leifsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leifsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nguyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nguyen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leifsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nguyen scrambles back to his feet.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
A lazy left from Leifsson finds it's target.
Gustaf Leifsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Leifsson does it's job there.
Leifsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Leifsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leifsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nguyen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leifsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nguyen somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustaf Leifsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leifsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Leifsson!
A very excited looking Gustaf Leifsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.