PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bihom Tarsun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarsun
vs
Ng

180 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

175 cm
23
157 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bihom Tarsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Ng!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarsun swats away the attempt to clinch by Ng.
Ng walks into a straight right hand from Tarsun.
Tarsun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarsun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarsun's head backwards.
Tarsun drops his hands momentarily and Ng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tarsun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tarsun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A right-left combo lands from Ng.
Tarsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarsun staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Ng.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Ng drives through and clinches with Tarsun against the cage.
Come on Ng - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ng throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bihom Tarsun has been cut.
Ng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tarsun is struggling to control the position.
Ng pushes Tarsun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarsun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Tarsun blocks with his arms.
Ng stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ng.
Ng lands with a light punch inside.
Ng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ng misses with a knee to the head.
Ng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarsun is defending well for now.
Ng lands with a short shot to the head.
Ng pushes off an throws an elbow but Tarsun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng stalls.
Tarsun wants to break free but Ng has control.
Ng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tarsun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarsun is looking to control Ng's arms but Ng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tarsun has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ng.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tarsun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarsun prevents a body shot from Ng.

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.
Tarsun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tarsun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tarsun avoids the elbow strike from Ng, against the cage.
Ng misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Ng.
Ng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tarsun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ng walks away with a smile on his face. Tarsun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bihom Tarsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarsun.
Tarsun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Ng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bihom Tarsun's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tarsun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ng wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarsun throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng throws a hook but Tarsun blocks it.
Ng tries to clinch there but Tarsun circles away.
Ng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng tries to clinch up but Tarsun circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarsun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ng misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarsun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tarsun.
Nick Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ng tries to bum rush Tarsun with a series of wild strikes but Tarsun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ng takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ng tried to score with a low kick but Tarsun checks it.

That's two 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.
Ng is looking to clinch.
Ng connects with a body shot.
Tarsun slips under a jab.
Ng works the jab nicely.
A big left from Ng misses.
Ng throws a nice looking combination but Tarsun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Ng catches Tarsun right on the button with a cross.
Tarsun misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun misses with a wild combination.
Ng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarsun throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.
Tarsun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.
Tarsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Ng lands but Tarsun takes it in his stride.
Tarsun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

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.
Ng takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ng avoids the head kick by Tarsun.
Ng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ng stalks Tarsun and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tarsun's face. Tarsun staggers backwards, shaken.
Ng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ng lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ng lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Ng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bihom Tarsun's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ng throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarsun.

Tarsun is rocked!
Tarsun takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng blocks a head kick by Tarsun.
Ng doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarsun circles away.
Nick Ng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ng blocks a head kick by Tarsun.

Ng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tarsun blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ng.
Ng misses with an elbow over the top.
Ng lands a nice elbow.
Ng tries a knee to the head but Tarsun blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarsun blocks the elbow strike.
Tarsun tries to pull guard but Ng holds him up against the cage and eventually Tarsun drops back down to his feet.
Tarsun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng taking a breather.

Tarsun has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ng clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Ng is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tarsun gets his way!
Ng holding both Tarsun 's hands and preventing any damage.

Ng showing good submission defense here.
Ng really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tarsun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Tarsun is cranking Ng's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ng! He's tightened the choke and Ng is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bihom Tarsun!