PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: it was over. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nguyen
vs
Thompson

178 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
173 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

BioPharm Nutrition
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.
Nguyen slips under a jab from Thompson.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Nguyen off the cage and back into rage.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson digs a good body shot into Nguyen's ribs.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nguyen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Nguyen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Nguyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen walks into a jab.
Tane Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Thompson lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
Thompson cracks Nguyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Nguyen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nguyen throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Thompson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Thompson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thompson checks the leg kick.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nguyen on the side of the head.
Nguyen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Nguyen misses with a hook.
Thompson throws a front kick aimed at Nguyen's knee but Nguyen avoids it well.

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.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tane Thompson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Thompson throws a head kick that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nguyen lands a high kick!
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson slips a jab from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nguyen throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Tane Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Nguyen takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson wants to slow Nguyen down by chopping away at his legs.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nguyen wants to land a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a jab to the body
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson misses with the body kick
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Thompson scores with a jab.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Nguyen off the cage and back into rage.
Nguyen drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Thompson misses the body punch
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
Nguyen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Nguyen checks a leg kick.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Nguyen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that second round.
That's time! Nguyen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nguyen misses with a hook to the body
and Thompson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen scores with a hook.
Thompson misses with a kick to the body.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nguyen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Nguyen scores with a jab.
Nguyen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Nguyen slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Nguyen takes one on the button.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Thompson checks a low kick from Nguyen.
Nguyen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Thompson.
An inside leg kick lands from Thompson.
Nguyen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Thompson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nguyen.
Thompson digs a good hook to Nguyen's body.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson misses the jab.
Nguyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nguyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nguyen misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nguyen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nguyen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson throws out a leg kick but Nguyen moves out of range and Thompson only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nguyen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nguyen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nguyen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nguyen counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Nguyen defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Thompson.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nguyen 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Nguyen!