PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Do
vs
Nguyen

190 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses with a leg kick.
Do throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Do off to one side.
Nguyen cracks a nice hook into Do's ribs.
Do is breathing heavily.

Nguyen clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do working hard to break the clinch.
Nguyen taking a breather.

Nguyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nguyen clinches with his opponent.

Nguyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.

Nguyen clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Do won't allow it.

Nguyen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nguyen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Nguyen.
Do trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.

Do postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nguyen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Do, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nguyen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nguyen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nguyen tries to stand but Do is controlling from the bottom.
Do keeping moving, preventing Nguyen from controlling successfully.

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.
Do keeping full guard, as Nguyen tries to pass.
Nguyen prevents Do from getting back to his feet.
Nguyen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Do will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nguyen advances to half guard.
Nguyen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do's head.
Do keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Do wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Do is looking for a sweep. Nguyen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Do is not content to let Nguyen control the position.
Nguyen trying to mount his opponent but Do defends it.

Nguyen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Do still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Do has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Do misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Do looking to control but instead Nguyen has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Do is looking to stall here but Nguyen recovers full guard.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
Nguyen can't keep his opponent in guard - Do advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Do wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nguyen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Nguyen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nguyen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
Do misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.

Nguyen scores with a takedown into Do's guard.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Do kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nguyen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nguyen trying to control the action but Do is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nguyen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Do has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nguyen but great work by Do.
Do lands a few punches from side control.
Nguyen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nguyen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Do is trying to control. Nguyen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nguyen is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to pass the guard but Nguyen is defending well.
Do lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Do stalling away here and it's allowed Nguyen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Nguyen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nguyen is looking to advance position but Do has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Do thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Do sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nguyen wants to hold on but Do pushes him away.

Do goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nguyen is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Nguyen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nguyen prefers to stall for the moment though.
Do is trying to get back to half guard.
Nguyen staying calm.
Do is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nguyen off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nguyen tries to sprawl but Do drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nguyen is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nguyen avoid being mounted?

Nguyen looking for submissions off his back.
Do wants to control but Nguyen is keeping him busy.
Do tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nguyen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nguyen is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Nguyen looking for submissions off his back.

Do seems to be working for a kimura but Nguyen defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do stalling away here and it's allowed Nguyen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Nguyen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Do defends it easily.
Do trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nguyen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Do looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nguyen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen looking to sit in guard and control but Do gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do advances to half guard.
Nguyen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nguyen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.
Do trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.

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.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Sen Nguyen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Do.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do.
Sen Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nguyen moves into the clinch.

Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen cracks Do with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Do on the side of the head.

Nguyen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Do is working an open guard so Nguyen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sen Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nguyen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

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