PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai comes into the arena with CKY - Chinese Rap blaring out of the sound system. Nguyen has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lai
vs
Nguyen

195 cm
25
215 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

178 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuai Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Lai misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lai thinking.
Nguyen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lai moves away.
Nguyen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen thows a leg kick but Lai checks it
and Lai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Kuai Lai has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Nguyen misses
and Lai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nguyen throws a jab when Lai was well out of range.
Lai thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Lai avoids a kick to the body.
Lai thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nguyen misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lai blocks a leg kick.
Lai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nguyen counters with a stiff right hand.
Nguyen takes a swing at Lai's ribcage but misses.
Lai throws a body kick the misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Lai is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Lai is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and Nguyen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nguyen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lai counters with a thumping low kick.
Nguyen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lai counters with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nguyen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nguyen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nguyen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Lai looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen tries a low kick but Lai avoids it.
Nguyen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nguyen misses with the body kick
and Lai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lai misses with a head kick.
Nguyen looks to throw a body kick
and Lai counters with a head kick. That will keep Nguyen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lai keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Lai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Lai keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A clash of legs there as Nguyen blocks the low kick.
Nguyen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nguyen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A low kick from Lai is predictable there
and Nguyen counters with a nice body shot.
Nguyen lands with a nice body kick.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Lai throws a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut
and Lai counters with a low kick, right behind Nguyen 's knee.
Lai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nguyen cracks Lai with a good jab.
Lai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Lai is avoiding it.
Nguyen looks to throw a body kick
and Lai counters with a nice body kick.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Lai is avoiding it.
A head kick from Lai lands but Nguyen takes it in his stride.
Nguyen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Lai finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen throws a lazy body kick
and Lai counters with a straight right hand.
Nguyen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lai throws a leg kick but Nguyen moved away.
Nguyen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nguyen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lai.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Lai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nguyen's calf.
An inside leg kick from Lai misses.
Nguyen thows a leg kick but Lai checks it
and Lai counters with a good low kick that Nguyen was not able to check.
Lai misses the shot to the body.
Lai misses with a leg kick
and Nguyen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nguyen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lai misses with a low kick as Nguyen jumps back.
Lai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Lai.
Nguyen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lai clinches up with Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage.
Nguyen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two 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 displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lai up against the cage.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Lai avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
A short right from Nguyen on the inside.
Lai misses with a knee strike.
Lai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Lai tries to circle away but Nguyen has him pinned against the cage.
Lai tries to land a knee to the head but Nguyen blocks with his arms.
Lai working Nguyen over with knees to the body.
Nguyen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nguyen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nguyen lands with a left to the head.
Lai tries to break free but Nguyen pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Nguyen.
Lai pushes off an throws an elbow but Nguyen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nguyen - that landed with a thud.
Lai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nguyen is pushing Lai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nguyen slowing the pace effectively.
Lai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen scores with a hook to the body.
Lai can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lai up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lai throws an elbow but misses.
Nguyen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a right to the head.
Nguyen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nguyen lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Nguyen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Nguyen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nguyen lands with a left to the head.
Nguyen digs a right hand underneath Lai's ribcage. Lai let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nguyen 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

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