PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phred Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Scheckler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nguyen
vs
Scheckler

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

5th Round Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phred Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Scheckler!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen scores with a kick to the body.
Nguyen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Scheckler moves out of range easily.
Scheckler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nguyen swivels and escapes.
Scheckler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen scores with a jab.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nguyen lands a head kick. Scheckler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nguyen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Scheckler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nguyen!
Scheckler throws a sloppy strike and Nguyen uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nguyen has ended up in Scheckler's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheckler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nguyen manages to get himself to full guard.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Scheckler from controlling successfully.
Scheckler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Scheckler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Scheckler tries to pass.
Scheckler trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen trying to control the position here.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Scheckler tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nguyen is on top in guard.
Nguyen postures up.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Scheckler keeps moving.

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.
Scheckler 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.
Nguyen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scheckler's guard.
Scheckler wants to sweep but no luck.
Nguyen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scheckler is proving hard to escape from.
Scheckler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ted Scheckler will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nguyen scores with a three punch combo!
Good exchange - Nguyen coming out on top.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Scheckler fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Nguyen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nguyen tries to land a leg kick but Scheckler saw it coming and moves away.
Scheckler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nguyen throws a body punch but Scheckler moves out of range.
Scheckler shoots and misses
and Nguyen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Phred Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Scheckler.
Scheckler has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Scheckler misses with a takedown attempt
and Nguyen counters with a body kick.
Scheckler is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nguyen scores with a body shot.
Nguyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nguyen is looking to wear down Scheckler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nguyen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Scheckler with a series of wild strikes but Scheckler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scheckler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen works the jab nicely.
Scheckler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nguyen sprawls well. Nguyen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scheckler gets slowly back to his feet.
Scheckler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nguyen.
Scheckler has his takedown stuffed
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nguyen, right into the meat.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phred Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nguyen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scheckler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phred Nguyen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nguyen delivers a nice body kick.
Nguyen scores with a sloppy right hand. Scheckler should have avoided that one.
Nguyen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Scheckler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nguyen keeping full guard, as Scheckler tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheckler looking to sit in guard and control but Nguyen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scheckler 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.
Scheckler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nguyen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Scheckler from controlling successfully.
Scheckler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nguyen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scheckler is looking to advance position but Nguyen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Scheckler wants to hold on but Nguyen pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheckler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Scheckler tries to hold on but Nguyen postures up.
Scheckler is working to get back to half guard.
Nguyen tries to control but Scheckler wriggling away.
Scheckler is trying to reverse the position but instead Nguyen has taken his back - oops!

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.
Nguyen is hanging on to Scheckler's back as he tries to escape.
Scheckler just trying to survive but Nguyen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nguyen is hanging on to Scheckler's back as he tries to escape.
Scheckler turns into Nguyen and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scheckler wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Scheckler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phred Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nguyen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27

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