PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Llama

173 cm
28
205 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Llama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nice cross by Llama.
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
A jab from Llama does it's job there.
Llama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nguyen misses with a combination
letting Llama counter with a right hand.
Akira Llama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Llama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Llama swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Llama, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nguyen stalks Llama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Llama's face. Llama staggers backwards, shaken.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Llama avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Llama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nguyen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Llama lands a lovely overhand right.
Nguyen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Llama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Llama clinches up with Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage.
Llama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Llama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nguyen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Llama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Llama won't allow it.
Llama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Llama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Llama cracks Nguyen with a right hand to the side of the head.

Llama moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llama lands with a left to the head.
Llama swings wildly with an uppercut but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Llama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Llama stalling against the cage.
Nguyen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Llama just stands there and leans against the cage.
Llama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Llama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Llama manages to break the clinch.
Llama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nguyen on the side of the head.
Llama throws the left hand but Nguyen avoids the punch easily.
Llama is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Llama with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Llama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nguyen throws a sloppy body shot
and Llama counters with a three punch combo that has Nguyen backing up. Nguyen nods at Llama to acknowledge the strikes.
Llama scores with a decent looking hook.
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nguyen misses the body punch
and Llama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Llama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nguyens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Llama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Nguyen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the body.
Llama dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Llama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nguyen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Llama with a series of wild strikes but Llama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen is looking to wear down Llama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nguyen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Llama to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Llama - just one landing.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Nguyen throws a combination that misses
and Llama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Llama lands a body shot.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
Nguyen ducks right into an uppercut from Llama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llama tests Nguyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nguyen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Llama tests Nguyen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Llama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nguyen misses with a two punch combination.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Llama avoids nicely.
Llama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Llama with a series of wild strikes but Llama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen misses with a combination
and Llama counters with a nice uppercut.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen throws a sloppy body shot
and Llama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akira Llama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Llama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nguyen takes a swing at Llama's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Llama cracks Nguyen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nguyen's head.
Llama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nguyen.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Llama with a series of wild strikes but Llama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nguyen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Llama scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Llama is just out of range.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Llama scores with a sloppy right hand. Nguyen should have avoided that one.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Llama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the body
and Llama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nguyen takes one to the chin there.
Oh Nguyen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llama looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Nguyen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Llama to score with a decent uppercut.
Nguyen misses with a double jab
and Llama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen staying out of range there.
Nguyen throws a hook to the side of Llama's head but Llama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Llama misses its intended target.
Llama scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Llama might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Llama throws out a powerful jab.
Llama scores with a hook.
Llama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Llama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Llama. That snapped Nguyen's head back.
Llama throws a head kick that misses.
Llama lunges at Nguyen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nguyen's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Llama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen tries to bum rush Llama with a series of wild strikes but Llama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Llama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nguyen under the eye.
Nguyen throws a series of strikes that have Llama backpedaling.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Llama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Llama is just out of range.
Nguyen ducks right into an uppercut from Llama.
Llama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nguyen on the side of the head.
Llama connects with a crisp jab.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llama throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Llama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Llama.
Nguyen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nguyen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nguyen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Llama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nguyen leaves Llama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Llama. That snapped Nguyen's head back.
Llama avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Llama avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nguyen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nguyen misses with a few strikes there.
Nguyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Llama finds it's way round the side to connect with Nguyen's head.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Llama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Llama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Llama ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Llama lands the left hand.
Nguyen needs to keep his hands up - Llama had a free shot at his head there.
Llama lands a right hook to the body.
Llama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Llama in his tracks.
Llama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nguyen at a distance.
Llama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nguyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Llama lands a nice shot to the body.
Llama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen walks into a left hand.
Nguyen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nguyen duly obliges.
Llama cracks Nguyen with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Oooooh!!! Llama has knocked Nguyen down with a huge combo! Llama steps away and waves a wobbly Nguyen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Llama throws an overhand right that drops Nguyen like a sack of potatoes! Llama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Llama!
Akira Llama made sure to mention his sponsor, Global Empire MMA Gear in his post fight interview.