PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nguyen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rolling Stones - Paint it Black . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dinh Nguyen
vs
Sanders

173 cm
24
146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

171 cm
33
145 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Crunch! Nguyen slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Nguyen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Sanders moves out of range as Nguyen throws a body kick.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanders walks into a stiff left hand from Nguyen.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanders's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Nguyen is looking to slow Sanders down with leg kicks.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Nguyen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen slips a jab from Sanders.
Nguyen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!
Sanders misses with a looping right.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Nguyen gets a clinch.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Nguyen breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Sanders circles away.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nguyen, right into the meat.
Nguyen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nguyen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nguyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a front kick aimed at Sanders's knee but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanders under the eye.
Nguyen cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Nguyen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Dinh Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanders checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nguyen. Nguyen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Nguyen tenderised Sanders's leg. Sanders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nguyen keeps Sanders at a distance using the push kick.
Nguyen misses with a straight left.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Dinh Nguyen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nguyen.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nguyen jabs at Sanders's body.
A big right from Sanders misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Nguyen lands with a nice body punch.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanders. That did some damage!
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Nguyen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nguyen feints and then cracks Sanders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanders down.
Nguyen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
Nguyen tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanders loads up on a big right hand but Nguyen slips the punch.
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick and Sanders moves out of range easily.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nguyen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Nguyen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nguyen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanders takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nguyen slams his shin into Sanders's torso.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders ducks right into an uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to land a leg kick but Sanders saw it coming and moves away.
Nguyen lands a leg kick that knocks Sanders off balance momentarily.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Sanders avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nguyen misses with the body kick
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nguyen throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Nguyen thumps Sanders with a low kick.
Nguyen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen looks for the body kick but Sanders saw that one coming.
Nguyen moves out of range as Sanders strikes.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanders throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Sanders down.
Sanders moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a body kick that misses.
Nguyen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Sanders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nguyen.
Sanders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nguyen can pounce on him.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders 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.
Nguyen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nguyen looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Nguyen's head.
Nguyen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nguyen misses with a kick to the body.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Sanders.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the head.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanders's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Nguyen scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nguyen cracks the inside of Sanders's front leg.
Sanders missing with a left hand there. Nguyen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Sanders moves out of range easily.
Sanders takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nguyen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nguyen scores with a head kick. Sanders tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.

Sanders fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nguyen sprawls well initially but Sanders persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen trying to control from the bottom.
Sanders is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders is pressing down on Nguyen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nguyen is holding on for now.
Michael Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nguyen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dinh Nguyen!
Post fight, Van Dinh Nguyen stared into the camera and said 'I trained very hard for this rematch. I wanted to keep you all entertained. Shout out to my sponsor Balco Boys supplements. Thank you to the Balco Boys Industries gym and my training partners for this fight, Sig Hansen, Yourn Rotterdamn, and Chino Cochino.'.