PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beach Party Vietnam. Vo Nguyen Giap could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Unigu Rege's chin.

Nguyen Giap
vs
Rege

177 cm
28
158 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

180 cm
29
135 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Giap. No joy for Rege on that attempt.

Rege moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Giap has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Giap letting Rege take a breather here.
Rege is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giap is defending well for now.
Rege on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap can't break the clinch.
Rege takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Unigu Rege has been cut.
Rege is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rege.
Rege jumps guard but Giap stands there with Rege around his waist. Rege gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Giap breaks from the clinch.

Giap rushes Rege and presses him up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rege has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Giap gets through Rege's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rege's defenses.
Rege is pushing Giap up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giap is looking to break free of the clinch but Rege has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rege jumps guard and drags Giap to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rege has a closed guard, preventing Giap from standing up.
Rege wants to stand and escape but Giap is having none of it.
Giap postures up.
Giap has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rege is proving hard to escape from.
Rege tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rege is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Giap instigates a clinch.
Rege is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rege is keeping busy.

Rege pulls guard.

Rege escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Giap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Giap is looking to stand up but Rege won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege seems keen to control Giap's posture.
Rege is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rege tries to pass the half guard into mount. Giap knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rege seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rege seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rege is trying to control the action in half guard but Giap is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rege is stalling here. Giap is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rege seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Giap has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Giap tries to stand but Rege is controlling his head.
Rege pushes Giap away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Giap gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giap working away.
Rege manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Giap pushes Rege off looking to stand but Rege dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Unigu Rege will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Giap stuffs the takedown attempt from Rege. Rege gets slowly back to his feet.
Rege dives in for a single leg takedown but Giap sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Giap lands a knee to the body.

Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giap as he avoids it easily.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rege swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Rege swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rege tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giap swivels and escapes.
Rege swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Decent striking displayed by Giap there.

Giap gets a clinch.
Rege can't break the clinch.

Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Rege. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege shoots in for a double leg but Giap sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap misses with a wild body shot.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Rege counters with a series of strikes. Giap will be more careful next time no doubt.

Giap rushes Rege and presses him up against the cage.
Rege prevents a body shot from Giap.

Rege manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Giap decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rege, up you get!
Rege avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rege keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rege manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Rege circles away.
Giap tries to clinch there but Rege circles away.
Rege throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giap's waist but Giap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rege off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rege pushes Giap up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Rege.
Rege tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rege blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rege is looking to break free of the clinch but Giap has double underhooks.
Rege blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Rege pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rege swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rege paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap closes the distance but Rege moves to the side
letting Rege counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rege pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giap wants to clinch

and Rege counters by moving into the clinch.
Giap looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rege - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Giap is struggling to control the position.
Giap avoids a wild elbow strike from Rege.
Giap lands an elbow inside.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Nice body punch from Rege.
Rege is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Giap pushes Rege back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Giap.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Giap.
Giap lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rege trying to stall but Giap improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rege backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege shoots in for a takedown but Giap shows good takedown defense.
Rege fails with a takedown attempt.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Giap is looking to clinch but Rege is avoiding it.
Giap misses with a wild body shot.
Rege dives in for a single leg takedown but Giap sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Giap prevents the takedown attempt.

Rege manages to break the clinch.

Rege moves into the clinch successfully.
Rege takes an elbow to the temple.
Giap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rege's defenses.

That has opened up Unigu Rege's cut even more.
Giap blocks an elbow strike from Rege.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap lands an elbow just above Rege 's eye.

Rege is rocked!
Giap lands a shoulder strike.
Rege is still on wobbly legs! Can Giap finish him?
Giap lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rege is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giap pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Unigu Rege.
Clinched against the cage, Giap lands a big elbow that drops Rege! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Rege is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vo Nguyen Giap!
An out of breath and clearly excited Vo Nguyen Giap thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).