PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nguyen
vs
Alexander

188 cm
33
286 lbs
13 - 2 - 1

225 cm
31
300 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nguyen moves into the clinch successfully.
Nguyen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexander blocks it with crossed arms.
Nguyen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Nguyen.
Alexander looks winded!
Nguyen tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
Nguyen prevents Alexander from breaking the clinch.
Nguyen works on Alexander's body with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexander blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander working hard to break the clinch.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Nguyen lands with a right to the head.
Nguyen lands an elbow that stopped Alexander in his tracks for a moment.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands an elbow inside that Alexander shrugs off.
Nguyen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nguyen.

It looks like Paul Alexander has been cut.
Nguyen lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Alexander controls the action.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexander controls his hands.
Nguyen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexander takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nguyen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexander lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nguyen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nguyen.
A body shot lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Nguyen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexander has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nguyen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alexander can turn it around.
Nguyen lands a nice elbow.
Nguyen pushes Alexander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen works on Alexander's body with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexander blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Nguyen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander goes for a takedown attempt but Nguyen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nguyen moves into the clinch.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Alexander prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.

Alexander jumps guard and drags Nguyen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nguyen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nguyen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Nguyen tries to pass.

Alexander looking for a guillotine here but Nguyen defends easily.
Nguyen pushing down on Alexander's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Nguyen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alexander defends it well.
Alexander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nguyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is in trouble now - Nguyen has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Alexander that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nguyen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Alexander is rocked!
Nguyen cracks Alexander with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Nguyen!
Our winner, Michael Nguyen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.