PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McBain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harder Than You Think by Public Enemy. 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.

McBain
vs
Nguyen

182 cm
35
137 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

167 cm
37
147 lbs
27 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBain connects with a body shot.
McBain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McBain tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McBain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nguyen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick from McBain lands but Nguyen takes it in his stride.
McBain throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nguyen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen trying to control the pace.
McBain wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nguyen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McBain defends it well.
McBain is looking to get back to is feet but Nguyen passes into side control.
Nguyen wants to stand but McBain has his arm trapped.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nguyen trying to control the position but McBain is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nguyen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McBain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nguyen is controlling him well.
Nguyen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nguyen is controlling him well.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McBain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McBain connects with a single shot there.
Nguyen fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nguyen eats them both and turns towards McBain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McBain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen dodges the punch combination from McBain.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McBain as he avoids it easily.
McBain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter McBain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chevy Nguyen.
Nguyen takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Nguyen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBain wants to stand and escape but Nguyen is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Nguyen dives into side control.
Nguyen prevents McBain from escaping the position.
Nguyen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McBain keeps working.
McBain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McBain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nguyen is controlling him well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nguyen taking a breather here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter McBain dominated that 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.

McBain fails to land with a series of punches.

Nguyen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nguyen won't allow McBain to get back to his feet.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but McBain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McBain wants to stand and escape but Nguyen is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McBain prevents Nguyen from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McBain is not content to let Nguyen control the position.
McBain is looking to get back to his feet here but Nguyen is keeping cool and he's managed to take McBain's back.
McBain is trying to stand back up.

That's two 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.
Nguyen keeps control of the position easily here as McBain tries to buck him off.

Nguyen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Well, with Nguyen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before McBain is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
McBain prevents Nguyen from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McBain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McBain is trying to stand back up.
Chevy Nguyen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen trying to control.
Nguyen missing with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBain covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nguyen throwing wild punches that miss their target.

McBain preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen missing with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

McBain is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nguyen gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chevy Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McBain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peter McBain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McBain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nguyen misses with a takedown
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McBain throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
McBain throws a right and a left that Nguyen avoids nicely.
Nguyen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McBain is fending him off so far but Nguyen persists. Nope, McBain circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBain stuffs the takedown.
Peter McBain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chevy Nguyen.
Nguyen shoots in but McBain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McBain lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain cracks Nguyen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McBain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nguyen circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from McBain misses.

Nguyen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McBain is staying active underneath Nguyen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McBain tries to kick Nguyen off but Nguyen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nguyen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nguyen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to free his trapped foot but McBain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nguyen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Nguyen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Some wild striking there from McBain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain misses with a double jab.
Nguyen is looking for the big counter here.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McBain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Nguyen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McBain but McBain pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nguyen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McBain quickly recovers to half guard.
Nguyen trying to control from McBain's half guard. McBain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but McBain keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain wants to stand and escape but Nguyen is having none of it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nguyen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McBain is trying to escape the position but Nguyen is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter McBain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McBain 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter McBain!
Peter McBain looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Fury for helping me be strong, Modern Wear Apparel for making me look so good, the gang at Montreal Fighter's Gym, all of my loved ones back home, and Kyle F for letting me fight here in the HMFL!! Thank you!!'.