PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen Monster by Skillet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Blaze has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bich Nga's chin.

Nga
vs
Blaze

190 cm
38
210 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

188 cm
32
212 lbs
21 - 17 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blaze clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Nga.
Blaze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Blaze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blaze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blaze is adopting a defensive guard.
Blaze is looking to sweep but instead, Nga has passed into half guard.
Nga controlling the pace.
Nga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga prevents Blaze from improving his position.
Nga is thwarting Blaze's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to full guard.

Blaze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Nga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nga is trying to control the action in half guard but Blaze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Blaze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nga trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze tries to roll over but Nga keeps him under control.

Nga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blaze has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blaze moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Blaze has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nga is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blaze.
Blaze regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze missing with punches from the bottom.
Blaze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nga stands and throws Blaze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blaze can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaze is letting Nga control him for a moment.
Blaze struggling a bit here.
Blaze is not content to let Nga control the position.

That's four 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.
Blaze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nga content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Blaze can't do much from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nga wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
Blaze manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nga's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Blaze will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A head kick by Blaze misses
and Nga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaze, as that shot connected.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nga.
Blaze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaze throws a lazy uppercut
and Nga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blaze misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blaze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nga avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nga as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blaze does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaze.
Blaze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nga.
And Nga counters with a quick kick to the body but Blaze blocks it.
Nga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
Nga moves out of range of the strikes.
Nga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaze.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Nga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nga takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Nga counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaze misses with a left hand
and Nga counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Blaze has managed to clinch.
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!
Nga is pressed up against the cage. Blaze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nga down to the mat. Nga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.

Blaze pushes Nga up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Nga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blaze scores with a shot to the side of Nga's head.
Blaze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Nga blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Nga blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a nice uppercut.
Nga misses with an elbow strike.
Blaze blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaze.
Knees to the body from Nga.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.
Blaze jumps guard but Nga stands there with Blaze around his waist. Blaze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Nga controls the action.
Blaze tries to work over Nga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaze tries a body shot but Nga blocks it.
Blaze tries a body shot but Nga blocks it.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Nga avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Blaze gets through Nga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blaze drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nga gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaze backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Nga trying to control the position but instead, Blaze has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nga into the cage.
Nga blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Nga blocks an uppercut.
Blaze tries to pull guard but Nga won't allow it.
Blaze takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nga lands an elbow inside that Blaze shrugs off.

It looks like Johnny Blaze has been cut.
Nga lands a right hand.
Nga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nga prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Nga taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Blaze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Nga ducks down to avoid it.
Nga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Blaze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nga blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nga to keep the fight standing.
Nga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaze working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaze's brow.
Our sources have told us that Nga has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Blaze dodges an elbow strike from Nga.
Bich Nga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blaze lands a hook that snaps the head of Nga backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nga.
Nga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nga.
Blaze lands with a short shot to the head.
Nga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nga misses with a punch on the inside.
Nga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Nga to work.
Nga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga pushes Blaze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nga blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nga's elbow.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Nga is leaning against Blaze and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Nga avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Blaze working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Nga.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nga scores with a hook to the body.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nga's elbow.
Nga misses with the head strike.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Blaze takes an elbow to the temple.
Nga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaze can do to turn this around?
Nga working Blaze over with knees to the body.
Blaze takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Nga avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
A short right from Nga.
Nga blocks a body shot from Blaze.
Nga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nga avoiding damage.
Nga blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.
Nga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nga lands a right hand.
Nga misses with a body punch.
Nga lands an elbow that stopped Blaze in his tracks for a moment.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as Nga controls the action.
Nga lands an elbow just above Blaze 's eye.
Blaze is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nga to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Nga.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bich Nga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bich Nga!
In his post fight interview, Bich Nga started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.