PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Talbert
vs
Nga

185 cm
32
220 lbs
27 - 19 - 1

190 cm
39
210 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Talbert.
Nga throws a hook to the side of Talbert's head but Talbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Talbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spetznaz Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Talbert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nga.
Nga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Nga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbert punishes Nga's body with a nice straight punch.
Talbert throws a combination that misses
enabling Nga to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Talbert walks into a jab.
Nga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talbert is out of range and Nga settles back down.
Nga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talbert throwing a counter right hand but Nga manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Talbert circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nga misses with a double jab
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Nga is just out of range.
Nga throws an off balance right hand
and Talbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Talbert.
Talbert takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nga lands with a nice body kick.
Nga swings widly with a right hand
and Talbert counters with a stiff right hand.

Nga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talbert content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Talbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Nga.
Nga is pushing Talbert up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nga pushes Talbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nga tries a knee to the head but Talbert blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Nga.
A shot in the inside from Nga.
Nga tries a body shot but Talbert blocks it.
Nga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talberts head.
Nga pushes Talbert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nga keeps control of Talbert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talbert taking a breather.
Nga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Nga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talbert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Talbert scores with a shoulder strike.
Nga controlling the action here for a moment.
Nga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nga misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Talbert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talbert being controlled against the cage.
Talbert tries to break free but Nga pushes him back against the cage.
Talbert holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nga throws a head punch that misses.
Talbert lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Talbert stalling the fight.
Talbert is trying to maintain a safe position but Nga gets an underhook and turns Talbert into the cage.
Nga lands a damaging elbow.
Nga has Talbert pressed against the cage.
Talbert tries to break free but Nga pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
Nga looks to throw the jab but Talbert is out of range.
Nga moves in looking to clinch but Talbert pushes him off.
It looked like Talbert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nga.
Talbert misses with a looping right.
Nga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nga misses with a looping right.
Talbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bich Nga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Nga is just out of range.

Nga moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Talbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nga presses Talbert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert takes an elbow to the temple.
Talbert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Talbert wants to get back to striking at distance but Nga won't allow it.
Talbert takes an elbow to the temple.
Nga keeps control of Talbert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Nga.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.
Talbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbert stalling in the clinch but Nga improves position.
Nga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nga.
Nga landing knees to the body.
Nga stalls.
Nga stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Talbert looking to stall.
Nga taking a breather.
Nga missing with knees to the body.
Nga lands a nice uppercut.
Nga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bich Nga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbert controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Talbert's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Sam Talbert has been cut.
Nga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Talbert up against the cage.

Talbert breaks the clinch.
Nga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nga, right into the meat.
Nga thows a body kick. Talbert tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Talbert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talbert scrambles back to his feet.
Talbert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nga lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert takes a jab right on the kisser.

Talbert is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nga pushes Talbert away with a front kick.
Oh Talbert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nga throws a shot from downtown. Talbert moves away and avoids it.
Talbert seems to have got his legs back now.
Talbert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Nga moves into the clinch successfully.
Talbert is trying to break the clinch but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Nga gets through Talbert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Nga.
A head punch on the inside from Talbert fails to land.
Talbert has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.
Nga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Talbert's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nga looks to throw the jab but Talbert is out of range.
It looked like Talbert was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nga.
Talbert misses with a two punch combination.

Nga lands a left and a right that send Talbert crashing to the mat, dazed. Nga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nga throws a front kick that sends Talbert stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbert checks a low kick from Nga.
A telegraphed right hand from Nga misses the target.
Nga lands a nice hook to Talbert's body. Talbert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talbert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nga lands a big head kick that sends Talbert tumbling to the mat! Nga takes a step backwards and waves Talbert back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Talbert lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Talbert drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nga swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Talbert's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bich Nga!
A very excited looking Bich Nga rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.