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). Sam Talbert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Talbert
vs
Nga

185 cm
34
220 lbs
29 - 22 - 1

190 cm
41
210 lbs
20 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 29 - 22 - 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 20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Nga clinches with his opponent.
Talbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Talbert.
Nga lands an elbow that stopped Talbert in his tracks for a moment.
Talbert working hard to break the clinch.
Nga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talbert backwards.
Talbert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Talbert trying to control the position but instead, Nga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talbert into the cage.
Talbert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Talbert manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Talbert misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nga throws a body kick that misses.
Nga is looking to land body kicks.
Nga misses with a body kick.
Nga misses the body punch
and Talbert counters with a one-two to the body.
Nga looks for the body kick but Talbert saw that one coming.
Nga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Talbert lands with a cross.
Talbert dodges the punch combination from Nga.
Nga cracks Talbert with an open hand slap.
Talbert throws an overhand right that lands on Nga's shoulder, as Nga tries to avoid the shot.
Nga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nga looks to land a right hand but Talbert moved out of range.
Nga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nga lands with a straight right. Talbert didn't see that one coming.
Nga misses with a head kick.
Talbert tests Nga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Nga.
Nga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talbert avoids the head kick by Nga.
Talbert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nga eats them both and turns towards Talbert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Talbert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Talbert misses the target.
Nga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga moves out of range of the strikes.
Nga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nga cracks Talbert with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.
Talbert backing away here, and Nga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nga tries a head kick but it misses.
Talbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talbert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Talbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Nga.
Nice shot lands for Talbert.
Nga staying out of range there.
Nga misses with a body kick.
Talbert is looking for a counter combo.
A big right from Talbert misses.
Nga blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga throws a head kick but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert looks to land a left hand but Nga moved out of range nicely.
Nga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bich Nga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nga slips a jab from Talbert.
Talbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Talbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nga in his tracks.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nga tried to score with a low kick but Talbert checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Talbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Talbert misses.
Nga ducks under a wild hook from Talbert.
Nga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbert.
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Talbert throwing a counter right hand but Nga manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Talbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Talbert will probably get the nod.
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.

Nga misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Talbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
Nga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbert.
Nga throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Nga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nga.
Nga connects with a jab.
Talbert moves out of range of the strikes.
Talbert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nga eats them both and turns towards Talbert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Talbert misses the target.
A big left from Talbert misses.
Talbert takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Talbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sam Talbert is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga thuds a left hand into Talbert's body.
Nga throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
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 right hand that misses
and Talbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nga thows a leg kick but Talbert checks it
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nga misses with an uppercut.
Nga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nga misses with a head kick.
Nga throws a leg kick that misses.
Talbert misses with a left hand
and Nga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Nga slams his shin into Talbert's torso.
Talbert throws a shot from downtown. Nga moves away and avoids it.
Talbert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nga. That one must have hurt.
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!
Talbert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Talbert missing with a left hand there. Nga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Nga clinches with his opponent.
Talbert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Talbert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talbert's defenses.
Nga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talbert throws a head punch that misses.
Talbert displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nga up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Nga blocking some punches.
Nga throws a head punch that misses.
Talbert misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talbert trying to control the position but instead, Nga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talbert into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nga lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nga landing knees to the body.
Talbert blocking some punches.

Talbert breaks from the clinch.
Talbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nga misses with a body shot.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbert moves away.
Nga ducks under a wild hook from Talbert.
Jab from Nga.
A telegraphed right hand from Talbert misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Nga.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Talbert goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nga misses with a jab to the body
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.
Nga misses with a hook
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
Talbert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Nga is rocked!
Nga misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
Nga works the jab nicely.
Nga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nga lands a slapping body shot.
Talbert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nga can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbert on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nga throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Nga sizes up Talbert with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Nga counters with a low kick, right behind Talbert 's knee.
Nga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Talbert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nga.
Talbert seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nga tries to land a body kick
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Nga is still on wobbly legs! Can Talbert finish him?
Nga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nga seems to have recovered his senses.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nga misses with a wild body shot.
Talbert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nga. Talbert does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talbert on the side of the head.
Nga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talbert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nga scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nga.
Talbert misses with a hook.
Talbert lands with a hook. Nga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Nga catches Talbert right on the button with a cross.
Talbert misses with a hook. Nga ducked under it nicely.
Talbert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nga to score with a decent uppercut.
Talbert connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Talbert misses with a hook.
Nga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Talbert takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nga is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Nga shuts the power down on Talbert. Lights out, game over! Nga is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bich Nga!
Bich Nga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.