PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 3053 p4p, 404 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 3075 p4p, 409 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Dancing Buddha's choice of entrance music: Zorba Time. 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.

Nga
vs
The Dancing Buddha

190 cm
43
210 lbs
24 - 17 - 2

190 cm
32
209 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FORCEE

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 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha tries for a takedown but Nga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Dancing Buddha shoots for a double leg takedown but Nga sprawls well. He's pushed The Dancing Buddha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The Dancing Buddha moves into the clinch.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
The Dancing Buddha can't get the takedown.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but Nga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

The Dancing Buddha breaks from the clinch.

Nga gets tackled into the cage by The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha maintains the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown. Nga tries to sprawl out of it but The Dancing Buddha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nga. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nga.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in but Nga avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Dancing Buddha jumps guard but Nga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nga tries to land knees in the clinch but The Dancing Buddha avoids the damage to the body.
Nga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

The Dancing Buddha pulls guard successfully.
The Dancing Buddha working a defensive guard but Nga manages to pass into side control anyway.
The Dancing Buddha being controlled for a moment.
Nga wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dancing Buddha keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga is staying tight to The Dancing Buddha's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Nga postures up.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him busy.

Nga goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The Dancing Buddha rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nga's guard! Nice work there by The Dancing Buddha!
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha passes easily into half guard.
Nga tries to roll over but The Dancing Buddha keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Dancing Buddha prevents Nga from improving his position.
The Dancing Buddha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Dancing Buddha thows a huge punch but Nga dodges it nicely.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nga regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dancing Buddha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by The Dancing Buddha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga 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.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nga enables The Dancing Buddha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Dancing Buddha wanted to stand there but Nga had control of the position.
Nga pulls The Dancing Buddha in close to his closed guard and prevents The Dancing Buddha from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nga looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Nga keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Dancing Buddha stands up from Nga's guard - The Dancing Buddha perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Dancing Buddha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to clinch but Nga is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Nga misses its intended target.
Nga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nga throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha checks it.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a sloppy right hand. Nga should have avoided that one.
Nga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha is defended easily by Nga.
The Dancing Buddha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nga stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
Nga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nga as he jumps to the side.
Nga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Nga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha tries for a takedown but Nga circles away easily
and Nga counters with a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bich Nga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 throws a sloppy head kick and The Dancing Buddha moves out of range easily.
Bich Nga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dancing Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nga throws a right hand that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from Nga.
Nga leaves The Dancing Buddha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Dancing Buddha keeps the fight on the outside.
Nga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
Nga lands a really nice looking cross but The Dancing Buddha seems unphased.

The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nga to the mat! Nga manages to get full guard.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sit in guard and control but Nga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep Nga in close.
Nga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nga won't allow The Dancing Buddha to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nga passes The Dancing Buddha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nga thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
Nga is looking to advance position but The Dancing Buddha won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dancing Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nga connects with an inside leg kick.
Nga lands a head kick!
Nga throws a leg kick

and The Dancing Buddha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nga!
Nga can't do much from the bottom here.
Nga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the action but Nga is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Dancing Buddha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nga looks to land a right hand but The Dancing Buddha moved out of range.

The Dancing Buddha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nga just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Dancing Buddha's brow.
The Dancing Buddha is working for takedown but Nga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike from Nga.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break the clinch but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Dancing Buddha's defenses.

It looks like Zorba The Dancing Buddha has been cut.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Nga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a double leg but Nga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nga continues to drive forward.
Nga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nga scores with a sloppy right hand. The Dancing Buddha should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga throws a low kick, looking for The Dancing Buddha's leg but The Dancing Buddha calmly moves out of range.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nga misses with an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha slips a straight right by Nga.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for the big counter here.
Nga misses with a double jab

and The Dancing Buddha counters by clinching up.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dancing Buddha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dancing Buddha controls his hands.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dancing Buddha's elbow.
The Dancing Buddha blocks the elbow strike.
Nga misses with an elbow over the top.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a takedown attempt but Nga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a wild body kick that Nga sees coming a mile off.
Nga throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dancing Buddha at a distance.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for The Dancing Buddha with that takedown attempt.
Nga stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Nga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nga wants to slow The Dancing Buddha down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice jab there from Nga.
Nice jab there from Nga.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nga. The Dancing Buddha shrugs it off though.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Nga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Dancing Buddha.
Nga lands with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bich Nga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bich Nga!
Bich Nga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.