PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 649 p4p, 73 weight class) and Darius Kasparaitis (ranked 858 p4p, 87 weight class). Ng comes into the arena with Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man blaring out of the sound system. Kasparaitis has chosen Gotta Get Away as his entrance music. Charles Ng could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darius Kasparaitis's chin.

Ng
vs
Kasparaitis

160 cm
28
145 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

175 cm
38
149 lbs
35 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kasparaitis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng misses the jab.
Kasparaitis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasparaitis slips under a jab.

Kasparaitis pushes Ng up against the cage in a clinch.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ng scores with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ng with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Darius Kasparaitis has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Ng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Ng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kasparaitis or not.
Ng misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kasparaitis avoids it.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasparaitis's elbow.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ng working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
Ng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ng breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasparaitis tries to clinch there but Ng circles away.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasparaitis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasparaitis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ng.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Kasparaitis moved out of range.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up but Ng circles away and keeps his distance.
Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasparaitis.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng misses with a straight left.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasparaitis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasparaitis is looking to clinch but Ng is avoiding it.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng lands a body shot.
Ng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasparaitis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ng quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kasparaitis has managed to clinch.
Ng cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasparaitis.
Kasparaitis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ng.
Good body shot from Ng.
Ng can't find room to land a body shot as Kasparaitis controls the action.
Ng blocking some punches.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kasparaitis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ng with a knee to the head.
Ng lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ng scores with a jab to the jaw.
Darius Kasparaitis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ng.
Ng scores with a jab to the head.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasparaitis drops his hands momentarily and Ng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Ng.
Kasparaitis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kasparaitis's head backwards.
Kasparaitis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Kasparaitis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Ng lands a good knee to the midsection. Kasparaitis won't want to take too many of those.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kasparaitis fails to land.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasparaitis throws a punch but it's blocked by Ng.
Ng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Ng.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Ng connects with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis prevents a body shot from Ng.
Kasparaitis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kasparaitis can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasparaitis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng misses with a knee to the head.
Kasparaitis misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Ng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Kasparaitis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasparaitis.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
Ng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasparaitis. Kasparaitis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Kasparaitis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ng, pushing him back against the cage.
Ng blocking some punches.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kasparaitis can do to turn this around?
Ng lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasparaitis backwards.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kasparaitis on the inside.
Ng tries a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks it.

Ng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasparaitis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ng paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Kasparaitis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Kasparaitis swings wildly with an uppercut but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Ng trying to land knees to the body.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ng tries to land knees in the clinch but Kasparaitis avoids the damage to the body.
Ng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ng.
Ng lands with a left to the head.
Kasparaitis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis lands with a left to the head.
Ng blocks an uppercut.
Ng lands an uppercut.
Kasparaitis working aggressively here.
Ng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kasparaitis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasparaitis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ng lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ng on the inside.
Ng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Kasparaitis blocks with his arms.
Ng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ng blocking some punches.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng tries to throw a body punch but Kasparaitis avoids it by throwing Ng back against the cage.
Kasparaitis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasparaitis throws a head punch that misses.
Kasparaitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Ng backwards.
Ng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ng lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ng.
A right hook to the body lands for Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with some punches.
Kasparaitis has a couple of punches blocked by Ng.
Kasparaitis misses with a punch on the inside.
Ng misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasparaitis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasparaitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kasparaitis is breathing heavily.
Ng lands a knee to the body.
Kasparaitis takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ng.
Ng cracks Kasparaitis with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ng lands a knee to the head.

Kasparaitis is rocked!
Ng creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kasparaitis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kasparaitis drops to his knees and Ng pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Ng!
After winning the bout, Charles Ng thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.