PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orin Gorbachov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nguyen
vs
Gorbachov

185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sinh Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orin Gorbachov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nguyen circles away.
A combination from Gorbachov does no damage.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Gorbachov is avoiding it.
Gorbachov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nguyen's waist but Nguyen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gorbachov off to one side.
Gorbachov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinh Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orin Gorbachov.

Nguyen gets a clinch.
Nguyen working Gorbachov over with knees to the body.
Nguyen is pressed up against the cage. Gorbachov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nguyen down to the mat. Nguyen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorbachov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nguyen slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorbachov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorbachov looks gassed!
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorbachov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorbachov throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Gorbachov walks into a stiff left hand from Nguyen.
Gorbachov wants to clinch but Nguyen slips to the side
and Nguyen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gorbachov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gorbachov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nguyen connects with a high kick.

It looks like Orin Gorbachov has been cut.
Gorbachov throws a body kick the misses

and Nguyen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nguyen lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Nguyen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen landing knees to the head.

Gorbachov is rocked!
Gorbachov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gorbachov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nguyen finish him?
Nguyen scores with a knee to the head.
Nguyen connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Gorbachov badly! Gorbachov tumbles to the floor and Nguyen stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinh Nguyen!