PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tunak Tunak Tun. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nguyen
vs
Hamster

178 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Hamster!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Hamster thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and Nguyen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nguyen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamster lands a leg kick that knocks Nguyen off balance momentarily.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Nguyen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen throws a quick inside leg kick.

Hamster clinches with his opponent.
Hamster cracks Nguyen with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Hamster fails to land.
Hamster lands a shot to the body.
Nguyen lands a shot to the body.
Hamster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hamster misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nguyen is leaning against Hamster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Hamster.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Hamster avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Hamster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamster blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Hamster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamster tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Hamster avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Hamster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nguyen.
Hamster working aggressively here.
Hamster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamster swings wildly with an uppercut but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamster throws a head punch that misses.
Hamster swings wildly with an uppercut but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguyen blocks an elbow strike.
Nguyen blocks a body shot from Hamster.
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Hamster.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen misses with some punches.
Hamster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Hamster.
Nice body punch from Hamster.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamster.
Nguyen lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamster.
Hamster is working Nguyen over against the cage.
Hamster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
Hamster struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguyen controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to work over Hamster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamster misses with the head strike.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen looking to stall.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Hamster.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hamster.
Hamster has a couple of punches blocked by Nguyen.
Hamster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster struggles to land a body shot inside as Nguyen controls his hands.
Hamster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Hamster lands an uppercut.
Hamster lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamster tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamster misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nguyen.
Hamster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nguyen.
Nguyen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamster uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamster.
Hamster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamster pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamster blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Hamster.
A short left from Hamster.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hamster.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hamster scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hamster throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Hamster misses the body punch
and Nguyen counters with a solid body kick.
Hamster throws a right hand that Nguyen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nguyen also avoids with ease.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hamster. Nguyen shrugs it off though.
Hamster slips under a jab.
Hamster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hamster forces Nguyen back against the cage and clinches.
Hamster misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hamster.
Hamster can't find room to land a body shot as Nguyen controls the action.
Hamster lands a shot to the body.
Hamster tries a body shot but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Nguyen's ribcage. Nguyen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nguyen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamster or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamster misses with a punch to the body.
Hamster tries a body shot but Nguyen blocks it.
Hamster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Nguyen cracks Hamster with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hamster throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Hamster misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hamster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Hamster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamster's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamster.
Hamster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nguyens head.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Hamster.
Hamster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Hamster fails to land.
Hamster lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Hamster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamster.
Hamster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen tries to work over Hamster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hamster on the inside.
Hamster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Hamster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamster's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nguyen.
Nguyen presses Hamster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hamster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nguyen or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamster.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamster pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen lands a body punch.
Nguyen tries to work over Hamster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamster trying to land knees to the body.
Hamster blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Hamster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hamster scores with a hook to the body.
Nguyen looking to stall.
Hamster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Hamster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nguyen is defending well for now.
Nguyen cracks Hamster with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamster.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
Hamster is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Hamster blocks it.
Nguyen tries to work over Hamster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
A short uppercut from Hamster.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
Hamster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamster lands an elbow inside.
Hamster prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Hamster misses with some punches.
Hamster lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamster misses with some punches.
Nguyen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamster scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Nguyen prevents a body shot from Hamster.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Hamster throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.
Hamster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nguyen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richard Hamster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen throws a looping overhand right but Hamster ducks down to avoid it.
Nguyen throws an off balance right hand
and Hamster counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamster.
Nguyen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hamster cracks Nguyen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Nguyen defending well as Hamster loads up on a big left hand.
Hamster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
A low kick from Nguyen is predictable there
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamster throws a body kick that misses.
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hamster.
Hamster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamster, as that shot connected.
Nguyen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster misses with a body shot.
Hamster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen thows a leg kick but Hamster checks it
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Hamster finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hamster.
A punch combination from Hamster misses.
Hamster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Richard Hamster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster pushes Nguyen away with a front kick.
Hamster shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nguyen eats them both and turns towards Hamster to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Richard Hamster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nguyen takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Hamster. That snapped Nguyen's head back.
Hamster throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.
Hamster jabs Nguyen right on the nose. Nguyen blinks but takes it well.
Hamster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hamster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scotty Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster looks to land a left hand but Nguyen moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamster, as that shot connected.
Hamster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nguyen throws a lazy body kick
and Hamster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Hamster has closed the distance and engaged Nguyen in a clinch.
Hamster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamster blocking some punches.
Hamster pushes Nguyen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hamster lands a nice shot to the body.
Hamster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Hamster avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamster controls his hands.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamster's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hamster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hamster!