PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Math Prush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen Tunak Tunak Tun as his entrance music. Math Prush is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Prush
vs
Nguyen

200 cm
30
183 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

178 cm
31
180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Math Prush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scotty Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prush tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Nguyen misses.
Prush checks a leg kick.
Prush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nguyen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nguyen.
Prush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Prush.
Nguyen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prush tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nguyen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prush checks it well.
Prush throws a low kick but Nguyen moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Nguyen.
Prush scores with a head kick. Nguyen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Prush keeps the fight on the outside.
Nguyen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Prush avoids nicely.
Prush is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prush misses with a body kick.
Prush takes one on the button.
Nguyen lands a head kick!
Prush throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Prush lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prush throws a leg kick but Nguyen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Prush moves out of range easily.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prush's sensitive parts.
Prush is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nguyen.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
Prush throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Prush throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prush throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prush. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.

Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Prush is controlling him.
Nguyen lands a body punch.
Prush missing with knees to the body.
Prush misses with a punch on the inside.

Prush breaks the clinch.
Nguyen lands with a good body shot.
Prush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Nguyen clinches.
Prush tries to break free but Nguyen pushes him back against the cage.

Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Prush misses with a body kick.
Prush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range.
Prush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prush needs to keep his hands up - Nguyen had a free shot at his head there.
Nguyen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prush.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Nguyen.
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 connects with a right hand. Prush shakes it off.
Nguyen misses with a head kick.
Prush with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prush tries to work over Nguyen's front leg with a kick but Nguyen checks it.
Prush keeps the fight on the outside.
Prush ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Nguyen blocks a leg kick.
Nguyen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prush misses with a body kick.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nguyen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prush checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Prush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prush avoids a kick to the body.
Nguyen throws a big shot that misses.
Nguyen throws a big shot that misses.
Prush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Prush misses with a body shot.
Prush blocks a jab.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
Nguyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prushs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prush throws a head kick that misses.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Prush as he checks the leg kick.
Prush lands a nice hook to Nguyen's body. Nguyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nguyen misses the target.
Nguyen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nguyen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush throws a wild body kick that Nguyen sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Nguyen.
Prush is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prush walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nguyen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Prush - the referee stops the clock and Nguyen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Prush. Nguyen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Prush throws a front kick aimed at Nguyen's knee but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen moves out of range as Prush throws a body kick.
Prush throws a head kick that misses.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Prush pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Prush circles away.
Prush delivers a nice body kick.
Nguyen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prush is looking to land body kicks.
Prush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prush misses with a body kick.
Prush is looking to wear down Nguyen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good leg kick by Nguyen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nguyen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prush throws a nice looking combination but Nguyen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prush checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stalks Prush and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Prush's face. Prush staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Math Prush has been cut.
Prush throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen throws a body kick that misses.
Prush takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prush tries to land a front kick but Nguyen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nguyen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nguyen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nguyen manages to avoid it.
Prush ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nguyen scores with a leg kick.
Nguyen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Math Prush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prush throws the kick towards the body but Nguyen avoids it.
Prush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen ducks under a wild hook from Prush.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
Prush misses the shot to the body.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nguyen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prush lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.
Prush throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Prush throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Nguyen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nguyen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nguyen.
Prush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prush lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen misses with a low kick.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Prush is having none of it.
Prush thows a body kick. Nguyen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prush keeps the fight on the outside.
Prush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nguyen loads up on a big right hand but Prush slips the punch.
Nguyen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prush.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prush.
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!
Prush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Prush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nguyen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prush throws out the jab.
Prush misses with a straight right.
Prush looks for the body kick but Nguyen saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Prush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prush tries a low kick but Nguyen avoids it.
Prush throws a body kick that misses.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prush moves forwards but Nguyen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen blocks a leg kick.
Prush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nguyen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prush. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prush delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush slips a straight right by Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prush.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nguyen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nguyen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Prush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Prush misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prush throws a sloppy head kick
and Prush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prush takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Math Prush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nguyen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Prush's calf.
Prush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prush takes one on the button.
Nguyen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen staying out of range there.
Prush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.

Nguyen clinches up with Prush and pushes him back against the cage.
Nguyen works on Prush's body with a couple of short punches.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Prush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prush's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Prush controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Prush throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a hook that snaps the head of Prush backwards.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Prush avoids it.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nguyen is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Nguyen.

Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nguyen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Prush.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Prush avoids it well.
Prush takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a big shot that misses.
Nguyen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nguyen swings for the body but Prush moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prush defending well as Nguyen loads up on a big left hand.
Nguyen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prush is out of range and Nguyen settles back down.
Nguyen misses with a hook. Prush ducked under it nicely.
Prush misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Prush does a little dance to reset his feet.

Nguyen closes the distance and clinches.
Prush tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prush blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen taking a breather.
Prush takes a shot to the head.
Prush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prush lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prush misses with a knee to the head.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prush looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Prush blocks a body shot from Nguyen.
Prush tries to circle away but Nguyen has him pinned against the cage.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prush backwards.
Prush throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Good body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Prush controls his hands.
Come on Nguyen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nguyen is looking to control Prush's arms but Prush gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nguyen has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Prush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prush looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prush landing knees to the head.
Prush lands a nice knee to the body.
Nguyen blocking some punches.
Nguyen is trying to force a seperation but Prush has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prush misses with the head strike.
Prush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prush misses with a punch on the inside.
Prush prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Math Prush's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Prush throws a lazy head kick
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.

Nguyen closes the distance and clinches.
Prush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prush prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prush takes a shot to the head.
Prush keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prush swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Nguyen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Prush avoids nicely.
Prush scores with a push kick.
Prush swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nguyen dodges the punch combination from Prush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prush. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Nguyen does no damage.
Prush blocks a leg kick.
Prush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nguyen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Prush.
A solid body kick from Prush.
Nguyen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Math Prush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prush takes a swing at Nguyen's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen throws a low kick but Prush avoids it.
Nguyen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Prush moves out of range.
Prush blocks a jab.
Prush misses with a body kick.
Prush swings for the body but Nguyen moves out of range.
Prush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prush lands a nice hook to Nguyen's body. Nguyen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scotty Nguyen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prush throws a leg kick but Nguyen sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Nguyen misses.
Prush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prush.
Nguyen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Prush lands with a kick to the temple. Nguyen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nguyen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nguyen slips a straight right by Prush.
Nguyen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prush misses with a shot to the body
and Nguyen counters with a series of strikes. Prush will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Prush misses
and Nguyen counters with a thumping low kick.
Prush looks to throw the jab but Nguyen is out of range.
Nguyen moves out of range as Prush throws a body kick.
Nguyen 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.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Prush moves out of range.
Nguyen cracks Prush with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nguyen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Nguyen blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prush.
Nice straight punches there by Nguyen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nguyen.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scotty Nguyen.
Well Nguyen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Nguyen!
Scotty Nguyen is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Scotty Nguyen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.