PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beach Party Vietnam. Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music. James Katana struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Nguyen Giap
vs
Katana

177 cm
23
158 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

160 cm
30
160 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap wants to clinch
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Katana circles away.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap throws a sloppy body shot
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giap tries to clinch up
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Giap tries to clinch but Katana moves out of range.
Giap cracks a nice hook into Katana's ribs.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Giap scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Giap closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Katana's brow.
Katana wants to get back to striking at distance but Giap won't allow it.
Katana wants to break free but Giap has control.
Katana is trying to push Giap away but Giap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giap lands an elbow inside.

It looks like James Katana has been cut.
Katana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Katana can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Katana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giap working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katana working hard to break the clinch.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giap with a knee to the head.
Katana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Katana.
Katana prevents a body shot from Giap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katana is trying to push Giap away but Giap has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Katana takes a shot to the head.
Giap working Katana over with knees to the body.
Giap prevents Katana from breaking the clinch.
Giap scores with a shoulder strike.

That has opened up James Katana's cut even more.
Giap lands a hook that snaps the head of Katana backwards.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Giap lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Giap lands a knee to the body.
Katana looks gassed!

Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap tries to clinch there but Katana circles away.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giap wants to clinch up but Katana keeps it at a distance.
Giap throws a body punch but Katana moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Giap misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Giap closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katana can't break the clinch.

Giap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Katana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Giap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Katana, pushing him back against the cage.
Giap landing knees to the head.
Giap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Katana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katana tries to break free but Giap pushes him back against the cage.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giap.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giap lands a right hand.
Katana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Giap after a bit of a struggle.
Katana has had enough of the clinch but Giap keeps him there for the moment.

Giap breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Katana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap wants to clinch

and Katana counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giap.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katana is trying to break free.
Giap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Katana.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Katana in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Giap.
Katana is breathing heavily.

Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giap is looking to clinch but Katana is avoiding it.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katana paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Katana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Giap forces Katana back against the cage and clinches.
Giap lands with a short shot to the head.

The cut above James Katana's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Katana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Giap pushes Katana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Katana avoids it.
Katana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giap's elbow.

Giap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giap closes the distance but Katana moves to the side
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Giap wants to clinch but Katana slips to the side
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Giap uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katana.
Katana misses with a few strikes there.
Giap tries to clinch but Katana moves away
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap tries to clinch up but Katana circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Giap connects with a body shot.

Giap has Katana up against the cage in a clinch.
Giap lands a right hand.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

James Katana's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Katana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vo Nguyen Giap!
Vo Nguyen Giap made sure to mention his sponsor, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview.