PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by Tunak Tunak Tun. Roth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shawn Michaels - Sexy Boy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nguyen
vs
Roth

178 cm
35
180 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

181 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Scotty Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Roth!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roth rushes Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
A hook to the body from Nguyen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nguyen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nguyen as Roth tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Roth has clasped his hands together around Nguyen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen wants to control but Roth postures up.
Nguyen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Roth winds up and cracks Nguyen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen is trying to get back to full guard.
Roth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth wants to free his trapped foot but Nguyen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Roth is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nguyen!
Roth avoids the attempt from Nguyen to control.
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
Nguyen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roth working the ground and pound effectively.
Roth thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nguyen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen tries to hold on but Roth pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to escape the mount.
Roth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nguyen wants to try and get back to his feet.

Roth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nguyen regains half guard.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
Roth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nguyen controlling the position for now.
Roth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to escape.
Roth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nguyen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nguyen looking for a sweep. Not yet Nguyen, not yet.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roth won't allow Nguyen to get back to his feet.
Roth tries to free his leg and advance position but Nguyen is retaining full guard.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen working a defensive guard here.
Roth wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Nguyen has his foot on Roth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roth works his way back into a safe position though.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Roth from controlling successfully.
Roth might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nguyen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roth works over Nguyen with some ground and pound from guard.
Nguyen pulls Roth in close to his closed guard and prevents Roth from doing any damage or advancing position.

Nguyen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Nguyen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Roth dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Roth moved out of range nicely.
Roth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Nguyen.
No luck for Roth with that takedown attempt.
Nguyen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roth checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Roth - just one landing.
Roth checks a leg kick nicely.
Nguyen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roth.
Nguyen misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nguyen leaves Roth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nguyen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roth's calf.
Nguyen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roth under the eye.
Scotty Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nguyen has Roth up against the cage in a clinch.
Nguyen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scotty Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Roth.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roth lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth tries to stall but Nguyen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roth stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Nguyen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nguyen has a couple of punches blocked by Roth.
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 takedown attempt there.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nguyen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nguyen gets through Roth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nguyen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nguyen digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Nguyen working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nguyen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nguyen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nguyen to work.
Nguyen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nguyen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Scotty Nguyen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nguyen blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Nguyen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roth effectively controlling the action here.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nguyen's elbow.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roth has Nguyen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nguyen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Roth trying to land knees to the body.
Roth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nguyen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roth trying to control the position but instead, Nguyen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roth into the cage.
Roth is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nguyen obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nguyen tries to stall but Roth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nguyen lands a shoulder strike.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Nguyen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roth blocking some punches.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nguyen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nguyen on the inside.
Nguyen misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roth tries to score a body lock takedown but Nguyen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty Nguyen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nguyen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nguyen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen throws a solid leg kick but Roth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nguyen.
Nguyen throws an overhand right that lands on Roth's shoulder, as Roth tries to avoid the shot.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Nguyen 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Nguyen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen letting Roth take a breather here.
Roth landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Nguyen as the two fighters clinch.
Nguyen lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nguyen.
Nguyen tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Roth takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roth can't get the takedown.
Roth stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a body shot.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch but Roth improves position.
Nguyen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nguyen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nguyen struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.

Roth has hold of one of Nguyen's legs. Nguyen is fighting the takedown attempt but Roth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nguyen wants to get back to his feet but Roth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to hit a switch here but Roth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nguyen there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen tries to lock up and control but Roth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roth avoids the attempt from Nguyen to control.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roth landing strikes from the mount and Nguyen is in trouble!
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nguyen tries to lock up and control but Roth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguyen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roth seems to be looking for submissions.

Roth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nguyen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Roth throws a strike but Nguyen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daniel Roth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nguyen wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
Roth trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen trying to control the position.
Roth is in close to Nguyen's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roth trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguyen managing to control the position.
Nguyen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roth has passed into side control.
The strikes coming from Roth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Roth landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Roth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Roth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Roth!
Daniel Roth took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) for their support in the buildup to the fight.