PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spiller (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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nguyen Giap
vs
Spiller

177 cm
30
158 lbs
18 - 14 - 2

180 cm
33
159 lbs
25 - 16 - 5

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

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 18 - 14 - 2, 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 25 - 16 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller misses with a head kick.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as Giap blocks the leg kick.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Giap.
Spiller moves out of range as Giap strikes.
Giap avoids the head kick by Spiller.
Spiller throws a solid leg kick but Giap takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spiller.
Giap throws a body punch but Spiller moves out of range.
Giap changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Spiller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Spiller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spiller moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spiller with a nice cross.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap moves away from the strike by Spiller.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giap.
Giap looks to clinch
letting Spiller counter with a right hand.
Giap tries to clinch there but Spiller circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spiller throws a shot from downtown. Giap moves away and avoids it.
Spiller connects with a leg kick. Giap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spiller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiller.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spiller scoring well with a low kick there.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Spiller circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller thumps Giap with a low kick.
Spiller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spiller thows a leg kick but Giap checks it
and Giap counters with a right hand to the body.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap is trying to maintain a safe position but Spiller gets an underhook and turns Giap into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giap throws an elbow that misses.
Giap on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spiller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spiller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giap avoids it.
Spiller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Spiller breaks from the clinch.
Giap is looking to wear down Spiller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spiller lands a leg kick that knocks Giap off balance momentarily.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Giap.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giap checks a leg kick.
Spiller connects with a right hand. Giap shakes it off.
Giap is looking to clinch but Spiller is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Giap blocks the low kick.
Spiller misses with a straight left.
Spiller tries to score with a low kick but Giap moves his leg out of the way.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spiller throws a hook to the side of Giap's head but Giap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spiller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Giap wants to clinch.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giap.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spiller jabs at Giap's body.
Spiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giap is out of range and Spiller settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiller throws a leg kick but Giap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Spiller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Spiller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Giap scores with a nice right hand.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiller misses with a low kick.
Spiller throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Giap to counter with a crisp jab.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap connects with a nice looking jab.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Spiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giap.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Spiller to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giap misses with some punches.
Spiller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap is working Spiller over against the cage.
Giap misses with a punch on the inside.
Giap wants to stall.
Spiller is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
Giap lands with a left to the head.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap trying to stall but Spiller improves his position.

Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiller misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Giap there.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Giap moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.

Spiller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've been told by Giap's head coaches at CW's Elite Kung-Fu Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giap checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spiller throws an overhand right that lands on Giap's shoulder, as Giap tries to avoid the shot.
Spiller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spiller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiller misses the shot to the body.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Spiller tried to score with a low kick but Giap checks it.
Spiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giap.
Giap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spiller.
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giap.
Giap checks the leg kick nicely there.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap staying out of range there.
Giap is looking to clinch but Spiller is avoiding it.
Giap lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giap avoids the body shot from Spiller.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spiller is looking to chop away at Giap's legs.
Spiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giap was well out of range. Poor timing from Spiller.
Spiller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giap.
Spiller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giap tries to clinch but Spiller is having none of it.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Spiller.

Giap rushes Spiller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Giap.

It looks like Brandon Spiller has been cut.
Giap throws an elbow but it misses.
Giap landing knees to the body.
Spiller avoids the elbow strike from Giap, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Spiller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Giap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spiller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spiller connects with a high kick.
Giap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spiller keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap 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.

Giap has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Giap.
Spiller misses with some punches.
Giap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiller has had enough of the clinch but Giap keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giap has a couple of punches blocked by Spiller.
Giap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spiller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Spiller tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Giap keeps control of Spiller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiller tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiller.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Spiller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spiller avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.

Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Giap misses.
Giap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.

Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Giap prevents a body shot from Spiller.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giap.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giap.
Spiller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spiller backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giap is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spiller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Giap seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spiller can turn it around.

Spiller breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a hook to the side of Giap's head but Giap sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giap closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giap thows a body shot but no joy.
Giap looks to throw the jab but Spiller is out of range.
Giap wants to clinch up but Spiller keeps it at a distance.
Spiller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giap circles away quickly and effectively.
Spiller tries a low kick but Giap avoids it.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spiller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spiller throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Spiller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Giap blocks the leg kick.
Giap wants to clinch.
Giap moves to clinch but Spiller breaks away
and Spiller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giap's knee momentarily.
Spiller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Giap moves into the clinch.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spiller is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.

Giap manages to break the clinch.
Spiller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spiller thuds his right hand into Giap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spiller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giap has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vo Nguyen Giap waved his t-shirt featuring Hellbent 's logo in front of the cameras.