PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes into the arena with I stand alone blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Constantinides
vs
Nga

184 cm
41
215 lbs
42 - 28 - 1

190 cm
32
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides misses with a right hand
and Nga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Constantinides throws a head kick but Nga moves out of range.
Nga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Constantinides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nga sprawls well. Nga wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Constantinides gets slowly back to his feet.
Constantinides throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinides walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Constantinides scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Constantinides has managed to clinch.
Constantinides blocks a body shot from Nga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Constantinides blocking some punches.
Nga lands an elbow inside.
Constantinides is looking to break free of the clinch but Nga has double underhooks.
Nga has a couple of punches blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides gets through Nga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Constantinides breaks the clinch.
Constantinides misses with a takedown
and Nga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ares Constantinides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantinides misses with a hook. Nga ducked under it nicely.
Nga swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Constantinides definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nga avoids the head kick by Constantinides.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Constantinides.
Nga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Constantinides.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Nga.
Constantinides misses with a head kick.
Nga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nga defending well as Constantinides loads up on a big left hand.
Constantinides fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nga throws an overhand right that lands on Constantinides's shoulder, as Constantinides tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Constantinides wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!

Constantinides moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nga blocks an elbow strike from Constantinides.
Nga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Constantinides throws a head punch that misses.
Nga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Constantinides.
Nga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinides is working for takedown but Nga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Constantinides is trying to push Nga away but Nga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nga lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nga working aggressively here.
Nga keeps control of Constantinides as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nga misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Constantinides tries to score a body lock takedown but Nga shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Constantinides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinides tries for a takedown. No joy.

Constantinides pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Constantinides shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Constantinides missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bich Nga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Constantinides finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nga loads up on a big right hand but Constantinides slips the punch.

Nga tries to keep at a distance but Constantinides has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Constantinides has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nga after a bit of a struggle.
Constantinides is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nga is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Nga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinides working hard to break the clinch.
Nga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nga misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Constantinides shrugs off.
Constantinides working aggressively here.
Constantinides blocks a body shot from Nga.
Constantinides wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Constantinides makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Constantinides has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nga after a bit of a struggle.
Constantinides misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Nga as the two fighters clinch.
Nga scores with a shot to the side of Constantinides's head.
Constantinides goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinides blocks the elbow strike.
Constantinides is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nga's elbow.
Nga keeps control of Constantinides as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bich Nga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nga avoiding damage as Constantinides throws knees to the body.
Nga blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Constantinides.
Nga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nga.
Constantinides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Nga cracks Constantinides with a nice body shot.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Constantinides shrugs off.

It looks like Ares Constantinides has been cut.
Constantinides is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Constantinides wants a takedown.
Nga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nga working aggressively here.
Nga pushes off an throws an elbow but Constantinides leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Constantinides is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Constantinides breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nga digs a good body shot into Constantinides's ribs.
Nga lands with a hook. Constantinides tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Constantinides or perhaps it was just good defense by Nga, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Constantinides moves away.
Nga thuds a left hand into Constantinides's body.
Constantinides throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a straight right hand.
Constantinides looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Constantinides moves into the clinch.
Constantinides tries to land knees in the clinch but Nga avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nga.
Nga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nga.
Nga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Constantinides backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ares Constantinides's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Constantinides closes the distance and clinches.
Constantinides has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.
Nga lands a nice uppercut.
Constantinides misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinides.
Constantinides wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Nga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinides has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nga after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinides is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nga is defending well.
Nga tries to stall but Constantinides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Constantinides has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.

Constantinides turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Constantinides seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Constantinides crashes against the mat.
Nga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Constantinides.
Constantinides cracks Nga with a big elbow.
Nga regains half guard.
Constantinides missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Constantinides throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Constantinides prevents Nga from improving his position.
Ares Constantinides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nga keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Constantinides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Constantinides throws a sloppy head kick and Nga moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Constantinides shoots in and drives through. Nga sprawls well.
Constantinides gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Constantinides displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nga throws out the jab.
Constantinides was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nga cracks Constantinides with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nga throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nga gets tackled into the cage by Constantinides. Constantinides maintains the clinch.
Nga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Constantinides has had enough of the clinch but Nga keeps him there for the moment.
Nga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Constantinides misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nga.
Constantinides missing with knees to the body.
Constantinides blocking some punches.
Constantinides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bich Nga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinides takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Constantinides lands a left hand.
Constantinides working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ares Constantinides.
I think Nga 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bich Nga!