PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Vento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nguyen
vs
Vento

188 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Vento!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vento scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vento passes to side control.
Nguyen is not content to let Vento control the position.
Nguyen tries to buck Vento off but Vento is having none of it.
Vento trying to control the position but Nguyen is working away.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.
Nguyen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vento on the ground.
Vento gets to mount! Nguyen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Vento sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Vento looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vento takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.

Vento has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nguyen! Can he survive? No! He's out! Vento gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vince Vento!