PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso de Asis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Alfonso de Asis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nguyen
vs
de Asis

170 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonso de Asis!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Nguyen with that takedown attempt.
de Asis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and de Asis duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Asis scores with a shot to the body.

de Asis lands a left and a right that send Nguyen crashing to the mat, dazed. de Asis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Asis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguyen.

de Asis lands a left and a right that send Nguyen crashing to the mat, dazed. de Asis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Nguyen is rocked!
de Asis lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
Nguyen is breathing heavily.
de Asis looks to land a combination but Nguyen avoids it well.
Nguyen shoots in but de Asis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sen Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Asis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
de Asis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from de Asis misses.
de Asis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nguyen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as de Asis sprawls well. de Asis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
de Asis throws a low kick, looking for Nguyen's leg but Nguyen calmly moves out of range.
de Asis lands a body shot.
Nguyen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Asis lands with a right that hurts Nguyen. Nguyen looks to clinch but de Asis throws a short knee that drops Nguyen. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alfonso de Asis!