PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Alarcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tunak Tunak Tun. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alarcon
vs
Nguyen

185 cm
26
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

178 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Alarcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scotty Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Alarcon misses
and Nguyen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alarcon throws a lazy uppercut
and Nguyen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alarcon lands a nice shot to the body.
Alarcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Alarcon throws a jab but it's blocked by Nguyen.
Alarcon misses with a hook
and Nguyen counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon misses with an uppercut
and Nguyen counters with a right hand to the body.
Alarcon misses with a hook
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Alarcon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut
letting Alarcon counter with a right hand.
Alarcon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon misses the body punch
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Alarcon throws a right hand that misses
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alarcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Alarcon checks it.
Alarcon misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscar Alarcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alarcon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Alarcon misses.
Alarcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alarcon misses with a hook.
Nguyen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alarcon misses with a hook to the body
and Nguyen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alarcon misses with a right hand
and Nguyen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alarcon throws a sloppy body shot
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scotty Nguyen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alarcon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nguyen throws a sloppy body shot
and Alarcon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alarcon throws a poor cross that misses
and Nguyen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Alarcon as he connects with a hook.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alarcon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alarcon lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alarcon throws a poor cross that misses
and Nguyen counters with a stiff right hand.
Alarcon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alarcon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon misses with an uppercut
and Nguyen counters with a big head kick but Alarcon shrugs it off.
Oscar Alarcon is winning the standup battle so far.
Alarcon throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nguyen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alarcon tries to work over Nguyen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alarcon stalls.
Nguyen has Alarcon pushed against the cage.
Alarcon lands a shot to the body.

Alarcon gets control of Nguyen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alarcon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alarcon is pulling down on Nguyen's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nguyen is one step ahead there.
Alarcon controlling Nguyen's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Oscar Alarcon just wasn't active enough.
Alarcon avoids the body shot from Nguyen.
Alarcon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nguyen but Nguyen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alarcon misses with a hook
and Nguyen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Alarcon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alarcon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nguyen counters with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen walks into a straight right hand from Alarcon.
A swing and a miss from Nguyen.
Alarcon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nguyen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alarcon misses with a left hand
and Nguyen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarcon throws a leg kick which misses Nguyen's front leg but catches the back leg as Nguyen tries to avoid it.
Alarcon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nguyen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alarcon thinking.
Alarcon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alarcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen misses with a hook
and Alarcon counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Alarcon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alarcon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nguyen.
Alarcon misses with a right hand
and Nguyen counters with a straight right hand.
Nguyen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alarcon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon throws a right hand that misses
and Nguyen counters with a nice body shot.
Alarcon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alarcon throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alarcon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nguyen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alarcon counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Alarcon looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Alarcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Alarcon.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Alarcon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Alarcon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alarcon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Alarcon!