PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. David Willaims has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Willaims
vs
Dinh Nguyen

170 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Willaims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willaims swings widly with a right hand
and Nguyen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willaims's sensitive parts.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Willaims checks it.
Nguyen slips under a jab.
Nguyen misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses.
Nguyen misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willaims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!
Nguyen moves in looking to clinch but Willaims pushes him off.
Van Dinh Nguyen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nguyen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willaims takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Willaimss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Willaims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willaims swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willaims's sensitive parts.
Nguyen scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Nguyen tenderised Willaims's leg. Willaims is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dinh Nguyen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Willaims throws a jab when Nguyen was well out of range.
Willaims is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nguyen slips under a jab.
Willaims misses with a straight left.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willaims misses with a hook
and Nguyen counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willaims takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willaims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willaims swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands with a kick to the temple. Willaims shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nguyen throws a leg kick which misses Willaims's front leg but catches the back leg as Willaims tries to avoid it.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willaims paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nguyen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nguyen.
Willaims throws a hook but Nguyen avoids it easily.
Nguyen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Willaims.
Good work by Willaims as he checks the leg kick.
Willaims swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Nguyen.
Willaims takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nguyen is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dinh Nguyen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Willaims moves out of range of the body kick from Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Willaims's sensitive parts.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willaims blocks the body kick.
Van Dinh Nguyen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willaims throws a shot from downtown. Nguyen moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nguyen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nguyen misses with a body kick.
Willaims throws out a loose jab but Nguyen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willaims moves away from the strike by Nguyen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a body kick that misses.
Nguyen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willaims misses with a straight left.
Nguyen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Willaims if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Willaims is out of range and Nguyen settles back down.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willaims's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nguyen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willaims scrambles back to his feet.
Willaims throws an off balance right hand
and Nguyen counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willaims will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nguyen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Dinh Nguyen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nguyen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Dinh Nguyen!