PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Nistos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nistos
vs
Nguyen

188 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcello Nistos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Nistos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nguyen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nistos smiles and moves away.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Nistos ducks under and follows up with a left that Nistos also avoids with ease.
Nistos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguyen.
Nistos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Alex Nguyen has been cut.

Nistos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nguyen, pushing him back against the cage.
Nistos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nistos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nistos lands a knee to the head.
Nistos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nistos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nguyen's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Nistos.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nistos to keep the fight standing.
Nistos avoiding damage.
Nistos lands a knee to the head.
Nistos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nguyen letting Nistos take a breather here.
Nistos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcello Nistos.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nistos counters with a stiff right hand.
Nistos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Nistos avoids it well.
Nguyen looks gassed!
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nistos connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nistos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nguyen back to the cage. Nistos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alex Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Nistos ducks under and follows up with a left that Nistos also avoids with ease.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Nistos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Nguyen is rocked!
Nistos cracks Nguyen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nguyen is still on wobbly legs! Can Nistos finish him?
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Nistos avoids nicely.
Nguyen seems to have recovered his senses.
Nistos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nistos dodges the punch combination from Nguyen.
Nistos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nguyens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nistos throws a series of punches but Nguyen avoids them all with ease.

Nistos rushes Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nistos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Nguyen decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nistos wants to get up but he can't break Nguyen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcello Nistos.
Nguyen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nguyen.
Nguyen throws a right and a left that Nistos avoids nicely.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nistos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nistos rushes Nguyen and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nistos misses with a knee strike.
Nistos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nistos connects with a knee to the head.
Nistos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Nistos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nguyen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nistos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nistos stalling.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nistos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcello Nistos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Nguyen.
Nguyen working hard to break the clinch.
Nistos misses with a knee to the head.
Nistos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nistos misses with a knee strike.
Nistos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nistos is stalling here.
Nistos lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Nistos holds him up against the cage and eventually Nguyen drops back down to his feet.
Nistos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nistos working Nguyen over with knees to the body.
Nistos lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Nistos.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nistos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nistos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Nistos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Nistos scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Nistos misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Nistos.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nistos to keep the fight standing.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nistos looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nistos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but Nistos has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nistos - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nistos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Nguyen is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nistos misses with a knee strike.
Nistos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nistos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nistos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nistos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nistos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nistos looking to throw knees to the head but Nguyen is blocking nicely.
Nguyen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nistos smiles and moves away.
Nguyen looks to land a combination but Nistos avoids it well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nistos scores with a nice head shot.
Nistos lands a two punch combo.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nistos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nguyen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nguyen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nguyen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Nistos. Those never looked like landing.
Nguyen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nistos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nistos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nguyen.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nistos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nistos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nistos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nguyen in his tracks.
Nistos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nguyen swinging wildly here.
Nguyen misses with the combination.
Nistos scores with a three punch combo!
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nistos counters with a two punch combo.
Nistos scores with a hook to the body. Nguyen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nistos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Nistos scores with a four punch combination!
Nistos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nistos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alex Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello Nistos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Nguyen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Nistos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nistos 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Marcello Nistos!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Marcello Nistos!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Marcello Nistos!

Marcello Nistos wins by unanimous decision!