PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chevy Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen has chosen Oetori as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bate
vs
Nguyen

166 cm
33
148 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

167 cm
32
147 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chevy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate's corner calls for a 1-2. Bate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bate throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Nguyen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Bate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been hearing reports that Bate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nguyen.
Bate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nguyen counters with a leg kick.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguyen is just out of range.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Bate.
A jab lands there for Nguyen.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nguyen.
Bate throws a body punch but Nguyen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nguyen.
Nguyen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bate scores with a nice head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Nguyen as Bate shoots in.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bate showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Bate is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nguyen sees it coming and defends easily.
Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is controlling Bate's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bate controlling the action here.
Bate thows a huge punch but Nguyen dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.

Bate looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nguyen is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
Nguyen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nguyen wants to get back to full guard but Bate has mounted him!
Nguyen gets back to half guard.
Nguyen trying to control here.
Bate working over Nguyen with some ground and pound. Nguyen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nguyen is refusing to be controlled, as Bate sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bate is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nguyen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bate.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nguyen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bate fails with a takedown attempt.
Bate staying out of range there.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Nguyen saw that one coming.
Nguyen loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Nguyen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bate finds it's way round the side to connect with Nguyen's head.
Bate ducks under a wild hook from Nguyen.
A big left from Bate misses.
Bate scores with a nice strike.
Nguyen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nguyen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bate throws a lazy right hand but Nguyen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nguyen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bate circles away quickly and effectively.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Bate is out of range.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Bate checks a leg kick.
Bate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nguyen.
Nguyen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Nguyen throws a shot to the body.
Bate lands with a right hand.
Nguyen avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that Nguyen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Nguyen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Nguyen's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Nguyen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nguyen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bate counter with a right hand.
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!
The crowd cheers as Bate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nguyen doesn't seem phased though.
Nguyen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nguyen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Nguyen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nguyen lands with a hook. Bate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chevy Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Nguyen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nguyen with a hook.
Nguyen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick there by Nguyen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Nguyen misses with a looping left.
Nguyen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Bate is rocked!
Nguyen walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bate drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Nguyen swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bate's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chevy Nguyen!
Chevy Nguyen gave a mention to Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).