PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - Dogwash. 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.

Kahui
vs
Nga

193 cm
34
221 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

190 cm
34
210 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Nga. Beautiful body shot.
Kahui takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kahui takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahui throws a lazy right hand but Nga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahui misses with a leg kick.
Kahui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kahui goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kahui wants to land a leg kick but Nga is out of range.
Nga moves out of range of the leg kick from Kahui.
A nice side step and Nga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nga swings for the body but Kahui moves out of range.
Nga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nga throws out a loose jab but Kahui uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Nga.
Kahui scores with a nice strike.
Kahui tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui throws a leg kick
letting Nga counter with a right hand.
Kahui scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Kahui stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahui. That did some damage!
Nga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kahui throws a body kick that misses
and Nga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kahui misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Kahui is predictable there
and Nga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Kahui pushes Nga up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Kahui blocks an uppercut.
Nga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Kahui gets through Nga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahui tries a body shot but Nga blocks it.
Nga lands a nice uppercut.

Kahui breaks the clinch.
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!
Nga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahui.
Nga throws out a counter right but Kahui avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a right hook to the body.
Nga connects with a leg kick. Kahui looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahui throws a hook but Nga blocks it.
Nga blocks a head kick by Kahui.
Nga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nga moves out of range as Kahui throws a body kick.
Nga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahui throws the left hand but Nga avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Nga.
Kahui throws out a leg kick but Nga moves out of range and Kahui only half commits.
Nga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahui.
Nga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahui's sensitive parts.
Nga connects with a right hand. Kahui shakes it off.
Nga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kahui rather than just go for the knockout.

Nga clinches up against the cage.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kahui.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nga can't find room to land a body shot as Kahui controls the action.
Kahui dodges an elbow strike from Nga.
Nga misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nga.
Kahui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kahui blocks an elbow strike.
Kahui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nga fails to land.
Kahui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Kahui shrugs off.
Nga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahui blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahui.
Kahui blocking some punches.
Nga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nga misses with the head strike.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nga blocking some punches.
Kahui lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nga.
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!
Kahui misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga dominated that round.
That's time! Kahui's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Kahui is predictable there
and Nga counters with a body kick.
Kahui misses with an uppercut
and Nga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kahui really felt that one!
Nga works Kahui's body with a nice hook.

Nga gets tackled into the cage by Kahui. Kahui maintains the clinch.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nga lands a nice elbow.
Kahui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahui blocking some punches.
Nga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nga can't find room to land a body shot as Kahui controls the action.
Kahui has a couple of punches blocked by Nga.
Nga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahui backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga lands an elbow inside that Kahui shrugs off.
Kahui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kahui.
Kahui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Kahui misses with a punch on the inside.
Nga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kahui backwards.
Nga has a couple of punches blocked by Kahui.
Kahui lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Nga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kahui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahui blocks an elbow strike from Nga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga gets through Kahui's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nga on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Nga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nga.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kahui lands a shot to the body.
Nga misses with a body punch.
Nga working aggressively here.
Nga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kahui's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Nga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kahui lands a right hand.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
Nga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahui can't find room to land a body shot as Nga controls the action.
Kahui throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
Kahui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahui throws a head punch that misses.
Nga lands with a right to the head.
Kahui lands a right hand.
Nga has a couple of punches blocked by Kahui.
Kahui blocking some punches.
Nga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nga working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga lands a nice uppercut.
Nga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahui misses with a punch to the body.
Nga scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nga misses with the head strike.
Kahui pushes Nga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kahui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
Kahui blocks a body shot from Nga.
Nga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahui has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kahui blocks an elbow strike.
Kahui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nga throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bich Nga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick misses from Kahui.
Nga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bich Nga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahui misses with a kick to the body
and Nga counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahui is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Kahui misses
and Nga counters with a stiff right hand.
Kahui swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nga to counter with a crisp jab.

Kahui is rocked!
A low kick from Kahui is predictable there
and Nga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Kahui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nga moves out of range as Kahui throws a body kick.
Kahui takes a swing at Nga's ribcage but misses.
Nga fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Kahui square on the jaw! Damn, Kahui is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bich Nga!