PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (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.

Nga
vs
Voller

190 cm
40
210 lbs
20 - 13 - 2

191 cm
39
218 lbs
35 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nga takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
Nga throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Voller both land. Nice combination.
Good leg kick by Nga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Voller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nga tries to bum rush Voller with a series of wild strikes but Voller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Voller avoids the head kick by Nga.
Voller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voller swats away the attempt to clinch by Nga.
Nga backing away here, and Voller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nga blocks a head kick by Voller.
Nga dodges the punch combination from Voller.
Nga tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Voller manages to circle out of the way.
Voller throws a leg kick but Nga sees it coming and moves out of range.
Voller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nga throws out the jab.
Voller avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga loads up on a big right hand but Voller slips the punch.
Voller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nga counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nga. Those never looked like landing.
Nga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Voller.
Voller connects with a crisp jab.

Nga drives through and clinches with Voller against the cage.
Nga misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nga.
Voller lands a right hand.
Nga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voller lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nga takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Voller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Voller breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voller is out of range and Nga settles back down.
Voller's corner calls for a 1-2. Voller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nga. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller tests Nga's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Nga is rocked!
Voller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oh Nga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nga seems to have got his legs back now.
Nga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Nga - just one landing.
Nga scores with a nice head shot.
Voller lands with a kick to the temple. Nga shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body kick there by Voller.
Nga cracks the inside of Voller's front leg.
Voller throws a head kick but Nga moves out of range.
Nga misses with a wild combination.
Voller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Nga as he connects with a hook.
Voller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nga.
Nga throws a front kick aimed at Voller's knee but Voller avoids it well.
Voller misses with a body shot.
Voller throws a head kick but Nga moves out of range.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nga blocks a head kick by Voller.
Voller lands a head shot.
Voller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nga. Nga obviously looking to wear him down.
Nga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Voller counters with a body kick.
Nga throws a solid leg kick but Voller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nga.
Nga slips under a jab from Voller.
Nga misses the jab.
Voller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voller throws the kick towards the body but Nga avoids it.
Nga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voller throws out the jab.
Voller avoids the head kick by Nga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nga backs up against the cage.
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!
Voller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nga counters with a stiff right hand.
Voller lands a front kick.
Jab by Voller.
Nga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Voller.
Voller lands a front kick.
Voller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nga in his tracks.
Nga throws a body shot but no joy.
Voller feints and then cracks Nga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nga down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voller.
Voller throws a head kick but Nga moves out of range.
Nga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Nga misses its intended target.
Nga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lars Voller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Voller.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Nga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voller.
Voller stuns Nga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voller scores with the left hand. Nga knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Nga.
The fighters circling - Nga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Voller.
Nga connects with a crisp jab.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Nga moves out of range easily.
Nga takes one to the side of the head.
Voller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller moves out of range of the strikes.
Voller connects with a right hand. Nga shakes it off.
Nga throws a head kick that misses.
Nga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nga cracks a nice hook into Voller's ribs.
Voller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Nga.
Voller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nga if he has to take too many more of those.
Voller lunges at Nga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nga's hand.
Voller throws a head kick that misses

and Nga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Voller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Voller is looking to break free of the clinch but Nga has double underhooks.
Voller lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Nga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nga trying to stall but Voller improves his position.
Nga misses with a hook to the ribs.

Voller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nga.
Voller lands with a nice combination. Nga backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Nga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lars Voller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Voller.
Voller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nga swinging wildly here.
Voller tried to score with a low kick but Nga checks it.
Nga throws the left hand but Voller avoids the punch easily.
Voller throws a poor cross that misses
and Nga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nga clobbers Voller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nga tries to clinch there but Voller circles away.
Nga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Voller. That did some damage!
Nga moves out of range as Voller strikes.
Nga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nga lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voller. Nga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Nga keeps Voller at a distance using the push kick.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Nga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Voller scores with a head kick. Nga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Voller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Voller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Voller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nga misses with the combination.
Voller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voller throws a solid leg kick but Nga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voller.
Nga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voller avoids the body shot from Nga.
Voller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nga misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller scores with a leg kick.
Nga checks a low kick from Voller.
Nga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Voller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nga moves out of range of the body kick.
Voller scores with a jab to the body.
Nga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nga avoids the head kick by Voller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nga slips under a jab.
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voller manages to avoid it.
Nga misses with a body kick.
Nga throws a leg kick but Voller moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Voller throws a head kick that half lands.
Voller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nga looks to land a left hand but Voller moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Nga.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voller looks to land a body kick but Nga moved away.
Nga is looking to counter punch.
Voller misses with a straight right.
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voller manages to avoid it.
Voller feints a counter leg kick.
Nga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Voller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nga takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voller was well out of range. Poor timing from Nga.
Voller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voller moves out of range of the body kick from Nga.
Voller lands a jab to the nose.
Nga with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voller tests Nga's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voller moves away.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller blocks a low kick nicely.
Nga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nga tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Voller. That snapped Nga's head back.

Voller lands a high kick to the side of Nga's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Voller dives into guard, looking to finish.
Nga pulls Voller in close to his closed guard and prevents Voller from doing any damage or advancing position.
Voller passes Nga's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Nga is defending against the submission attempts here by Voller.
Bich Nga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller wants to free his trapped foot but Nga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nga is trying to control but Voller passes into side control!
Nga wants to control but Voller postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Voller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Voller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Voller tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nga controls his leg.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Voller is thwarting Nga's attempts to control the position.
Lars Voller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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.
Voller wants to stand up but Nga is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nga blocks a head kick by Voller.
Nga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nga walks into a stiff left hand from Voller.
Voller lands a head kick. Nga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Nga blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nga.
Nga throws a head kick that misses
and Voller counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Voller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Voller 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Voller!
Lars Voller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.