PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 4515 p4p, 4373 weight class) and Troy Nguyen (ranked 507 p4p, 502 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Monkey
vs
Nguyen

187 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
174
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nguyen has closed the distance and engaged Monkey in a clinch.
Spider Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nguyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.

Nguyen breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nguyen moves into the clinch.

Nguyen manages to break the clinch.
Monkey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Nguyen clinches up with Monkey and pushes him back against the cage.

Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nguyen moves into range and clinches up with Monkey.

Nguyen manages to break the clinch.

Nguyen moves into the clinch successfully.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nguyen to keep the fight standing.
Monkey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Nguyen breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.

Nguyen takes the fight into the clinch.
Monkey stalling against the cage.

Monkey successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to stand up but Monkey won't let him.

Nguyen wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Monkey's closed guard. He's half up but Monkey has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Monkey pivots and extends the arm, Nguyen falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Monkey! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spider Monkey!