PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viet Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roger nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - This Means War. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cong
vs
nottingham

188 cm
21
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viet Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, roger nottingham!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nottingham misses with a body shot.
nottingham takes a swing at Cong's ribcage but misses.
nottingham throws the left hand but Cong avoids the punch easily.
nottingham looks for the body kick but Cong saw that one coming.
nottingham has a takedown stuffed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cong.
nottingham with a hook.
Cong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from nottingham.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
nottingham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cong counters with a two punch combo.
Viet Cong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roger nottingham.
nottingham looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Cong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
nottingham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cong.
nottingham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nottingham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
nottingham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like roger nottingham has been cut.
Viet Cong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cong digs a good hook to nottingham's body.
nottingham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cong lunges at nottingham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by nottingham's hand.
A low kick from nottingham misses
and Cong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
nottingham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cong tests nottingham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
nottingham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong counters with a left to the body.
Cong scores with a crisp jab that stopped nottingham in his tracks.
A combination from Cong does no damage.
nottingham misses with a body punch
and Cong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from nottingham is predictable there
and Cong counters with a nice body shot.
Cong scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nottingham tries for a takedown but Cong circles away easily
and Cong counters with a thumping low kick.
Cong lands with a slapping head kick.
Cong throws a head kick but nottingham moves out of range.
nottingham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cong misses with a two punch combination.
nottingham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cong.
Cong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
nottingham misses with a leg kick
and Cong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
nottingham tries to land a body kick
and Cong counters with a solid body kick.
nottingham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Cong works nottingham's body with a nice hook.
nottingham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from nottingham is predictable there
and Cong counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cong throws a push kick but nottingham slaps the foot to one side.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viet Cong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on roger nottingham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from nottingham misses.
nottingham looks to throw a body kick
and Cong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
nottingham misses with a takedown
and Cong counters with a nice uppercut.
Cong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that nottingham can do to turn this around?
Cong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nottingham thows a leg kick but Cong checks it
and Cong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
nottingham throws a lazy right hand but Cong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
nottingham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cong counters with a straight right hand.
nottingham shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Cong.
Cong scores with a shot to the body.
Cong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed nottingham momentarily.
nottingham needs to keep his hands up - Cong had a free shot at his head there.
nottingham has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cong to counter with a crisp jab.
Viet Cong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roger nottingham.
Cong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cong.
A low kick from nottingham is predictable there
and Cong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cong lands with a nice body punch.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong counters with a good, hard body kick but nottingham shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cong with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nottingham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cong.
Cong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
nottingham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cong throws a leg kick which misses nottingham's front leg but catches the back leg as nottingham tries to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Cong.
Cong connects with a crisp jab.
Cong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from nottingham misses
letting Cong counter with a right hand.
nottingham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but nottingham might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cong has got the better of the exchanges.
nottingham fails with the takedown
and Cong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
nottingham misses with a kick to the body
and Cong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cong lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cong.
Decent striking displayed by Cong there.
nottingham moves away from the strike by Cong.
nottingham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cong throws a shot to the body.
nottingham gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nottingham thows a leg kick but Cong checks it
and Cong counters with a good low kick that nottingham was not able to check.
Cong dips to his left and cracks nottingham with an uppercut!
nottingham looks to land a right hand but Cong moved out of range.
nottingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
nottingham missing with a left hand there. Cong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
nottingham looks to score with a jab to the body but Cong is just out of range.
nottingham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cong ducks under a wild hook from nottingham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cong.
nottingham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
nottingham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viet Cong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on roger nottingham's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

nottingham slips a jab and a cross from Cong.
nottingham throws a leg kick
and Cong counters with a left to the body.
nottingham swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cong counters with an inside leg kick.
roger nottingham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nottingham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cong counters with a body kick that stops nottingham in his tracks momentarily.
nottingham takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cong lands with a straight right. nottingham didn't see that one coming.

That has opened up roger nottingham's cut even more.
nottingham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
nottingham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cong.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cong.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
nottingham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viet Cong is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cong.
Cong moves out of range of the strikes.
Cong lands a body shot.
Cong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
nottingham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
nottingham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nottingham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
nottingham takes one on the button.
A shot to the body from nottingham misses
and nottingham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
nottingham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cong.
Cong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. nottingham eats them both and turns towards Cong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from nottingham misses.
nottingham throws a looping overhand right but Cong ducks down to avoid it.
nottingham misses with a kick to the body
and Cong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from nottingham
and Cong counters with a two punch combo.

The cut above roger nottingham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
nottingham throws a body kick the misses
and Cong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cong there.
A low kick from nottingham misses
and Cong counters with a thumping low kick.
Cong lands with an overhand left.
nottingham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Cong to counter with a crisp jab.
Cong connects with a good right hand that stumbles nottingham. nottingham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
nottingham looks to throw the jab but Cong is out of range.
Cong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nottingham misses the body punch
and Cong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nottingham looks to score with a jab to the body but Cong is just out of range.
Cong lands a nice shot to the body.
nottingham doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cong counters with a stiff right hand.
Viet Cong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cong connects with a looping right hand.
roger nottingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
nottingham takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick from nottingham is predictable there
and Cong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nottingham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
nottingham throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Cong counter with a right hand.
Cong connects with a body shot that sends nottingham's belly button to the back.
nottingham misses with a kick to the body
and Cong counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viet Cong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viet Cong!