PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Nygma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Yen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nygma
vs
Yen

170 cm
19
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Nygma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Yen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yen throws a head kick that misses.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nygma takes the fight into the clinch.
Yen blocks the elbow strike.
Nygma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yen blocks it with crossed arms.
Nygma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yen is defending well for now.
Nygma controlling the action here for a moment.
Yen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Donnie Yen has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nygma throws an elbow but misses.
Nygma taking a breather.
Nygma presses Yen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma lands a good knee to the midsection. Yen won't want to take too many of those.

Yen successfully pulls guard.
Nygma wants to stand but Yen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nygma is fighting to break Yen's control of his arms but Yen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yen wants to stand up but Nygma is controlling him.
Yen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters circling a little - Nygma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Nygma takes the fight into the clinch.
Nygma connects with a knee to the head.
Nygma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yen looks winded!
Nygma avoiding damage.
Nygma connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nygma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nygma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nygma tries to land a knee to the head but Yen blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nygma obliges.
Nygma lands a good knee to the midsection. Yen won't want to take too many of those.
Nygma leaning against his opponent.
Nygma lands an elbow inside.
Nygma lands an elbow just above Yen 's eye.
A knee to the head by Nygma.
Nygma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Nygma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nygma throws a head punch that misses.
Nygma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nygma with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Donnie Yen's cut even more.
Yen takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygma lands an elbow inside that Yen shrugs off.
Nygma lands a good knee to the midsection. Yen won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygma.
Yen takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nygma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nygma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nygma landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Nygma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Yen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Yen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nygma.
Nygma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yen can do to turn this around?
Nygma throws a head kick that half lands.
Nygma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yen moves in looking to clinch but Nygma pushes him off.
As Yen tries to get set, Nygma tries to push him back and clinch up but Yen manages to avoid the attempt.
Donnie Yen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yen avoids the body shot from Nygma.
Nygma scores with a nice body kick.
Nygma pushes Yen away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nygma.
Nygma throws a head kick but Yen moves out of range.
Nygma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nygma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ethan Nygma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nygma scores with a push kick.

Nygma instigates a clinch.
Yen is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nygma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ethan Nygma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yen is breathing heavily.
Nygma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nygma with a knee to the head.

The cut above Donnie Yen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yen blocks an elbow strike.
Nygma landing knees to the body.
Nygma can't find room to land a body shot as Yen controls the action.
Nygma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nygma misses with the head strike.
Yen wants a takedown.
Nygma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nygma lands a damaging elbow.

Donnie Yen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygma stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nygma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yen up against the cage.
Nygma tries a knee to the head but Yen blocks it.
Nygma lands a knee to the body.
Nygma working Yen over with knees to the body.
Nygma swings wildly with an uppercut but Yen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Nygma.
Yen tries for a takedown but Nygma manages to get underhooks.
Ethan Nygma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Yen.
Nygma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yen's defenses.
Nygma connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yen letting Nygma take a breather here.
Nygma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nygma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nygma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nygma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nygma lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donnie Yen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ethan Nygma!
Ethan Nygma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Donnie Yen was interviewed post fight and said 'I wasnt my best out there now i can, and will do better next time. '.