PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Braxton (ranked 5137 p4p, 5990 weight class) and Patrick Nielson (ranked 470 p4p, 497 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Braxton
vs
Nielson

184 cm
19
196
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
188
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Threads of Fate

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Braxton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielson shoots in looking for a takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl out of it but Nielson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nielson scores with a jab. Braxton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of Nielson's head but Nielson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braxton connects with a leg kick.
Nielson thows a leg kick but Braxton checks it
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
Nielson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Braxton!
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nielson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Braxton scores with a punch to the head.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braxton throws a leg kick which misses Nielson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nielson tries to avoid it.
Nielson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Braxton lands a head kick!
Braxton lands a head shot.

Braxton drives through and clinches with Nielson against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielson misses with the head strike.
Nielson tries to work over Braxton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton blocking some punches.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Braxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielson tries to pull guard but Braxton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braxton lands a left hand.
A short left from Nielson.
Nielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nielson tries to throw a body punch but Braxton avoids it by throwing Nielson back against the cage.
Braxton pushes Nielson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton swings wildly with an uppercut but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braxton tries to throw a body punch but Nielson avoids it by throwing Braxton back against the cage.
Braxton tries to work over Nielson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Braxton.
Braxton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Nielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braxton.
Braxton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson struggles to land a body shot inside as Braxton controls his hands.
Braxton is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braxton lands a nice uppercut.

Nielson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Braxton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nielson is keeping the position for now.
Braxton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Nielson working for a triangle but Braxton defends it easily.
Braxton's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Nielson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Braxton uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Braxton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nielson throws a big shot that misses.
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Nielson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielson.
Nielson throws out a leg kick but Braxton moves out of range and Nielson only half commits.
Nielson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braxton.
Nielson throws a looping overhand right but Braxton ducks down to avoid it.
Braxton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nielson.
Braxton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braxton throws a front kick that sends Nielson stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Some wild striking there from Nielson.
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielson is just out of range.
Nielson avoids the body shot from Braxton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Braxton throws a head kick that misses.
Braxton looks to throw the jab but Nielson is out of range.
Braxton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Braxton cracks Nielson with a good jab.
Nielson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nielson throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nielson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Braxton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielson counters with a left to the body.
Braxton lands with a kick to the temple. Nielson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Braxton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braxton cracks a nice hook into Nielson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielson looks to score with a jab to the body but Braxton is just out of range.
Braxton throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Braxton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braxton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nielson can do to turn this around?
Braxton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nielson blocks a jab.
Braxton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Braxton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nielson prevents a body shot from Braxton.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danny Braxton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Braxton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nielson's elbow.
Nielson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Braxton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braxton working aggressively here.
Nielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielson lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Braxton.
Nielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braxton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Braxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nielson lands a right hand.
Nielson digs a right hand underneath Braxton's ribcage. Braxton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielson digs a right hand into Braxton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braxton's gas tank.
Braxton can't find room to land a body shot as Nielson controls the action.
Braxton tries a body shot but Nielson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson misses with an elbow strike.
Nielson throws a head punch that misses.
Braxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braxton avoiding damage as Nielson throws knees to the body.
Come on Nielson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Nielson fails to land.
Braxton throws an elbow that misses.

Nielson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braxton checks a low kick from Nielson.
Braxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Braxton dominated that second round.
That's time! Braxton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Nielson checks the leg kick.
Braxton misses with a straight left.

Braxton closes the distance and pushes Nielson back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braxton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nielson's brow.

Nielson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Braxton can't fight it off and eventually Nielson manages to take the fight to the floor. Braxton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Braxton has his feet on Nielson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nielson moves out of range as Braxton throws a body kick.
Braxton throws out a loose jab but Nielson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Nielson misses
and Braxton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nielson checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton is looking to slow Nielson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braxton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nielson misses with a wild body shot.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Nielson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Braxton.
Nielson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Braxton throws out the jab.
Braxton connects with a body shot that sends Nielson's belly button to the back.
Braxton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Nielson.
Nielson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nielson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nielson throws a right and a left that Braxton avoids nicely.
Braxton throws a series of punches but Nielson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braxton scores with a body shot.
Nielson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nielson eats them both and turns towards Braxton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nielson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braxton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Braxton takes a swing at Nielson's ribcage but misses.
Braxton tries to clinch but Nielson moves out of range.
Nielson defending well as Braxton loads up on a big left hand.
Nielson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielson throws a right hand that misses
and Braxton counters with a left and a right that stings Nielson.
Nielson takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
Patrick Nielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson 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.
Nielson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but Nielson manages to avoid it.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielson was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
Nielson throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Braxton throws a good cross that connects.
Nielson throws a front kick aimed at Braxton's knee but Braxton avoids it well.
Nielson motions for Braxton to come forward. Nielson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Braxton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Braxton is looking to chop away at Nielson's legs.
Nielson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Braxton misses with a leg kick.
Nielson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Braxton dodges the punch combination from Nielson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Braxton.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.
Braxton feints and then cracks Nielson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nielson down.
A jab lands there for Braxton.
Braxton throws a jab when Nielson was well out of range.
Braxton lands a right hook to the body.
Braxton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nielson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton works the jab nicely.
Braxton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nielson is out of range and Braxton settles back down.
Braxton throws a sloppy head kick and Nielson moves out of range easily.
Nielson misses with a hook
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
Braxton avoids the body shot from Nielson.
Danny Braxton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Braxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Braxton 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
In defeat, Patrick Nielson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Braxton is a tough opponent, we've trained together in the past and I knew what I was in for. I'll do better next time, and get off this losing streak'.