PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shawn voitsek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shawn voitsek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nelson
vs
voitsek

185 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

198 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shawn voitsek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
voitsek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Nelson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice uppercut there from voitsek.
voitsek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

voitsek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from voitsek.

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.

voitsek lands a takedown into guard.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

voitsek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Nelson is working an open guard so voitsek takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nelson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

voitsek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nelson!
voitsek landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

voitsek is working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson frees his head quite easily.
voitsek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
voitsek lands a big shot there that rocks Nelson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson wants to hold on but voitsek pushes him away.
Nelson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nelson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson taking shots to the head.
Nelson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.
voitsek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
voitsek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
voitsek landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is in a horrible position here. voitsek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nelson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
voitsek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

voitsek looking for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is having none of it.
BOOM! voitsek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
voitsek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
voitsek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
voitsek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nelson's face.
Nelson is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding voitsek's attempts to control the action.
voitsek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
voitsek controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is bucking up trying to escape but voitsek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawn voitsek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

voitsek pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from voitsek on the inside.

voitsek has Nelson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. voitsek pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nelson tumbling to the mat - voitsek dives into Nelson's guard.

voitsek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

voitsek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
voitsek wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.

Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
voitsek won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but voitsek puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as voitsek sits in half guard.
Nelson is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson blocks a head kick by voitsek.
Nelson leaves voitsek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nelson shoots and misses

and voitsek moves into the clinch.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

voitsek manages to pull guard.

voitsek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but voitsek is retaining full guard.
voitsek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson throws a strike but voitsek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
voitsek is fighting to break Nelson's control of his arms but Nelson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nelson wants to stand up but voitsek is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

voitsek stands up from Nelson's guard - voitsek perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt

and voitsek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but voitsek has passed into side control.
voitsek lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
voitsek working the ground and pound from side control.
voitsek creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nelson wants to control but voitsek postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
voitsek looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nelson is avoiding damage well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
voitsek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but voitsek circles away.
voitsek with a poor takedown

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
voitsek keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson passes voitsek's left leg - he's now in half guard.
voitsek taking some punishment here, with Nelson in his half guard.
voitsek trying to control here.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawn voitsek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Nelson tries for a takedown but voitsek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from voitsek.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by voitsek which made him look bad.
voitsek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
voitsek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

voitsek scores a takedown into full mount!
voitsek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by voitsek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
voitsek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nelson throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
voitsek wants to control the pace but Nelson is squirming around nicely.
voitsek avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.
voitsek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

voitsek has hold of Nelson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nelson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson is squirming around, avoiding voitsek's attempts to control the action.
voitsek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nelson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
voitsek looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
voitsek landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Nelson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
voitsek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson is looking to improve his position but voitsek isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
voitsek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson tries to buck voitsek off but he can't manage it.
voitsek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
voitsek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nelson looks a forlorn figure.
voitsek cracks Nelson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
voitsek prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.

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.

voitsek is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nelson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
voitsek tries to control but Nelson wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
shawn voitsek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well voitsek 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shawn voitsek!