PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunni Nelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rock
vs
Nelsson

183 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunni Nelsson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock scores with a nice head shot.
Nelsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelsson. Nelsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Nelsson as he checks the leg kick.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelsson.
Nelsson is looking to clinch.
A combination from Rock does no damage.
A punch combination from Rock misses.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rock swinging wilding here.
Nelsson wants to clinch.
Rock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nelsson slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Nelsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelsson scores with a hook to the body. Rock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelsson drives through and clinches with Rock against the cage.
Rock is working Nelsson over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Rock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelsson.
Rock lands a shot to the body.
Rock stops a takedown attempt from Nelsson.

Rock manages to break the clinch.
Rock misses with a few strikes there.
Nelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock.
Nelsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelsson tries to clinch up.
Nelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
A nice combination there by Rock.
Rock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rock tests Nelsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Nelsson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on Nelsson's shoulder, as Nelsson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gunni Nelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rock.
Rock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rock throws out a leg kick but Nelsson moves out of range and Rock only half commits.
Nelsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelsson tries to clinch up.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelsson is looking to clinch but Rock is avoiding it.
Nelsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelsson looks gassed!
Rock throws a series of punches but Nelsson moves out of range.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelsson tries to clinch
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelsson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rock counters with a nice right hand that sends Nelsson toppling to the canvas! Nelsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rock finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock cracks a nice hook into Nelsson's ribs.
Nelsson tries to clinch but Rock moves away
and Rock counters with a left right combination that sends Nelsson crashing to the mat - Rock wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Nelsson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maddy Rock!