PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Choo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Animal Crackers In My Soup by Sherly Temple kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Choo
vs
Nelson

175 cm
23
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
20
168 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Smelly Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choo.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Choo backs away looking to recover.
Nelson wants to clinch.

Choo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Choo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Choo is controlling him

Choo is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Choo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nelson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to stand up here but Choo is controlling him well.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Choo trying to pass the guard but Nelson defending well.
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choo is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Choo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.

Choo shoots in and bounces Nelson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Choo is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Choo from controlling successfully.
Nelson wants to stand up but Choo is controlling him.
Choo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo is pulling down on Nelson's head. It's preventing any offense from Nelson, at least for the moment.
Choo working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Choo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nelson!
Choo controlling his opponent.
Nelson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Choo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nelson tries to buck Choo off but he can't manage it.
Choo controlling from mount.
Choo dominating with strikes here.
Choo content just to control the position here.
Nelson really wants to buck Choo off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Choo dominated that round.
That's time! Choo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Choo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Choo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but Choo moves out of range.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Nelson gets a clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Choo has control.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Choo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Choo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Choo looking to pass the guard.

Choo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Choo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Choo won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.
Choo looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Choo controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nelson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nelson wanted to stand there but Choo had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Choo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Choo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Choo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Nelson is in real trouble.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Nelson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Nelson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Choo gets his way!
A lull in the action here.
Choo controlling the position well here. Nelson rolled but Choo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
A lull in the action here.

That's four 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.
Nelson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Choo working for a choke but Nelson is defending well.
Choo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Choo dominated that second round.
That's time! Choo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Choo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Choo looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.

Nelson darts in and clinches Choo up against the cage.
Choo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Choo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Choo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choo circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Choo keeps it at a distance.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smelly Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Choo circles away.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Choo circles away.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Choo pushes him off.
Smelly Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.

Choo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nelson is staying active underneath Choo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nelson tries to kick Choo off but Choo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smelly Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Choo controlling the pace.
Choo passes the guard and advances to mount!

Nelson wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Choo has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Nelson taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Choo!