PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dionisio Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andrade
vs
Nelson

180 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dionisio Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson is looking to clinch but Andrade is avoiding it.
Andrade moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.

Andrade is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
Nelson is looking to improve his position.
Andrade trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
Andrade controlling the pace.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Andrade is very close to passing his half guard.

Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andrade pulls his head out easily.

Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson is not content to let Andrade control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade controlling the action here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Andrade shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andrade wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling the position.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Nelson trying to control but Andrade postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
Andrade with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nelson has his foot on Andrade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrade works his way back into a safe position though.

Nelson has his foot on Andrade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrade works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrade has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nelson is proving hard to escape from.
Andrade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson working for a triangle but Andrade defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrade wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.

Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nelson is trying to keep Andrade in close.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrade defends well.

Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.

Nelson working for a triangle but Andrade defends it easily.
Nelson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Andrade circles away.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Nelson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andrade to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrade defends it easily.

Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nelson has his foot on Andrade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrade works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andrade is aware though and is defending well.

Andrade stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Andrade slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Roy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrade tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Andrade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson misses with a low kick as Andrade jumps back.
Nelson connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination. Andrade tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nelson throws and low kick but Andrade moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Andrade moves away

and Andrade counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andrade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nelson has his foot on Andrade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrade works his way back into a safe position though.
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!

Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrade defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andrade is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrade wants to stand but Nelson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrade defends it easily.
Andrade tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.

Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrade defends well.

Nelson is looking for a triangle but Andrade pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrade drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrade jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andrade stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nelson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andrade backs up against the cage.
Dionisio Andrade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrade moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Nice shot by Nelson.
Andrade throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Andrade persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Andrade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A left lands for Nelson.
Dionisio Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Andrade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Andrade circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrade fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Andrade's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrade tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionisio Andrade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrade blocks the leg kick.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson works Andrade's body with a nice hook.
Nelson scores with a one two! Andrade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Andrade takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrade avoids it.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrade.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Andrade managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.

Andrade is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Andrade persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andrade has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nelson is proving hard to escape from.

Andrade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nelson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrade has managed to get both his arms back between Nelson's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!