PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. KENTA theme 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.

Nelson
vs
Kenta

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryce Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kenta drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Kenta slowing the pace effectively.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Nelson is trying to drag Kenta to the mat but Kenta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kenta.
Kenta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kenta has double underhooks.
Kenta has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenta.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Kenta has the dominant position.
Kenta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Kenta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Kenta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta lands a nice knee to the body.
Kenta crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Kenta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kenta landing knees to the body.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Kenta scores with a knee to the head.
Kenta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kenta continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta has Nelson pressed against the cage.
Kenta scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kenta.
Kenta lands with a nice body kick.

Kenta has managed to clinch.
Kenta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kenta scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenta.
Kenta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
Kenta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Kenta slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Kenta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kenta.
Nelson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Kenta.
Kenta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Kenta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kenta avoiding damage.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenta.
Kenta lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Kenta crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kenta.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kenta has managed to clinch.
Nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenta walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kenta moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Bryce Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenta wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kenta drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Kenta tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Kenta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson wants to break free but Kenta has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenta leaning against his opponent.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kenta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenta working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Kenta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kenta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.
Kenta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson is trying to drag Kenta to the mat but Kenta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Kenta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kenta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kenta working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Kenta crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta controlling the action here for a moment.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Kenta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Nelson being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a knee to the body.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson is trying to drag Kenta to the mat but Kenta just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a knee to the body.
Kenta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta lands a knee to the body.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kenta obliges.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
Nelson tries to circle away but Kenta has him pinned against the cage.
Kenta scores with a knee to the head.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kenta walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kenta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Kenta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Kenta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Kenta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kenta tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson moves out of range as Kenta throws a body kick.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenta.
Kenta tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenta.

Kenta has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenta scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson being controlled against the cage.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenta won't allow it.
Come on Kenta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
Kenta is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kenta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
Kenta just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kenta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenta landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Kenta to work.
Kenta connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
Kenta lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
Kenta stalling against the cage.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenta won't allow it.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kenta smiles and moves away.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenta.
Kenta tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.

Kenta moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Kenta.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta lands a knee to the head.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kenta with a knee to the head.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kenta scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A bit of stalling here from Kenta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenta lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kenta won't allow it.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta has Nelson pushed against the cage.
Kenta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Kenta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Kenta won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kenta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kenta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bryce Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenta landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenta 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta!