PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Oldham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nilsson
vs
Oldham

175 cm
18
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Nilsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Oldham!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsson slips a jab and a cross from Oldham.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Oldham ducks down to avoid it.
Oldham shoots in for a takedown but Nilsson shows good takedown defense.
Nilsson looks for the body kick but Oldham saw that one coming.
Oldham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Nilsson.
Nilsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nilsson swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Nilsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nilsson misses with a double jab.
Nilsson throws a shot from downtown. Oldham moves away and avoids it.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oldham moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oldham throws a head kick that misses.
Nilsson takes a swing at Oldham's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson tries to bum rush Oldham with a series of wild strikes but Oldham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oldham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nilsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Oldham ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Oldham slips under a jab.
Daniel Nilsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oldham is looking to land body kicks.
Nilsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilsson misses with a combination

and Oldham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nilsson's guard.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.

Oldham gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Nilsson. No joy for Oldham on that attempt.
Oldham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oldham walks into a stiff left hand from Nilsson.

Oldham pushes Nilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oldham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Oldham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oldham rushes Nilsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsson blocks the elbow strike.
Oldham missing with knees to the body.

Oldham breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oldham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Nilsson tries to keep at a distance but Oldham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsson stops a takedown attempt from Oldham.
Daniel Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Oldham.
Oldham fails to pull guard.
Nilsson wants to break free but Oldham has control.
Nilsson stops a takedown attempt from Oldham.

Oldham pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsson wants to control from the top but Oldham keeps moving.
Nilsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oldham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nilsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oldham controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Oldham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oldham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nilsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nilsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Nilsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

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.
A control attempt from Oldham but he's now mounted!

Nilsson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oldham turns into him and now he's in Nilsson's guard.

Nilsson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oldham stacks Nilsson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oldham!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Oldham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oldham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nilsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nilsson showed some decent athleticism there.

Nilsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nilsson scores with a shot to the body.
Nilsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oldham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Oldham.
A cross from Nilsson lands.

It looks like Will Oldham has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oldham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oldham has his takedown stuffed
and Nilsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nilsson misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Nilsson misses.
Nilsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oldham doesn't seem bothered though.
Oldham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nilsson tries to avoid it but Oldham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nilsson to the ground. Nilsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nilsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nilsson throws a right hand that Oldham ducks under and follows up with a left that Oldham also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilsson tests Oldham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A choreographed right hand from Nilsson misses the target.
Nilsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oldham shoots for a double leg takedown but Nilsson sprawls well. He's pushed Oldham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Oldham.
Nilsson tries to bum rush Oldham with a series of wild strikes but Oldham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nilsson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Oldham.
Oldham misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson looks to land a combination but Oldham avoids it well.
Nilsson misses with a combination

and Oldham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nilsson won't be happy with that.
Oldham happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Oldham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nilsson struggling a bit here.
Nilsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Oldham stands up from half guard.
Nilsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oldham moves away.
Oldham blocks a jab.
Nilsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nilsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Oldham or perhaps it was just good defense by Nilsson which made him look bad.
Oldham shoots in but no luck this time.
A big left from Nilsson misses.
Nilsson misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Nilsson does no damage.
Nilsson misses with a head kick.
Oldham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nilsson throws a head kick but Oldham moves out of range.
Nilsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Oldham is just out of range.
Nilsson just misses with a punch to the body.

Oldham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nilsson is looking for a sweep. Oldham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nilsson is trying to maintain the position but Oldham is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oldham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nilsson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Nilsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Oldham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nilsson moves away from the strike by Oldham.
Nilsson throws a nice looking combination but Oldham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nilsson looks to land a combination but Oldham avoids it well.
Nilsson misses with a two punch combination.
Nilsson swings for the body but Oldham moves out of range.
Nilsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oldham.
Oldham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oldham avoids a punch combination nicely.

Oldham clinches.
Oldham tries to throw a body punch but Nilsson avoids it by throwing Oldham back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Oldham.
Nilsson looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oldham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nilsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilsson avoiding damage as Oldham throws knees to the body.
Oldham fails to pull guard.
Nilsson working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oldham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nilsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniel Nilsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Oldham.
Nilsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oldham is trying to break free.
Nilsson tries to stall but Oldham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oldham tries to pull guard but Nilsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Oldham drops back down to his feet.
Oldham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nilsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nilsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Oldham. Oldham gets slowly back to his feet.

Oldham gets a clinch.

Oldham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Nilsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oldham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilsson.
Oldham shoots in for a double leg but Nilsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oldham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oldham pushes Nilsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oldham.
Oldham wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilsson won't allow it.
Nilsson can't break the clinch.
Nilsson looking to stall.
Nilsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nilsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oldham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oldham blocking some punches.
Oldham tries to pull guard but Nilsson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oldham backwards.
Oldham prevents Nilsson from breaking the clinch.
Oldham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nilsson looking to throw knees to the head but Oldham is blocking nicely.
Oldham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Oldham tries to score a body lock takedown but Nilsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Oldham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nilsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
Nilsson throws a right and a left that Oldham avoids nicely.
Nilsson throws a right and a left that Oldham avoids nicely.
Nilsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nilsson throws a nice looking combination but Oldham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniel Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilsson looks to land a combination but Oldham avoids it well.
Oldham with a poor takedown

and Nilsson counters with a left and a right that hurts Oldham! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Nilsson jumps into full mount!

Oldham is rocked!
Oldham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oldham is still in real trouble! Can Nilsson finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson wants to control the pace but Oldham is squirming around nicely.
Oldham seems to have recovered his senses.
Oldham can't escape the position.

Nilsson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Oldham has worked his arm free - good work by Oldham!
Oldham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nilsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nilsson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oldham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oldham is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nilsson connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Nilsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nilsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Nilsson!