PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the ring accompanied by Step into a world - KRS One. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nelson
vs
Rugg

170 cm
24
155 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Rugg!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rugg checks the leg kick.
Matt Rugg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rugg tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rugg looks to clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rugg's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rugg tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rugg throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Rugg blocks the body kick.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Rugg checks it.
Rugg tries to clinch up
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rugg eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rugg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Rugg moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Rugg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugg throws a body kick the misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rugg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rugg looks to clinch
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Rugg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Rugg throws a body kick that misses.
Rugg tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Rugg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rugg throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Rugg closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
Rugg looks to clinch
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rugg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rugg cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rugg darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugg tries to clinch up
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab from Nelson.
Rugg moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.
Rugg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Rugg was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Rugg looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
A low kick from Rugg is predictable there
and Nelson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Rugg shrugs it off though.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Rugg's side.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rugg at a distance.
Rugg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Nelson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nelson jabs Rugg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rugg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson lands a head kick. Rugg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rugg's sensitive parts.
Rugg looks to clinch
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson thumps Rugg with a low kick.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rugg avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Rugg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Rugg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rugg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rugg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Rugg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.

Rugg is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rugg's calf.
Rugg is still on wobbly legs! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rugg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rugg seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Nelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rugg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rugg moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Rugg was not able to check.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rugg darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rugg is out of range.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Rugg moves out of range easily.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rugg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rugg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rugg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rugg. That did some damage!
Rugg tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rugg can do to turn this around?
Nelson cracks Rugg with an open hand slap.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Rugg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rugg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson cracks the inside of Rugg's front leg.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rugg's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rugg's calf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rugg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson cracks the inside of Rugg's front leg.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Rugg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rugg tries to avoid it.
Nelson cracks Rugg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Nelson catches Rugg right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugg blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Rugg tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson scores with a head kick. Rugg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Rugg should have avoided that one.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rugg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rugg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
Kimbo Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rugg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rugg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson cracks the inside of Rugg's front leg.
Rugg needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nelson.
Nice body kick from Nelson.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Rugg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matt Rugg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rugg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rugg's sensitive parts.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Rugg's leg. Rugg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rugg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nelson scores with a jab. Rugg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Rugg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rugg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rugg throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nelson misses with a leg kick
and Rugg counters with a head kick.
Nelson cracks the inside of Rugg's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Rugg's head back.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Rugg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Rugg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson keeps Rugg at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugg throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a thumping low kick.
Rugg throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rugg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Rugg's head back.
Rugg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rugg tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a head kick.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rugg moves to clinch but Nelson breaks away
and Nelson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rugg throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Rugg drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rugg thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Rugg throws a leg kick
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rugg tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Rugg was not able to check.
Jab by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick but Rugg moves out of range.
Rugg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson scores with a head kick. Rugg tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson wants to slow Rugg down by chopping away at his legs.
Rugg ducks right into an uppercut from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Rugg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rugg tries to avoid it.
Nelson scores with a jab. Rugg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rugg throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a body kick.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rugg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rugg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rugg's calf.
Rugg darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Rugg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rugg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rugg moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Nelson lunges at Rugg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rugg's hand.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rugg closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rugg.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rugg tries to clinch up
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimbo Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rugg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Matt Rugg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rugg drops his hands momentarily and Nelson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

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