PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hide your Kids, Hide your Wife. Hoy Nelson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nelson
vs
Jamison

183 cm
22
263 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Jamison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jamison looks gassed!
Jamison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Cole Jamison has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Jamison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Nelson throws a head kick but Jamison moves out of range.
Nelson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jamison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson keeps Jamison at a distance using the push kick.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jamison leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson scores a takedown into full mount!
Nelson punching from mount but Jamison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jamison avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nelson.
Jamison is trying to escape the mount.
Jamison is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Jamison working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison just holding on.
Jamison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jamison is working to get back to half guard.
Nelson punching from mount but Jamison doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jamison bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jamison trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jamison won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.

Jamison stands up and waves to Nelson to follow him.
Jamison closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jamison to regain full guard.
Jamison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Nelson trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Jamison looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jamison wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson wants to stand but Jamison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jamison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nelson misses with a kick to the body
and Jamison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nelson's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jamison.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Hoy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jamison wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Jamison slips under a jab from Nelson.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamison avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Jamison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nelsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamison closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and Nelson counters with a body kick that stops Jamison in his tracks momentarily.
Jamison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Jamison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Cole Jamison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Jamison off balance momentarily.
Jamison wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Jamison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jamison doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Jamison slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to chop away at Jamison's legs.
Nelson lands a head kick!
Jamison tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Jamison scores with a jab 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!
Jamison throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Jamison 's knee.
Hoy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jamison misses with a low kick.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Jamison's leg but Jamison calmly moves out of range.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Jamison moved away.
Jamison avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Jamison misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Jamison 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jamison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jamison 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.
Jamison tries to clinch
and Nelson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jamison's guard.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nelson trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jamison can do to turn this around?
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jamison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson forces his way into half guard.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson controlling the action here.
Jamison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jamison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nelson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jamison is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jamison has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Jamison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nelson throws an off balance right hand

and Jamison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jamison trying to land knees to the body.
Jamison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jamison wants to stall.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Jamison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jamison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jamison tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jamison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jamison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Jamison walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Jamison's knee but Jamison avoids it well.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jamison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson feints and then cracks Jamison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamison down.
Jamison blocks the body kick.
Jamison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Nelson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jamison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nelson is in Jamison's guard.
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 wants to pass the guard but Jamison is keeping the position.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Jamison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jamison is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
Nelson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jamison is looking for a sweep.
Jamison manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Jamison is controlling well.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Jamison sits in half guard.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jamison is working away from the top position though.
Hoy Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jamison is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Jamison stands up out of the half guard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jamison throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.
Jamison checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jamison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jamison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nelson. That one must have hurt.
Jamison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Jamison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole Jamison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamison moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

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