PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, do it. Nelson has chosen Housequake as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roy D has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

D
vs
Nelson

182 cm
27
169 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
159 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D checks a leg kick.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into D's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

D had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nelson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from D.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
D tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson trying to control but D is working from the bottom.
D looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but D blocks nicely.
D avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but D is keeping the position.
Nelson throws and elbow that misses. D uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by D!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
D won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.
D won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.

Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. D doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. D manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
D stays in close to Nelson's body and controls the position.
Nelson keeping full guard, as D tries to pass.
D controls from within his opponent's guard.
D working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst D is controlling him.
D throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in D's guard. Nice move by Nelson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson throws and elbow that misses. D uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by D!
Nelson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
D tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
D tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nelson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
D really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish D?
D is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson lands with some strikes.
D tries to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Nelson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogers Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nelson throws a leg kick but D sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and D counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but D steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D counters with a nice body shot.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
D throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D misses with a jab to the body
and Nelson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. D really felt that one!
Nelson looks for the body kick but D saw that one coming.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses

so D counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D's guard.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. D is keeping the position for now.
Nelson forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is keen to just control but D is a slippery customer.
Nelson thows a huge punch but D dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. D defending well though.
D has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
D is not content to let Nelson control the position.
D tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
D moves into full guard.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but D defends it.
Nelson is keen to just control but D is a slippery customer.
D wants to get back to full guard but Nelson has passed into side control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but D keeps working.
Nelson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear D down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
D is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
D is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
Nelson throwing strikes but D manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nelson isn't going anywhere.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson keeps D under control for a moment.

D is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nelson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rogers Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! D's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

D showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
D avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body
and D counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
D throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as D checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice takedown defense from D. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but D avoids it.
D tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
D moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson throws a leg kick but D checks it.
Rogers Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but D moves his leg out of the way.
D scores with a jab to the head.
D fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Roy D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogers Nelson.
D swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
D on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
D moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to bum rush D with a series of wild strikes but D uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson pushes D away with a front kick.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. D looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
D misses with a straight left.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Roy D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that D sees coming a mile off.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Rogers Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
D ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
D is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson looks for the body kick but D saw that one coming.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks D off balance momentarily.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D blocks the body kick.
Nelson throws a leg kick but D checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogers Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

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