PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Nirvana- Something in the Way. Trautman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Trautman

178 cm
27
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Prestige Nutrition (160! $99)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trautman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Trautman has control.

Nelson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trautman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nelson to the mat. Nelson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Trautman tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
Trautman wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.

Trautman gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Trautman to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses

and Trautman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trautman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Trautman decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nelson wants to stand but Trautman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Trautman working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.

Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Trautman trying to control the position.

Trautman working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Trautman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trautman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.
Nelson won't allow Trautman to sweep him here.

Trautman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willians Trautman 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.

Trautman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Trautman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Trautman.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Trautman is controlling him.

Trautman successfully pulls guard.
Trautman has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
Trautman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trautman prevents Nelson from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trautman is trying to work for a kimura but Nelson is defending well.
Trautman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Trautman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nelson misses with a right hand

and Trautman counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Trautman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nelson's guard.

Trautman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trautman on the ground.
Nelson wants to control but Trautman is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Trautman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Trautman is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Trautman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willians Trautman has got the better of the ground game so far.

Trautman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.

Trautman postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nelson to stand up.

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.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand

and Trautman counters with a takedown into side control.

Trautman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Trautman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Trautman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nelson's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Trautman drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Trautman off! Trautman jumps back into Nelson's guard.

Trautman stands up and waves to Nelson to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throws a low kick, looking for Trautman's leg but Trautman calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willians Trautman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nelson throws a poor cross that misses

and Trautman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Trautman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Trautman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Trautman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Trautman drops back looking for a leg! Nelson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nelson manages to kick Trautman off! Trautman jumps back into Nelson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trautman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trautman gets to his feet - Nelson follows without any prompting.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand

and Trautman counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Trautman gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ted Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trautman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand

and Trautman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nelson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Trautman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nelson has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Trautman working for a submission but Nelson is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trautman working for a guillotine from mount but Nelson is in no mood to give up.

Trautman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Nelson is on top in guard.

Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman trying to control the position.
Nelson tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.

Trautman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nelson misses with a hook

and Trautman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trautman.

That's four 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.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses

and Trautman counters by clinching up.
Trautman fails to pull guard.
Trautman prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.

Trautman is trying to trip Nelson. He has hold of a leg but Nelson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trautman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Trautman stands up from Nelson's guard - Trautman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ted Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut

and Trautman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Trautman manages to pull guard.
Trautman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trautman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willians Trautman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trautman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willians Trautman!