PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wesley Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wesley Myers's choice of entrance music: "Heavy" by Left Lane Cruiser. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nelson
vs
Wesley Myers

188 cm
21
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
187 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Myers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Wesley Myers misses.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Wesley Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wesley Myers throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Wesley Myers moves away and avoids it.
Wesley Myers throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wesley Myers throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Wesley Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley Myers misses with a left hand
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wesley Myers throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesley Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Wesley Myers swings widly with a right hand

and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Wesley Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wesley Myers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

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

Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wesley Myers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nelson throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley Myers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Wesley Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wesley Myers, who protects the arm well.
Wesley Myers pushes Nelson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nelson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley Myers defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wesley Myers has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nelson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nelson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nelson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wesley Myers defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wesley Myers, who protects the arm well.
Nelson prevents Wesley Myers from escaping the position.

Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesley Myers dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wesley Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wesley Myers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wesley Myers misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a left to the body.
Wesley Myers misses with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wesley Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Wesley Myers's corner calls for a 1-2. Wesley Myers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wesley Myers misses with an uppercut

and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. Wesley Myers didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley Myers keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Wesley Myers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley Myers has wrist control.
Wesley Myers is breathing heavily.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.

Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson trying to control but Wesley Myers is working from the bottom.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wesley Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wesley Myers keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley Myers has wrist control.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesley Myers can do to turn this around?
Wesley Myers wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson trying to control but Wesley Myers is working from the bottom.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wesley Myers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wesley Myers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley Myers has wrist control.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesley Myers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley Myers has wrist control.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesley Myers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wesley Myers throws a poor cross that misses

so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesley Myers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Wesley Myers defends it.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
Wesley Myers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.

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 is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wesley Myers defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.
Wesley Myers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wesley Myers is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wesley Myers defending well though.
Nelson wants to control but Wesley Myers is keeping him busy.
John Wesley Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wesley Myers has hold of Nelson's hands but Nelson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

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.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Wesley Myers is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wesley Myers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wesley Myers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Wesley Myers won't allow it.

Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wesley Myers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

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