PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Nelson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ronaldo
vs
Nelson

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
136 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ronaldo to the mat! Ronaldo manages to get full guard.
Nelson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ronaldo is proving hard to escape from.
Ronaldo trying to control the position.

Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson trying to control the action but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to stand and escape but Ronaldo is controlling the position.
Ronaldo wants to sweep but Nelson has passed to side control!
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nelson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Nelson gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson trying to control the position but Ronaldo is working away.
Ronaldo tries to buck Nelson off but Nelson is having none of it.
Ronaldo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nelson is tying to control. Ronaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson looks gassed!
Ronaldo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ronaldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nelson prevents Ronaldo from getting the reversal.
Ronaldo has given up his back here.
Ronaldo tries to escape but Nelson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nelson trying to control.
Nelson has the hooks in. Ronaldo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nelson struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Nelson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ronaldo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ronaldo for a finish.
Ronaldo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Ronaldo tries to pass.

Ronaldo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nelson dives on top into guard.
Nelson forces his way into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo actively working from the bottom here.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
Ronaldo gets back to half guard.
Ronaldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ronaldo gets back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Ronaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ronaldo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nelson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ronaldo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nelson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson is not content to let Ronaldo control the position.
Nelson won't allow Ronaldo to pass to mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Ronaldo sits in half guard.

Ronaldo seems to be working for a kimura but Nelson defends the submission attempt.
Ronaldo wants to free his trapped foot but Nelson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Ronaldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.

Nelson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Ronaldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ronaldo advances to half guard.

Ronaldo seems to be looking for submissions.
Ronaldo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo passes to full mount!

Ronaldo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nelson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ronaldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson stops Ronaldo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ronaldo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Nelson tries to hold on but Ronaldo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ronaldo misses with a wild combination.
Nelson tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ronaldo.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronaldo.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position but Ronaldo is working away.
Ronaldo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ronaldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Roger Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson advances nicely into full mount.

Nelson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ronaldo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ronaldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Ronaldo throws and elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ronaldo's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ronaldo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Ronaldo has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.

Nelson stands up from Ronaldo's guard - Nelson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ronaldo.
Nelson tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.

Nelson has picked Ronaldo up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nelson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronaldo is on top in guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo advances position into side control!
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to buck Ronaldo off but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Ronaldo is controlling him
Nelson trying to control but Ronaldo postures up.

That's six 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.
Ronaldo prevents Nelson from improving his position.

Ronaldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Nelson trying to stall but Ronaldo improves his position.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
Ronaldo wants to stall.
Ronaldo tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Ronaldo is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristiano Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ronaldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo looking for a takedown.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ronaldo's face.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo has been cut.

That's eight 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 has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ronaldo - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nelson, and another! Ronaldo is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Roger Nelson!