PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaow Klaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Klaj
vs
Nelson

220 cm
20
286 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
29
284 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaow Klaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klaj instigates a clinch.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Klaj's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Klaj backwards.
Klaj blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Klaj.
Klaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Klaj misses with a knee to the head.
Klaj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klaj blocks it with crossed arms.
Klaj trying to stall but Nelson improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalls.
Klaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson pushes Klaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klaj misses with a knee strike.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klaj tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Klaj.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.

It looks like Kaow Klaj has been cut.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Klaj backwards.
Klaj misses with the head strike.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klaj is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Klaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Klaj can't fight it off and eventually Nelson manages to take the fight to the floor. Klaj looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Klaj trying to control the position.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Klaj clinches up against the cage.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.
A short right from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Klaj looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klaj is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klaj throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Klaj dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klajs head.

Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaow Klaj's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Klaj.
Klaj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands 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 lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Klaj's ribcage. Klaj let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Don Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is pushing Klaj up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Nelson has picked Klaj up - he's going for a ride! Nelson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Nelson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Klaj is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Nelson!