PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step into a world - KRS One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koltun
vs
Nelson

172 cm
25
152 lbs
18 - 3 - 1

170 cm
29
155 lbs
23 - 8 - 1

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koltun motions for Nelson to come forward. Koltun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koltun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koltun.
Koltun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Koltun misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Koltun.
Koltun misses with a jab, cross combination.

Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Koltun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koltun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koltun managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.

Koltun has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nelson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nelson can't escape the position.
Nelson turns into Koltun and is now in his guard.
Koltun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Koltun is retaining full guard.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koltun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson won't allow Koltun to sweep him here.
Nelson is fighting to break Koltun's control of his arms but Koltun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kimbo Nelson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.

Koltun throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nelson was covering up waiting for the punch and Koltun finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Nelson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koltun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kimbo Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nelson checks a low kick from Koltun.
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is looking to clinch.
Koltun misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koltun misses with the combination.
Koltun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koltun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun cracks Nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Koltun swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koltun tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun misses with a looping left.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun misses the jab.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Koltun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Koltun off balance momentarily.
Koltun throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a leg kick.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun is looking to land body kicks.
Koltun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koltun lands a nice looking body shot.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koltun tries for a takedown but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson jabs Koltun right on the nose. Koltun blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koltun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koltun slips a jab from Nelson.
Nice uppercut there from Koltun.
Koltun tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nelson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koltun lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koltun's calf.
Koltun blocks a jab.
Koltun dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Koltun's head and hops out.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Koltun closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Koltun controlling him for the moment.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Koltun is proving a slippery customer.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kimbo Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Koltun shakes it off.
Koltun shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koltun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nelson scrambles back to his feet.
Koltun throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kimbo Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Koltun moves his leg out of the way.
Jab by Koltun.
Koltun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Koltun dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Koltun's head and hops out.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Koltun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Koltun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koltun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nelson defends it nicely.
Koltun fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Koltun counters with an inside leg kick.
Koltun wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Koltun misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a low kick, right behind Koltun 's knee.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson.
Koltun loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Koltun.

Koltun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koltun can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konrad Koltun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.

Koltun breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koltun.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Koltun.
Koltun throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koltun.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Koltun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koltun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Koltun misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Koltun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson misses the jab.

Koltun forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Koltun leaning against his opponent.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Koltun stalling the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Koltun prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Nelson!
A very excited looking Kimbo Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.