PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Party Down by Reel Big Fish. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barrett
vs
Nelson

173 cm
21
138 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Barrett moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Barrett is blocking nicely.
Nelson stalling against the ropes.
Barrett avoids the elbow strike from Nelson, against the ropes.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson tries to stall but Barrett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Nelson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Barrett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
Barrett tries to break free.
Good control from Nelson.
You can see the frustration on Barrett's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barrett manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by Barrett.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Barrett tries to pass.

Barrett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nelson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barrett has Nelson in his guard.

Barrett looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

Barrett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barrett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett wants to control but Nelson passes easily into half guard.
Barrett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrett defends it well.
Barrett tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Barrett is working hard here to advance 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 for a kimura here.
Barrett wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barrett doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tries to clinch but Barrett is having none of it.
Barrett wants to clinch.
Barrett throws a combination. Nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrett shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nelson looks gassed!

Nelson darts in and clinches Barrett up against the ropes.
Barrett is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Barrett jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Barrett around his waist. Barrett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barrett is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Barrett 's eye.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
Nelson avoiding damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.

Barrett manages to break the clinch.

Barrett moves into the clinch.
Barrett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nelson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barrett throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Barrett throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barrett counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson tries to clinch up

and Barrett counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Barrett improves his position.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Barrett stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barrett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barrett blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Barrett avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barrett blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson wants to stall.
Barrett looking for a takedown.
Barrett tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.

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 gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson prevents Barrett from improving his position.
Barrett works his way to full guard. Good work.

Barrett 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.
Barrett can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barrett gets back to full guard.
Barrett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Nelson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barrett, up you get!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson closes the distance but Barrett moves to the side

and Barrett counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nelson!
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Barrett wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Barrett.
Barrett is keen to just control but Nelson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roger Nelson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Barrett does no damage.
Aaron Barrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Barrett pushes him off.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Barrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Barrett looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson 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 Barrett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barrett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barrett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Barrett drives through and clinches with Nelson against the ropes.
Barrett tries for a takedown. No joy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Barrett in his tracks for a moment.
Barrett has Nelson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nelson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Barrett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Barrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Barrett blocks with his arms.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson stalling.
Barrett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Barrett's arms but Barrett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Barrett shrugs off.

Nelson jumps into guard, dragging Barrett to the mat.

Barrett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nelson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barrett, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Barrett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Barrett looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nelson has picked Barrett up and slammed him! Barrett can't keep hold of the triangle and Nelson manages to pass to side control!
Nelson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barrett some visible discomfort.
Barrett is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nelson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Nelson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Barrett to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
Nelson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Barrett's body.
Nelson has the hooks in. Barrett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Barrett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barrett tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.

Barrett actively working from the bottom here.
Barrett moves into full guard.

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.
Barrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Barrett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nelson has passed into half guard!
Barrett tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barrett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Barrett had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nelson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Barrett Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nelson's back instead.
Nelson trying to control the hands but Barrett breaks the grip.

Barrett is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Barrett working for a choke but Nelson reverses nicely into Barrett 's guard.

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

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barrett looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrett, not yet.

Barrett is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson preventing the sweep.

Barrett working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nelson has passed into half guard!
Barrett tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nelson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barrett looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Barrett tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.

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.
Barrett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Barrett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barrett.
Barrett working to try and regain half guard.
Barrett is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson content just to control the position here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Barrett is having none of it.
Barrett is desperately trying to improve his position but Nelson has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roger Nelson.
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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Roger Nelson!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Roger Nelson!

Roger Nelson wins by unanimous decision!