PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. 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.

Edwards
vs
Nelson

192 cm
30
237 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

193 cm
27
218 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
CEC Nutrition Q160

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
CEC Nutrition Q160

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 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Edwards.

It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.

Edwards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Edwards digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edwards misses with an elbow over the top.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Edwards misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
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!
Nelson tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edwards.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Nelson.

Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Edwards which made him look bad.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edwards.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Edwards cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Edwards is trying to work for a sweep but Nelson has mounted him!
Nelson looking to finish with strikes here!
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Edwards is trying to escape the mount.
Nelson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Edwards because Nelson loaded up on that one.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Edwards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working Edwards over with strikes here.
Nelson prevents Edwards from getting the reversal.
Nelson trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is working to get back to half guard.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Edwards is squirming around nicely.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Edwards is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Edwards looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Edwards in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Blake Edwards's cut is getting worse.
Edwards tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries to control but Edwards wriggling away.
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Nelson.
Edwards cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Edwards wants to slow Nelson down by chopping away at his legs.
Edwards rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Edwards looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Edwards.
Blake Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards misses with a straight right.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Edwards.

That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.

Edwards drops Nelson with a nice combination! Edwards dives into Nelson's guard, looking to finish!

Nelson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
Edwards is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Edwards wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson is controlling Edwards's posture.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edwards trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nelson trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Edwards to regain full guard.
Edwards is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Edwards is really struggling to control Nelson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Edwards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is in close to Edwards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Edwards dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Edwards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Edwards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards cracks Nelson with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Edwards closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson avoiding damage as Edwards throws knees to the body.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Edwards scores with a shoulder strike.

Edwards breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edwards circles away.
Edwards is looking to score with low kicks.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Edwards shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nelson - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nelson. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edwards rather than just go for the knockout.
Edwards just misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards checks the leg kick.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edwards slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1-2. Nelson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Edwards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson is working Edwards over against the cage.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nelson.
A knee to the head by Nelson.

Blake Edwards's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Edwards shrugs off.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Edwards tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the cage.
Edwards blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Blake Edwards's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Edwards stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
A very excited looking Gunnar 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.