PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julio Calbrentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Julio Calbrentes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Calbrentes
vs
Nelson

167 cm
24
146 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

171 cm
22
146 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Calbrentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogers Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calbrentes tries to clinch but Nelson moves away

and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calbrentes wants to clinch.
Calbrentes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Calbrentes moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Calbrentes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calbrentes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calbrentes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Calbrentes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Calbrentes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson tries to clinch but Calbrentes is having none of it.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calbrentes circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calbrentes scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calbrentes has time to react.
Nelson slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Calbrentes. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Calbrentes circles away and keeps his distance.
Calbrentes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson misses with a hook. Calbrentes ducked under it nicely.
Nelson lunges at Calbrentes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calbrentes's hand.
Calbrentes throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Calbrentes checks it.
Calbrentes dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Calbrentes's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Calbrentes counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calbrentes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Nelson pushes Calbrentes up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Calbrentes.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calbrentes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calbrentes keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calbrentes lands a jab.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Calbrentes throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Calbrentes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Calbrentes counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Calbrentes misses its intended target.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Calbrentes.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Calbrentes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Nelson is rocked!
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Calbrentes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch but Calbrentes is having none of it.
Calbrentes tries to move into range but Nelson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Calbrentes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Nelson darts in and clinches Calbrentes up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Julio Calbrentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Calbrentes misses.
Nelson catches Calbrentes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calbrentes lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Calbrentes shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calbrentes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calbrentes thows a body shot but no joy.
Calbrentes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Calbrentes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Nelson misses its intended target.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Calbrentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body. Calbrentes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Calbrentes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calbrentes scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julio Calbrentes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Calbrentes throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Calbrentes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Calbrentes finish him?
Calbrentes swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
A combination from Calbrentes does no damage.
Calbrentes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calbrentes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Calbrentes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Calbrentes scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calbrentes fails with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calbrentes lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Calbrentes as he connects with a hook.
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calbrentes was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Calbrentes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calbrentes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson misses with a hook.

Calbrentes gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Calbrentes tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calbrentes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calbrentes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Calbrentes avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook but Calbrentes avoids it easily.
Calbrentes lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calbrentes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calbrentes wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side

and Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson tries a body shot but Calbrentes blocks it.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Calbrentes catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Calbrentes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Calbrentes throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Calbrentes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calbrentes lands a jab to the head.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calbrentes slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calbrentes thinking.
Calbrentes throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Calbrentes. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Calbrentes misses the shot to the body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calbrentes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Calbrentes as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Calbrentes is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calbrentes throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Calbrentes misses with a hook.
Calbrentes cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nelson gets a clinch.
Calbrentes is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Calbrentes has double underhooks.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Calbrentes scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body punch from Calbrentes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Calbrentes.
Nelson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calbrentes closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nelson! Calbrentes dives in looking to finish! Nelson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Calbrentes!
Julio Calbrentes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.