PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Alkadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Simple Man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nelson
vs
Alkadis

195 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
234 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

KO Kings Cloths (laundry)

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Alkadis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson looks for a takedown but Alkadis sprawls well.
Alkadis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alkadis looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Alkadis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jason Alkadis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alkadis breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alkadis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Alkadis wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.

Nelson breaks the clinch.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Alkadis in his tracks for a moment.
Alkadis is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.

Nelson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nelson manages to end up in side control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alkadis keeps working.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alkadis on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nelson decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Nelson has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alkadis's face.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alkadis, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alkadis gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alkadis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alkadis controls his leg.

Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but Alkadis defends the submission attempt.
Nelson wants to stand up but Alkadis has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alkadis kicks Nelson off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson avoids the head kick by Alkadis.

Nelson rushes Alkadis and presses him up against the cage.

Nelson gets control of Alkadis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nelson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Nelson is working an open guard so Alkadis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson closes the distance but Alkadis moves to the side
and Alkadis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nelson really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a two punch combo.

Nelson gets a clinch.
Alkadis is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Alkadis gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped Alkadis in his tracks for a moment.
Alkadis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alkadis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkadis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Alkadis pushes him off.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkadis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into Alkadis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Alkadis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nelson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alkadis lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.

Nelson pushes Alkadis up against the cage in a clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Alkadis circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson is working for takedown but Alkadis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson prevents Alkadis from breaking the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Alkadis blocks with his arms.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alkadis wants to break free but Nelson has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alkadis throws a lazy head kick

and Nelson counters by clinching up.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alkadis takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Nelson.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Roy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nelson feints and as Alkadis raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alkadis is looking to stand back up but Nelson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alkadis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alkadis is trying to stand back up but Nelson is controlling him
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alkadis has one foot on Nelson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Alkadis throws a lazy uppercut
and Nelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nelson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkadis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nelson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alkadis did well to prevent Nelson getting side control.

Alkadis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alkadis as he jumps to the side.
Alkadis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alkadis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alkadis is keeping busy.
Alkadis tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Alkadis is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Nelson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alkadis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nelson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nelson tries to stand but Alkadis is controlling his head.
Alkadis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nelson working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson decides to stand back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alkadis.
Alkadis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkadis throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Alkadis keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkadis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alkadis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alkadis throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.

Alkadis tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alkadis's efforts to push away.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.

Nelson has Alkadis up against the cage in a clinch.

Nelson tightens his grip and picks Alkadis up, before dumping him to the ground. Alkadis manages to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Alkadis is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Alkadis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Alkadis!

Nelson is working an open guard so Alkadis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Alkadis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alkadis throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Alkadis gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alkadis pushes Nelson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Alkadis looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson keeps control of Alkadis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alkadis working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nelson gets a clinch.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Alkadis takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alkadis's face.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alkadis has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alkadis's face.
Alkadis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Alkadis has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.

Alkadis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Alkadis misses.

Nelson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alkadis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nelson is in Alkadis's guard.

Alkadis kicks Nelson off and gets to his feet.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkadis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkadis throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Alkadis throws a lazy head kick
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Alkadis misses with a two punch combination.

Nelson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alkadis on his heels. He'll look to pass Alkadis's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Alkadis wriggles free and stands up.
Alkadis misses with a series of wild punches.
Alkadis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alkadis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Alkadis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alkadis can do to turn this around?
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Alkadis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nelson rushes Alkadis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alkadis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Alkadis is blocking nicely.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Alkadis wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.

Alkadis breaks from the clinch.

Alkadis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nelson to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Alkadis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkadis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkadis scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.

Nelson has Alkadis up against the cage in a clinch.
Alkadis takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkadis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alkadis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson tries to clinch but Alkadis moves out of range.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alkadis, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Jason Alkadis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alkadis blocks it with crossed arms.
Alkadis tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Alkadis wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Alkadis is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alkadis down to the mat. Alkadis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Alkadis.
Alkadis throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alkadis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!
Roy Nelson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO Kings Cloths (laundry), into his post fight interview.