PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Nelgeob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Iron Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelgeob
vs
Iron Fist

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Nutrition Your Way!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Nelgeob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esteban Iron Fist!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelgeob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron Fist shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelgeob tries to sprawl out of it but Iron Fist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelgeob manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelgeob shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron Fist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelgeob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Iron Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelgeob fails to pull guard.
Iron Fist keeps control of Nelgeob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Iron Fist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelgeob's brow.
Iron Fist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Iron Fist throws an elbow but misses.
Nelgeob wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Nelgeob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelgeob jumps guard but Iron Fist turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Iron Fist pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nelgeob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iron Fist lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Laurent Nelgeob has been cut.
Iron Fist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Iron Fist throws an elbow but misses.
Iron Fist lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelgeob can't break the clinch.
Nelgeob blocks an elbow strike from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelgeob avoids a wild elbow strike from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelgeob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iron Fist misses with an elbow strike.
Nelgeob avoids the elbow strike from Iron Fist, against the cage.
Iron Fist creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelgeob's defenses.
Nelgeob dodges an elbow strike from Iron Fist.
Nelgeob is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iron Fist is defending well for now.
Nelgeob can't get the takedown.
Iron Fist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelgeob avoids it.
Iron Fist throws an elbow that misses.
Iron Fist pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelgeob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Iron Fist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Fist scores with a knee to the head.
Nelgeob is looking for a takedown.
Nelgeob blocks the elbow strike.
Nelgeob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iron Fist walks away with a smile on his face. Nelgeob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Nelgeob gets tackled into the cage by Iron Fist. Iron Fist maintains the clinch.
Nelgeob wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelgeob tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Iron Fist just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron Fist tries to throw a body punch but Nelgeob avoids it by throwing Iron Fist back against the cage.
Iron Fist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist misses with an elbow strike.
Nelgeob is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iron Fist is keeping busy.
Iron Fist throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nelgeob missing with knees to the body.
Nelgeob tries to pull guard but Iron Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelgeob drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Fist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelgeob blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelgeob jumps guard but Iron Fist stands there with Nelgeob around his waist. Nelgeob gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iron Fist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelgeob tries to circle away but Iron Fist has him pinned against the cage.
Iron Fist lands an elbow inside that Nelgeob shrugs off.

Nelgeob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iron Fist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Iron Fist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Iron Fist pushes off an throws an elbow but Nelgeob leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Iron Fist throws an elbow but misses.
Nelgeob tries to stall but Iron Fist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Iron Fist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Fist lands a damaging elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iron Fist as Nelgeob tries to tie him up.
Nelgeob takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelgeob dodges an elbow strike from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Iron Fist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Iron Fist.
Nelgeob blocks the elbow strike.
Iron Fist prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelgeob is breathing heavily.
Iron Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelgeob tries to pull guard but Iron Fist holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelgeob drops back down to his feet.
Iron Fist gets through Nelgeob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Iron Fist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laurent Nelgeob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelgeob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Iron Fist throws an elbow that misses.
Iron Fist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nelgeob wants a takedown.
Nelgeob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Iron Fist walks away with a smile on his face. Nelgeob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Nelgeob. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Iron Fist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelgeob avoids the elbow strike from Iron Fist, against the cage.
Iron Fist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nelgeob blocks the elbow strike.
Iron Fist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelgeob is trying to break the clinch but Iron Fist is controlling him.
Iron Fist misses with an elbow over the top.
Iron Fist throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Iron Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Iron Fist stalling against the cage.
Esteban Iron Fist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelgeob has Iron Fist pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Iron Fist manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Iron Fist misses with an elbow over the top.
Iron Fist stalling in the clinch.
Iron Fist lands a nice elbow.
Iron Fist struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelgeob controls his hands.
Iron Fist lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Laurent Nelgeob's cut is getting worse.
Iron Fist gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelgeob avoids the elbow strike from Iron Fist, against the cage.
Nelgeob tries to circle away but Iron Fist has him pinned against the cage.
Iron Fist has Nelgeob pushed against the cage.

Iron Fist's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelgeob leaves Iron Fist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Iron Fist is breathing heavily.
Nelgeob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iron Fist avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Fist is looking to clinch but Nelgeob is avoiding it.
Laurent Nelgeob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iron Fist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelgeob swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nelgeob throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Iron Fist was covering up waiting for the punch and Nelgeob finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Nelgeob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelgeob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelgeob wants to control from the top but Iron Fist keeps moving.

Iron Fist is working an open guard so Nelgeob takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Nelgeob darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelgeob trying to control the action but Iron Fist is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelgeob passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nelgeob in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelgeob lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Laurent Nelgeob will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laurent Nelgeob's cut.
That's time! Nelgeob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nelgeob throws a head kick but Iron Fist moves out of range.
Nelgeob keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelgeob is defended easily by Iron Fist.
Iron Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelgeob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iron Fist shoots in and drives through. Nelgeob sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Iron Fist.
Iron Fist misses with a takedown attempt

so Nelgeob counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelgeob controls from within his opponent's guard.
Iron Fist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Laurent Nelgeob.

Nelgeob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iron Fist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Nelgeob stands up and beckons Iron Fist to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelgeob keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laurent Nelgeob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esteban Iron Fist.

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

Nelgeob stands and steps away. Iron Fist gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Esteban Iron Fist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelgeob tries to close the distance and clinch but Iron Fist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nelgeob scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelgeob remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Nelgeob stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelgeob tries to clinch but Iron Fist is having none of it.
Nelgeob dives in and grabs Iron Fist's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iron Fist pushes down on Nelgeob's head and hops out.
Iron Fist slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelgeob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Iron Fist tries to clinch but Nelgeob moves out of range.
Nelgeob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iron Fist pinned against the cage. Iron Fist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iron Fist tries to clinch but Nelgeob moves out of range.
Iron Fist tries to clinch but Nelgeob moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Fist tries to clinch but Nelgeob moves out of range.

Iron Fist takes the fight into the clinch.
Iron Fist lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelgeob is trying to pull guard but Iron Fist has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Iron Fist obliges.
Iron Fist creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nelgeob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelgeob fails to pull guard.
Iron Fist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iron Fist misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelgeob has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Iron Fist is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelgeob dodges an elbow strike from Iron Fist.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Iron Fist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laurent Nelgeob showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nelgeob has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laurent Nelgeob!