PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sargent Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nelson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero of War. Jan Jasper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nelson
vs
Jasper

177 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sargent Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Jasper!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jasper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jasper lands a body shot.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Sargent Nelson has been cut.
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jasper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
Jasper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jasper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jasper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Jasper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Nelson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jasper is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jan Jasper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jasper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jasper scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nelson wants to control but Jasper is keeping him busy.
Nelson slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Jasper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Jasper is defending well.
Jasper 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 for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jasper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jasper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nelson asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Jasper wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson moves to take his opponent's back.

Nelson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jasper is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nelson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jasper taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sargent Nelson!
After winning the bout, Sargent Nelson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.