PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi's entrance music is Van Canto - Battery. A fine choice. Greg Stan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nesi
vs
Stan

184 cm
25
201 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Nesi as Stan shoots in.
Stan shoots in but Nesi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nesi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stan.

Nesi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Nesi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stan throws an elbow that misses. Nesi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stan's guard. Nice move by Nesi!
Stan wants to sweep here but Nesi controlling him for the moment.
Stan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Stan won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nesi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stan is proving hard to escape from.
Nesi stopping the sweep attempt from Stan.
Stan is looking to sweep but instead, Nesi has passed into half guard.
Stan wants to get back to full guard.
Stan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nesi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stan wants to improve his position but Nesi is controlling well.
Nesi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stan controls his leg.
Stan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Nesi is going to stand back up.
Stan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi wants to stand up but Stan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Stan is looking for a sweep. Nesi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nesi tries to stand and escape but Stan is controlling the position.
Stan is looking to improve his position.
Stan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stan is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nesi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stan's guard.
Stan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stan has a closed guard, preventing Nesi from standing up.
Stan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nesi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nesi circles away.
Stan shoots in for a double leg but Nesi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ed Nesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Stan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nesi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stan misses the jab.
Nesi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stan.

Stan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nesi sprawls well initially but Stan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Greg Stan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan working over Nesi with some ground and pound. Nesi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Stan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nesi pushes Stan off looking to stand but Stan dives back in and keeps control.
Stan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nesi blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan throws a sloppy strike and Nesi uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nesi has ended up in Stan's guard.
Stan has a closed guard, preventing Nesi from standing up.
Stan wants to sweep here but Nesi controlling him for the moment.
Stan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nesi's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan throwing strikes from guard but Nesi blocks nicely.
Stan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nesi wants to stand up but Stan is controlling him.
Stan works over Nesi with some ground and pound from guard.
Stan throwing strikes from guard but Nesi blocks nicely.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Stan isn't so interested in that idea.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet but Stan passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stan trying to control from half guard but Nesi is working away.
Stan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesi defending well though.
Stan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nesi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nesi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nesi as he jumps to the side.
Stan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nesi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stan somewhat.
Nice shot by Nesi.
Stan shoots in but no luck this time.
Ed Nesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.

Stan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nesi on his heels. He'll look to pass Nesi's guard now, I'm sure.
Stan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nesi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stan throwing strikes but missing.
Stan cracks Nesi with a solid left hand.
Stan prevents Nesi from getting back to his feet.
Stan trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stan is looking to work some ground and pound but Nesi has wrist control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Stan forces his way into half guard.
Nesi pushes Stan off looking to stand but Stan dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan wants to pass to mount but Nesi is defending the position.
Stan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stan prevents Nesi from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan working over Nesi with some ground and pound. Nesi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Stan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nesi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nesi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Stan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nesi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stan.
Stan working the head and body with strikes.
Stan working over Nesi with some ground and pound. Nesi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesi defending well though.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stan thows a huge punch but Nesi dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stan really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
Stan looks for a takedown but Nesi sprawls well.
Nesi tries to clinch up but Stan circles away and keeps his distance.
Stan shoots in but Nesi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesi is just out of range.
Stan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nesi swivels and escapes.
Ed Nesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.

Stan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nesi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nesi pushes Stan off looking to stand but Stan dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Stan there.
Stan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesi defending well though.
Stan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nesi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stan.

Stan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nesi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nesi wants to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan slips a nice elbow through Nesi's hands, connecting with Nesi's forehead.
Stan looks to land a strike but Nesi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stan postures up in Nesi's guard and throws a big left but Nesi blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stan prevents Nesi from getting back to his feet.
Nesi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stan.
Nesi keeping full guard, as Stan tries to pass.
Stan scoring with some ground and pound.
Stan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nesi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stan tries to free his leg and advance position but Nesi is retaining full guard.
Stan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stan lands a couple of elbows.
Stan with a nice head shot there.
Nesi is looking to stand up but Stan isn't so interested in that idea.
Stan works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stan lands with a punch from half guard.
Stan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Stan slips a nice elbow through Nesi's hands, connecting with Nesi's forehead.
Stan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nesi is trying to stand up here but Stan is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stan is trying to control. Nesi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nesi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stan dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nesi avoids it really well and circles away.
Nesi tries to clinch

and Stan counters by clinching up.
Stan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stan tries to pull guard but Nesi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ed Nesi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Stan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nesi is defending well.
Nesi misses with a knee to the head.

Stan jumps guard and drags Nesi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nesi wanted to stand there but Stan had control of the position.
Stan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nesi has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan wants to control but Nesi postures up.
Nesi tries to stand but Stan is controlling his head.
Stan sneaks back into half guard.
Stan is looking to control Nesi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stan avoid being mounted?
Stan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nesi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nesi's back!
Stan softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi is trying to stand back up.
Nesi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nesi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Stan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stan lands punches and elbows.
Stan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Nesi.
Stan struggling to land strikes to the head as Nesi covers up.
Stan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi covering up well under a series of strikes from Stan.
Nesi covering up well under a series of strikes from Stan.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Stan throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Nesi avoids the strikes from Stan.
Nesi covers up after that shot from Stan.
Nesi covering up well and avoiding damage.
Nesi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Greg Stan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan is landing with strikes. Nesi can't take much more of this.

It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stan controls the action.
Stan cracks Nesi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Nesi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Stan working for a choke but Nesi is defending well.
Nesi wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Stan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Stan!
Greg Stan is the new middleweight champion!
Greg Stan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.