PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid has chosen Converge - as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nelson
vs
Kincaid

193 cm
31
240 lbs
25 - 13 - 2

201 cm
30
270 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Nelson slips a straight right by Kincaid.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson wants to slow Kincaid down by chopping away at his legs.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Kincaid throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson misses with a right hand
and Kincaid counters with a good, hard body kick but Nelson shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kincaid checks a leg kick nicely.
Kincaid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Kincaid missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kincaid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.
Kincaid loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kincaid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kincaid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nelson's head.

It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Kincaid lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kincaid gets a clinch.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Kincaid pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson being controlled against the cage.

Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kincaid misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kincaid.
Kincaid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Nelson swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.
Kincaid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kincaid has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kincaid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Nelson fails with the takedown
and Kincaid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kincaid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gunnar Nelson's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kincaid is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nelson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No luck for Kincaid with that takedown attempt.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kincaid tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kincaid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kincaid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Gunnar Nelson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Kincaid counters with a nice body kick.
Kincaid throws a head kick that misses.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Kincaid misses with a body kick.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Kincaid is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Kincaid misses its intended target.
Kincaid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Kincaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kincaid's hands.
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. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kincaid off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Kincaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kincaid throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.

Nelson gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nelson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kincaid is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nelson looking to control but instead Kincaid has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Kincaid defends it.
Kincaid is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kincaid avoid being mounted?
Kincaid tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling.
Kincaid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kincaid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Kincaid dodges it nicely.
Kincaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Kincaid defends it.
Kincaid keeping hold of Nelson's head, controlling as best he can.

Nelson is trying to work for a kimura but Kincaid is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control here.
Kincaid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kincaid tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Kincaid tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nelson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kincaid is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kincaid holds of for dear life.
Kincaid blocking the ground and pound.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Kincaid can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kincaid takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson breaks from Kincaid's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Kincaid is in trouble!
Nelson looking to control but Kincaid is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nelson working Kincaid over with strikes here.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid is looking to get to half guard.
Nelson scoring with strikes but Kincaid is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kincaid back to the cage. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nelson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kincaid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Kincaid jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Kincaid throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Kincaid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kincaid - that will leave a mark!
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson swings for the body but Kincaid moves out of range.

Nelson darts in and clinches Kincaid up against the cage.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
Kincaid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kincaid is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Kincaid into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson is looking for a takedown.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Nelson.

Kincaid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincaid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Kincaid.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kincaid's calf.
Kincaid wants to clinch.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
Nelson feints and then cracks Kincaid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kincaid down.
Kincaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
Kincaid pushes Nelson away with a front kick.
Kincaid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Kincaid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid misses with a lunging right hand

and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Kincaid fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Kincaid blocks nicely.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kincaid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kincaid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kincaid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kincaid controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Kincaid hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kincaid misses with a straight left.

Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kincaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincaid wants to stall.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Kincaid trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kincaid into the cage.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kincaid backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nelson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gunnar Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.