PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andy Gillespie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andy Gillespie seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gillespie
vs
Nelson

157 cm
24
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

171 cm
24
146 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogers Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillespie circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gillespie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gillespie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Gillespie misses.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gillespie is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Nelson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gillespie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Gillespie counters with a thumping low kick.
Nelson throws a jab when Gillespie was well out of range.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gillespie walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Gillespie misses with a body kick.
Nelson tries to clinch but Gillespie moves out of range.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie misses with a leg kick.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson tries to bum rush Gillespie with a series of wild strikes but Gillespie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson misses with a hook.
Gillespie ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Gillespie misses with a looping left.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Gillespie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Gillespie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Gillespie feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Gillespie avoids it well.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillespie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Gillespie.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gillespie slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gillespie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Nelson has Gillespie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gillespie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Gillespie is controlling him.
Nelson goes for a takedown attempt but Gillespie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gillespie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie slips under a jab.
Gillespie throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillespie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gillespie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nelson takes a step back to recover.
Gillespie lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
Gillespie thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Gillespie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gillespie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Gillespie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nelson wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.

Nelson closes the distance and pushes Gillespie back into the cage.
Gillespie with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gillespie.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Gillespie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gillespie.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gillespie has double underhooks.
Gillespie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Gillespie has control.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Gillespie keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gillespie missing with knees to the body.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Gillespie to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie misses with a knee strike.
Gillespie lands a left hand.
Gillespie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gillespie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Gillespie.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Gillespie. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Gillespie keeps it at a distance.
Gillespie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Gillespie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gillespie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nelson finds it's way round the side to connect with Gillespie's head.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Gillespie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gillespie there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gillespie throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Gillespie moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Gillespie avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gillespie feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gillespie moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.

Nelson clinches up with Gillespie and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has Gillespie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gillespie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Gillespie - that landed with a thud.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gillespie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Gillespie as the two fighters clinch.
Gillespie lands a left hand.
Gillespie prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.

Gillespie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gillespie throws a head kick that misses.
Gillespie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gillespie, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gillespie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gillespie fakes the leg kick and cracks Nelson in the body.
A left lands for Gillespie.
Nelson throws a jab when Gillespie was well out of range.
Gillespie misses with a body shot.
Gillespie ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gillespie finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Gillespie throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson takes a swing at Gillespie's ribcage but misses.
Gillespie slips a straight right by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gillespie to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillespie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Gillespie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

The fighters circling - Gillespie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Gillespie knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gillespie can pounce on him.
Gillespie is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Rogers Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gillespie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a jab when Gillespie was well out of range.
Gillespie keeps Nelson at a distance using the push kick.
Gillespie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gillespie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Gillespie looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
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!
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gillespie.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gillespie. That's going to slow Nelson down.
An inside leg kick from Gillespie misses.
Gillespie walks into a jab.
Gillespie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gillespie lands a high kick!
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Crunch! Gillespie slams his shin into Nelson's torso.
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 tries to clinch up.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Nelson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gillespie counters with a good low kick that Nelson was not able to check.
Gillespie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Gillespie moves out of range.
Crunch! Gillespie slams his shin into Nelson's torso.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Nelson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
A jab lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gillespie scores with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
Gillespie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Nice jab there from Gillespie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gillespie. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gillespie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Nelson is rocked!
Nelson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie thows a body kick. Nelson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gillespie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Andy Gillespie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson tries to clinch up
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gillespie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Gillespie stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gillespie thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Nelson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nelson duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses the body punch
and Gillespie counters with a nice body shot.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gillespie throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Gillespie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gillespie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gillespie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Gillespie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillespie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gillespie.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Gillespie avoids nicely.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Rogers Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillespie 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Gillespie!