PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hoy Nelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nelson
vs
Snow

183 cm
34
263 lbs
27 - 22 - 0

191 cm
29
250 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Nelson'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.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Snow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Snow lands a left hand.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snow is keeping busy.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snow's face.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow misses with some punches.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Snow's ribcage.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snow looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Snow blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Snow working aggressively here.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Snow avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Snow fails to land.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Snow gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the cage.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson trying to stall but Snow improves his position.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snow's face.
Snow avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Snow letting Nelson take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Nelson stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Snow misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson throws a wild body kick that Snow sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants to clinch up but Snow keeps it at a distance.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Snow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Snow circles away.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Snow checks it.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Snow avoids it.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snow misses with a series of wild punches.
Snow 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Nelson
and Snow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow checks a low kick from Nelson.

Snow rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snow avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Hoy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Snow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to stall but Snow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 lands a nice knee to the body.
Snow is breathing heavily.
Snow being controlled against the cage.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Snow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jon Snow's cut even more.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snow can do to turn this around?
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Nelson has Snow pushed against the cage.
Snow misses with some punches.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson trying to stall but Snow improves his position.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow misses with a punch on the inside.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Snow is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow misses with the head strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Snow in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snow as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Snow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Snow working aggressively here.
Snow lands with a left to the head.
Snow scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson wants to stall.
Snow throws a head punch that misses.
Snow misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Snow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.

Snow gets a clinch.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
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!
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snow.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Snow's face.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Snow misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson working Snow over with knees to the body.
Snow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snow avoids it.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson working Snow over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson is stalling here.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Snow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Snow is defending well for now.
Snow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Snow blocks with his arms.
Nelson trying to stall but Snow improves his position.
A short right from Snow.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Snow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snow misses with some punches.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Snow won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Snow misses with the head strike.
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Snow lands a shoulder strike.
Snow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snow has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon Snow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Snow blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
Hoy Nelson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.