PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makaaja has chosen BassLovers United - I Can't Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Makaaja

193 cm
34
209 lbs
30 - 16 - 2

180 cm
35
215 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Makaaja shoots in.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Makaaja's head back.
Makaaja dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Makaaja's head and hops out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.
Makaaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
We've been hearing reports that Nelson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nelson presses Makaaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.

It looks like Mica Makaaja has been cut.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Makaaja controls the action.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Makaaja jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.

Nelson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nelson has control of Makaaja's left arm, preventing Makaaja from doing any damage.
Makaaja is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Makaaja has managed to sneak the leg through.
Makaaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makaaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nelson sees it coming and defends easily.

Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Makaaja.
Nelson manages to get to full guard.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Makaaja is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nelson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nelson has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson trying to control but Makaaja is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson trying to control but Makaaja is working from the bottom.

Makaaja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Makaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.

Makaaja looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Makaaja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nelson stands and throws Makaaja's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mica Makaaja'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.

Nelson lands a really nice looking cross but Makaaja seems unphased.
Makaaja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nelson defends well and Makaaja ends up having to push Nelson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gunnar Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Makaaja controls his hands.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Makaaja jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Makaaja around his waist. Makaaja gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Nelson lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Nelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makaajas head.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makaaja.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nelson drops Makaaja onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makaaja is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Makaaja is rocked!
Makaaja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Makaaja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makaaja is still on wobbly legs! Can Nelson finish him?
Makaaja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Makaaja persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Makaaja moves out of range easily.
Makaaja seems to have recovered his senses.

Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Makaaja's ribcage. Makaaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Makaaja avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson is pushing Makaaja up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson pushes Makaaja back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Makaaja takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson is leaning against Makaaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makaaja is breathing heavily.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaaja.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.

That has opened up Mica Makaaja's cut even more.
Nelson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 Mica Makaaja's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makaaja is out of range and Nelson settles back down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson cracks Makaaja with a nice body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Makaaja's ribcage. Makaaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Makaaja backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson has Makaaja pressed against the cage.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaaja.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makaaja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Makaaja's ribcage. Makaaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson gets through Makaaja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Makaaja controls the action.
Makaaja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Makaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaaja jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Makaaja around his waist. Makaaja gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nelson drops Makaaja onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makaaja is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Makaaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Makaaja's body.
Nelson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nelson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Makaaja falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nelson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson thanked the fans post fight for their support.