PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Niga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nelson
vs
Niga

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
290 lbs
0 - 28 - 0

Excellent boxer
KO power

Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Niga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niga at a distance.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Niga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.

Niga moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Niga wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson prevents Niga from breaking the clinch.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niga tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga looking to slow down the pace here.
Niga has Nelson pushed against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free but Niga has control.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niga - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Niga has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Niga wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Niga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Niga, against the ropes.
Niga prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Niga has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Niga moves into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Niga has eaten all the pies!
Niga has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Niga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Niga tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Niga back against the ropes.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Niga's defenses.
Niga tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga is looking to clinch.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Niga looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Niga.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Niga.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niga throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Niga has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Niga back to the ropes. Nelson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Niga misses with a kick to the body.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga is looking to clinch.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Niga is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga wants to clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Niga is avoiding it.
Niga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Niga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niga.

Niga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Niga can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Niga working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson 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 throws a series of punches but Niga avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Niga misses with a body kick.
Niga tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.

Niga closes the distance and clinches.
Niga misses with a hook to the ribs.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Niga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson keeps control of Niga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niga misses with the head strike.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niga's efforts to push away.
Niga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Niga taking a breather.

Niga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch but Niga moves out of range.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niga can do to turn this around?
Niga looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niga tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a body kick that misses.

Niga darts in and clinches Nelson up against the ropes.
Niga looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break free but Niga pushes him back against the ropes.
Niga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Niga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niga is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Niga won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Niga is looking to clinch.

Niga has managed to clinch.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Niga tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.

Niga breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.
Niga wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Niga misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niga wants to clinch.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Niga misses with a body kick.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gunnar Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!

Niga closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Niga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niga trying to land knees to the body.
Niga is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niga fails in his attempt to clinch.

Niga tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niga wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Niga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niga misses with some punches.
Niga tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Niga, against the ropes.
Niga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niga working hard to break the clinch.
Niga managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
A bit of stalling here from Niga.
Niga looking to stall.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Niga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Niga trying to land knees to the body.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Niga avoids it well.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Niga doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Niga throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niga.

Niga clinches with his opponent.
Niga is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Niga creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roy Niga seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niga avoids a wild elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
Niga holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Niga avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.

Niga breaks from the clinch.
Niga throws a body kick that misses.
Niga tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Niga throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Niga tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niga tries to clinch up.
Niga misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson darts in and clinches Niga up against the ropes.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
The referee calls for Niga to work.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niga looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Nelson.

Nelson rushes Niga and presses him up against the ropes.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niga has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!