PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nelson
vs
Kramer

183 cm
37
263 lbs
34 - 29 - 0

180 cm
38
275 lbs
19 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 34 - 29 - 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 19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nelson can pounce on him.
Kramer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Kramer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson leaves Kramer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kramer blocks the body kick.

Kramer takes the fight into the clinch.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Kramer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Hoy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
Kramer throws a right hand that misses
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Kramer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Kramer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Kramer looks winded!
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kramer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kramer.
Kramer avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Kramer's ribcage.
Kramer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like John Kramer has been cut.
Kramer avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kramer jumps guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson slows down the pace here.

Kramer breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Kramer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Kramer is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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 plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson has Kramer pressed against the cage.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 John Kramer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer wants to counter with a clinch but Nelson pushes him away.

Kramer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Kramer seems to be looking for submissions.
Kramer throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
My spies in Turka Elite Gym inform me that Kramer has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kramer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer trying to mount his opponent but Nelson defends it.
Kramer working Nelson over with strikes.
Kramer working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer trying to mount his opponent but Nelson defends it.
Nelson pushes Kramer off looking to stand but Kramer dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nelson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nelson tries to kick Kramer off but Kramer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kramer can do to turn this around?
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kramer takes a step back to recover.
Kramer is breathing heavily.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kramer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.

Nelson rushes Kramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Kramer's ribcage.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kramer blocks it with crossed arms.
Nelson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer being controlled against the cage.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kramer won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kramer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson is stalling here.
Kramer jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Kramer around his waist. Kramer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kramer working aggressively here.
Nelson stalls.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Kramer managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson taking a breather.
Kramer avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Kramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hoy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kramer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nelson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Kramer blocks it.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
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 John Kramer's cut.
That's time! 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.

A good leg kick by Nelson.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Hoy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.

Kramer drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kramer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kramer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kramer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nelson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kramer avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Hoy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kramer avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.

Kramer breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Kramer moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Kramer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That has opened up John Kramer's cut even more.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Kramer gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson prevents Kramer from moving into mount.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer with the ground and pound but Nelson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Nelson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Kramer saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kramer or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson, which made it look bad.
Hoy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kramer.
No joy there for Kramer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.
Kramer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kramer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
A head kick by Kramer misses
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kramer somewhat.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
John Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nelson pushes Kramer up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
Hoy Nelson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.