PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njord Asger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nelson
vs
Asger

160 cm
21
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Njord Asger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Asger fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Asger moves out of range.
Mark Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Asger misses with a body shot.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Asger avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Asger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Asger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Asger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Asger.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asger backwards.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asger backwards.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Asger.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Asger.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Asger looking to slow down the pace here.
Asger working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Asger trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asger into the cage.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Asger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Asger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asger blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Asger blocking some punches.
Nelson misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Asger fails to land.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Asger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson prevents a body shot from Asger.
Asger tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Asger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asger tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asger stalling in the clinch.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Asger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asger working aggressively here.
Asger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson lands with a light punch inside.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Asger tries to tie him up.
Asger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asger blocking some punches.
Asger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asger swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Asger blocks an uppercut.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Asger.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Asger tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Asger misses with a punch on the inside.
Asger misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asger.
Asger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Asger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Asger misses with the head strike.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asger lands a left hand.
Asger has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asger.
Asger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Asger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asger swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Nelson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asger flicks out a counter leg kick but Nelson steps away.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Asger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asger can do to turn this around?
Nelson throws a series of punches but Asger avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asger. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Asger finds it's target.
Asger dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mark Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Asger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Asger slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asger lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asger lunges at Nelson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nelson's hand.

Asger has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asger lands a shoulder strike.
Nelson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Asger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asger lands with a short shot to the head.
Asger lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Asger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Asger.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Asger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asger swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Asger fails to land.
Asger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asger pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asger swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asger digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Asger tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Asger back against the cage.
Asger tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Asger lands a body shot.
Asger lands a nice uppercut.
Asger working aggressively here.
Asger swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asger working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Asger is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Asger into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Asger fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asger throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Asger has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Asger misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Asger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Asger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Asger.
Njord Asger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asger has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asger scores with a shoulder strike.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Asger has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Asger wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asger wants to stall.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Asger trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asger into the cage.
Asger misses with a punch on the inside.
Asger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asger misses with the head strike.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Asger.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Asger has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Asger throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Asger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asger struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asger tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Asger back against the cage.
Asger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njord Asger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Asger connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asger wants to counter with a clinch but Nelson pushes him away.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Asger thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asger slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a combination
enabling Asger to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Asger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Asger doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Asger lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Asger catches Nelson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Asger tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Nelson is rocked!
Asger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asger circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Asger! Nelson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Njord Asger!