PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stew Sauced (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sauced comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Jig. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: The Sound of Silence. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sauced
vs
Nelson

194 cm
27
207 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

194 cm
35
212 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stew Sauced!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sauced with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sauced misses with a leg kick.
Sauced moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Sauced is looking for a counter combo.
Sauced misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Sauced displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Sauced is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sauced went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sauced slips under a jab.
Sauced is looking for a counter combo.
Nelson slips a jab from Sauced.
Sauced throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sauced goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sauced misses with a low kick.
Sauced fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauced thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson works over Sauced's head and body with a nice combination.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Sauced moved out of range nicely.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sauced counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson is looking to slow Sauced down with leg kicks.
Nelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauced misses with a hook.
Sauced misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Sauced misses the shot to the body.
Sauced looks to throw a body kick
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauced looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Sauced throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Sauced tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sauced uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Sauced scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sauced misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Sauced swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauced lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson thumps Sauced with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson stalks Sauced and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sauced's face. Sauced staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Stew Sauced has been cut.
Sauced pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuma Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Sauced.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauced lands the left hand.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sauced counters with a straight right hand.
Sauced keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauced avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sauced scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Sauced moved away.
Sauced staying out of range there.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauced was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nelson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Sauced slips a straight right by Nelson.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Sauced.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Stew Sauced will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sauced.
Sauced seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sauced lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Sauced throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Sauced misses.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauced misses the target.
Sauced throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Sauced misses.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Sauced throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sauced avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Sauced scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Sauced lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Stew Sauced is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Sauced saw it coming and moves away.
Sauced throwing a counter right hand but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Sauced counters with a nice uppercut.
Sauced on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauced throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Sauced 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.
Sauced throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson throws a head kick but Sauced moves out of range.
A low kick from Nelson misses
and Sauced counters with a stiff right hand.
Sauced walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sauced misses the jab.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sauced to score with a decent uppercut.
Sauced moves out of range as Nelson strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Nelson as he connects with a hook.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Sauced fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nelson tries to land a body kick
and Sauced counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauced throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Sauced throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Sauced on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sauced. That did some damage!
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauced fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nelson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sauced misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sauced swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Sauced looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sauced tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sauced jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Sauced takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Nelson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sauced has got the better of the exchanges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sauced lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sauced takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Sauced wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sauced's sensitive parts.
A jab from Sauced misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Sauced wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sauced. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson connects with a right hand. Sauced shakes it off.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sauced's calf.
Sauced uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
It looked like Sauced was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sauced's head.
Sauced looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Sauced throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stew Sauced will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced'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 throws a hook to the side of Sauced's head but Sauced sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sauced misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Sauced counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Sauced lands a head shot.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Sauced avoids it.
Sauced lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauced is looking to counter punch.
Sauced misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced misses with a straight right.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sauced counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sauced moves away.
Nelson checks a low kick from Sauced.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson throws a low kick but Sauced avoids it.
Sauced is looking to counter punch.
Sauced sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sauced misses with a double jab.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauced is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Sauced.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Sauced moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries a low kick but Sauced avoids it.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sauced ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Sauced ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson connects with a single shot there.
Sauced bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sauced throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sauced.
The crowd cheers as Sauced lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson lands a jab to Sauced's midsection.
Sauced lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sauced.
Sauced lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Sauced.
Sauced lands a slapping body shot.
Sauced throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Sauced throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Sauced throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauced moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sauced misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sauced uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Sauced misses with a body kick.
Sauced connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sauced thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sauced uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
Nelson tries to work over Sauced's front leg with a kick but Sauced checks it.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Stew Sauced did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sauced takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sauced swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauced checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Sauced misses.
Sauced blocks a jab.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sauced lands a jab-cross combination.
Sauced scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Sauced throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Sauced avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Sauced with an uppercut!
Sauced misses with an uppercut.
Sauced jabs Nelson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Sauced moved away.
Sauced is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sauced checks a leg kick.
Sauced looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Sauced takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Sauced misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sauced digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson misses with a body shot
and Sauced counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson tries to land a body kick
and Sauced counters with an inside leg kick.
Sauced moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Sauced scores with the left hand. Nelson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauced misses with a body shot.
Sauced swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sauced cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Sauced takes one to the chin there.
Nelson lands a jab.
Sauced tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Sauced throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Sauced avoids it with no problem.
Sauced fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a low kick but Sauced moves out of range easily.
Sauced connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Sauced takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauced lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sauced keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sauced throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sauced misses its target.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Sauced sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sauced thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nelson is looking to slow Sauced down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sauced misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauced was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Sauced seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sauced throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Nelson misses.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kuma Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stew Sauced's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Sauced avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Sauced tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sauced explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson swings for the body but Sauced moves out of range.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Sauced uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Sauced on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sauced throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nelson. Sauced shrugs it off though.
A jab from Sauced misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sauced lands a two punch combo.
Sauced moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauced blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Sauced misses with the combination.
Sauced slips a straight right by Nelson.
Sauced pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sauced takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sauced just misses with a punch to the body.
Sauced walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sauced takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Sauced steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sauced with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauced blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauced was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Sauced scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Sauced saw that one coming.
Sauced misses with a looping left.
Sauced moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuma Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Sauced steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sauced bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sauced throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.
Sauced digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sauced uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
An attempted straight right counter from Sauced misses the target.
Sauced swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Stew Sauced is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sauced scores with a hook.
Sauced tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson throws a hook but Sauced blocks it.
Sauced misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Sauced misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sauced throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sauced moves out of range of the body kick.
Sauced throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
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 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sauced checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sauced avoids a kick to the body.
Sauced is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sauced throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sauced counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Sauced to acknowledge the strikes.
Sauced throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sauced swinging wildly here.
Nelson punishes Sauced's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuma Nelson.
Well Sauced 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stew Sauced!
Stew Sauced is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stew Sauced took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.