PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Sake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Nelson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nelson
vs
Sake

160 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Sake!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sake darts in looking for a takedown but Nelson gets double underhooks and turns Sake into the cage.

Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sake managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
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Sake is looking for a sweep.
Nelson working away.

Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Sake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nelson swings around for an armbar but Sake sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nelson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson has a closed guard, preventing Sake from standing up.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Sake from controlling successfully.
Nelson has a closed guard, preventing Sake from standing up.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Sake from controlling successfully.
Sake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Sake stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sake looks winded!
Sake shoots in for a double leg but Nelson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Sake.
Sake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Nelson instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.

Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's Sake get back to his feet.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nelson in particular looking to stall.

Sake is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
Nelson really is a fat lump.
Sake is pressing down on Nelson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nelson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sake trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson postures up in Sake's guard and throws a big left but Sake blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sake working a defensive guard here.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Sake won't let him.
Sake trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Sake won't let him.

Nelson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sake somewhat.
Sake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sake has his takedown stuffed
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Nelson clinches with his opponent.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sake tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson fails to pull guard.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sake jumps into guard, dragging Nelson to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sake pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.

Nelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sake is trying to keep Nelson in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sake trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Sake managing to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sake quickly recovers to half guard.
Sake trying to control from the bottom.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sake can do to turn this around?
Nelson wants to stand up but Sake has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Nelson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sake is just riding it out for now. Nelson eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sake is trying to control but can't.

Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson winds up and cracks Sake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sake manages to get to full guard.
Sake is trying to keep Nelson in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sake is proving hard to escape from.
Sake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sake working a defensive guard but Nelson manages to pass into side control anyway.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sake has escaped the position, nice work there.

Nelson tries for a kimura but Sake is defending well.
Nelson working away.

That's four 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.
Sake is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nelson is staying active.
Nelson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sake can't do much from the bottom here.

Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sake, who protects the arm well.

Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nelson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Nelson dominated that second round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sake shoots in looking for a takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl out of it but Sake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nelson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Nelson darts in and clinches Sake up against the cage.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. Sake didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Sake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sake manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Sake's guard.
Nelson wanted to stand there but Sake had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nelson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Sake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sake manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Sake's guard.
Sake controlling Nelson's posture.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sake looking to control.
Nelson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Sake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sake manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Sake's guard.
Sake looking to control.
Nelson wants to stand but Sake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sake misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nelson misses the target.
Willy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lord Sake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sake misses with a hook to the body

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

Nelson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Sake trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Sake wants to stand but Nelson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Sake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Nelson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sake working a defensive guard here.

Nelson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sake fails to land the takedown.
Sake shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nelson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sake fails with the takedown

and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lord Sake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

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