PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Mean A Thing. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Nelson
vs
Distacio Jr

176 cm
34
183 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

184 cm
33
182 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Distacio Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Distacio Jr.
A jab from Distacio Jr finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Distacio Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Distacio Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson stuns Distacio Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Distacio Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Distacio Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson lands with a hook. Distacio Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Harry Distacio Jr has been cut.
Distacio Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Distacio Jr but Distacio Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a left to the body.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Distacio Jr checks it.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Distacio Jr misses with a head kick.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Distacio Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Distacio Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Distacio Jr looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Distacio Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Nelson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Distacio Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson throws a hook but Distacio Jr blocks it.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Distacio Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Distacio Jr - just one landing.
Distacio Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Distacio Jr.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Distacio Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Distacio Jr looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Distacio Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Distacio Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Distacio Jr throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Distacio Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Distacio Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Distacio Jr misses.
Distacio Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Distacio Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Distacio Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Distacio Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Distacio Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Distacio Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Distacio Jr dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
A cross from Distacio Jr lands.
Roy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Distacio Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.

Distacio Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Distacio Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Distacio Jr won't allow it.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Distacio Jr has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Distacio Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Distacio Jr throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Distacio Jr.
Nelson tries to counter by clinching up but Distacio Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Distacio Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight stays on the outside here - Distacio Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson throws a poor cross that misses
and Distacio Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Distacio Jr throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Distacio Jr punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Distacio Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harry Distacio Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Distacio Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Distacio Jr moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Distacio Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Distacio Jr walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
Distacio Jr throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
It looked like Nelson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Distacio Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Distacio Jr to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Distacio Jr looks to clinch but Nelson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Distacio Jr taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.