PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaser Khalafa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nelson
vs
Khalafa

200 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
27
250 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaser Khalafa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalafa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Khalafa counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Khalafa closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Khalafa won't allow it.
Khalafa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Khalafa is controlling him.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Khalafa keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khalafa lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalafa.
Khalafa lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Khalafa.
Khalafa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalafa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Khalafa lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalafa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalafa lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalafa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khalafa works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Khalafa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalafa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khalafa lands with a left to the head.
Khalafa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalafa scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khalafa.
Khalafa effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khalafa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Khalafa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khalafa digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Khalafa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalafa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khalafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalafa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khalafa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Khalafa.
Khalafa lands a nice uppercut.

Nelson is rocked!
Khalafa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Still in the clinch, Khalafa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khalafa stalls.
Khalafa pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Khalafa on the inside.
Khalafa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalafa lands a right hand.
Khalafa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Khalafa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Khalafa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Khalafa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yaser Khalafa!
Yaser Khalafa thanked the fans post fight for their support.