PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dick dasterdly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dick dasterdly will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

nelson
vs
dasterdly

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Beast Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, dick dasterdly!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dasterdly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from nelson.
nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but dasterdly moves away.
nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
nelson throws a shot from downtown. dasterdly moves away and avoids it.
dasterdly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
nelson throws a left that rocks dasterdly and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! nelson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can dasterdly regain composure!

dasterdly is rocked!

It looks like dick dasterdly has been cut.
dasterdly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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 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!
dasterdly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nelson prevents dasterdly from standing back up.
nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

dasterdly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but nelson pulls his head out easily.
nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed dasterdly's head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - dasterdly has eaten all the pies!
nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dasterdly moves out of range as nelson strikes.
dick dasterdly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nelson misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nelson tries to clinch up but dasterdly circles away and keeps his distance.
dasterdly looks for a takedown but nelson sprawls well.
dasterdly scores with a punch to the head.
dasterdly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
dasterdly misses with a wild combination.
A combination from nelson does no damage.
nelson is breathing heavily.
dasterdly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from dasterdly misses.
dasterdly connects with a single shot there.
dasterdly looks to land a body kick but nelson moved away.
nelson misses with a body shot.
dasterdly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dasterdly swats away the attempt to clinch by nelson.
dasterdly shoots for a double leg takedown but nelson sprawls well. He's pushed dasterdly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
mike nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dick dasterdly.
nelson tries to clinch but dasterdly is having none of it.
nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dasterdly's waist but dasterdly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing nelson off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly works over nelson's head and body with a nice combination.
dasterdly throws a right and a left that nelson avoids nicely.
nelson misses with a combination
and nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dasterdly stuns nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dasterdly tries a head kick but it misses.
dasterdly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dasterdly.
Danga de danga de dang - dasterdly scores with a four punch combination!
nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dasterdly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
dasterdly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with nelson but nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dasterdly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from dasterdly.

dasterdly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

dasterdly stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows nelson to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly looks to land a combination but nelson avoids it well.
dasterdly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
dasterdly lands with a nice combination. nelson backs away looking to recover.
nelson wants to clinch up but dasterdly keeps it at a distance.
Good work by nelson as he checks the leg kick.
dasterdly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
nelson throws a right hand that dasterdly ducks under and follows up with a left that dasterdly also avoids with ease.
dasterdly tries to bum rush nelson with a series of wild strikes but nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dasterdly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but nelson swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
dasterdly connects with a body shot.
nelson avoids the head kick by dasterdly.
nelson avoids a kick to the body.

nelson instigates a clinch.

nelson breaks from the clinch.
dasterdly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

nelson instigates a clinch.
dasterdly fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dasterdly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dasterdly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
dasterdly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dasterdly fails to pull guard.

nelson successfully pulls guard.
nelson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
dasterdly trying to control but nelson is working from the bottom.
dasterdly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control nelson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mike nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dick dasterdly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

dasterdly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as dasterdly controls the pace.
dasterdly is looking to stand up but nelson won't let him.
dasterdly trying to control but nelson is working from the bottom.

nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dasterdly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
dasterdly trying to control but nelson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dasterdly tries to free his leg and advance position but nelson is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dasterdly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
nelson wants to sweep here but dasterdly controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
nelson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by dasterdly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of dasterdly.
dasterdly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from dasterdly.
dasterdly has his takedown stuffed
enabling nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
nelson avoids the head kick by dasterdly.
nelson is looking to clinch but dasterdly is avoiding it.
mike nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
dasterdly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
dasterdly throws a nice looking combination but nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dasterdly cracks nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
mike nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
dasterdly cracks a nice hook into nelson's ribs.

dasterdly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
nelson keeping moving, preventing dasterdly from controlling successfully.
nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nelson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

nelson wriggles free and stands up.
nelson throws a series of punches but dasterdly moves out of range.
nelson tries to clinch there but dasterdly circles away.
dasterdly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
dasterdly tries to clinch up.
dasterdly scores with a three punch combo!
dasterdly ducks under a wild hook from nelson.
dasterdly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as nelson throws out the jab.
nelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dasterdly is working the combinations to good effect here.
dasterdly fails with a takedown attempt.
dasterdly throws a series of punches but nelson avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dasterdly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
nelson loads up on a big right hand but dasterdly slips the punch.
nelson slips a jab and a cross from dasterdly.
dasterdly shoots for a takedown but nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mike nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dick dasterdly.
dasterdly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
dasterdly shoots in but no luck this time.

nelson drives through and clinches with dasterdly against the cage.
dasterdly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. nelson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

nelson decides to pull guard.

nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dasterdly wants to control from the top but nelson keeps moving.
dasterdly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as nelson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
nelson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly slips nicely into half guard.
dasterdly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
nelson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dasterdly misses with a double jab.
nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dasterdly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps nelson thinking.
dasterdly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
dasterdly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by dasterdly.
nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and dasterdly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dasterdly looks for a takedown but nelson sprawls well.
nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dick dasterdly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on dick dasterdly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dasterdly but dasterdly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dasterdly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dasterdly moves in looking to clinch but nelson pushes him off.
dasterdly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from nelson.
dasterdly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from nelson. No joy for dasterdly on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dasterdly.
nelson looks to land a combination but dasterdly avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dasterdly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

dasterdly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
dasterdly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dasterdly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
nelson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

nelson has his foot on dasterdly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. dasterdly works his way back into a safe position though.

nelson looking for a guillotine here but dasterdly defends easily.

nelson throws his legs up looking for a submission but dasterdly uses it to pass to side control.

dasterdly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. nelson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
dasterdly is looking to take a break and control but nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
dasterdly prevents nelson from standing back up.

dasterdly is trying to work for a kimura but nelson is defending well.

nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
nelson tries to kick dasterdly off but dasterdly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nelson tries to kick dasterdly off in order to stand up. dasterdly Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
dasterdly trying to control the position but nelson is working away.

dasterdly is trying to get an arm triangle but nelson is defending well.
dasterdly wants to lay and pray for a moment but nelson keeps working.
nelson is looking to regain half guard here but dasterdly keeps moving and retains side control.
nelson is working hard here to advance position.
dasterdly is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down nelson's shoulder. That is not cool.
nelson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

dasterdly scores with a takedown into nelson's guard.
dasterdly tries to free his leg and advance position but nelson is retaining full guard.
dasterdly trying to control the position from guard on top but nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

nelson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dasterdly manages to avoid it.
nelson misses with a hook.
dasterdly throws a low kick but nelson avoids it.
dasterdly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
dasterdly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

dasterdly scores with a takedown into nelson's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
dick dasterdly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dasterdly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dick dasterdly!