PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Nelson (ranked 2826 p4p, 300 weight class) and Jimmy Yates (ranked 2047 p4p, 228 weight class). Chandler Nelson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nelson
vs
Yates

179 cm
24
163 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chandler Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Yates!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Yates settles back down.
Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yates, which made it look bad.
Yates throws a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Yates connects with a single shot there.
Yates fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yates but Yates pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Yates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yates throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson goes for a double leg but Yates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yates continues to drive forward.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Yates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
Yates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Yates 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 is rocked!

It looks like Chandler Nelson has been cut.
Yates throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yates throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimmy Yates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Nelson dives in and scores a takedown into Yates's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.

Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Nelson working for a triangle but Yates defends it easily.
Yates stays in close to Nelson's body and controls the position.

Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson sets himself, and Yates steps forward looking for the clinch! Nelson avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Yates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Yates.
Nelson throws a big counter combination but Yates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Yates.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yates.
Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yates swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yates circles away.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yates to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yates throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yates connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yates circles away.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Yates keeps it at a distance.

Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yates is looking for a sweep.
Yates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yates tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yates keeps working.

Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Yates is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Yates is pressing down on Nelson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yates keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Yates is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates lands a jab to the nose.
Yates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson shoots in but Yates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Yates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chandler Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yates up against the cage.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses with a hook to the ribs.

Yates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Yates 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Yates just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromNelson.
Yates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Nelson shakes him off and moves away.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Nelson off balance momentarily.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Yates.
Yates throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips a jab from Yates.
Yates lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson attempts a counter takedown but Yates avoids it well and moves away.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Yates connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Nelson.
Yates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nelson back to the cage. Yates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yates has him pressed against the cage.

Yates breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Yates with a jab.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Jimmy Yates is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yates bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yates.
Chandler Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Yates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Yates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Yates.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Yates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Yates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yates winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Yates!