PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between chris mckinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mckinney kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is kiss my country ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mckinney
vs
Nelson

200 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chris mckinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for mckinney!
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.

Nelson looking for a guillotine from mount but mckinney is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like chris mckinney has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to control but mckinney wriggling away.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Nelson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but mckinney is surviving well by controlling Nelson's body position as best he can.
mckinney is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. mckinney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nelson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can mckinney hang on?
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nelson has eaten all the pies!
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
mckinney is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

mckinney somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
mckinney is breathing heavily.

Nelson gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but mckinney is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.

Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but mckinney sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but mckinney defends it.
Nelson passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mckinney tries to escape but Nelson is in control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but mckinney keeps working.
mckinney is pushing Nelson's head away, looking to escape. Nelson manages to hold on to the position though.
mckinney takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
mckinney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
mckinney trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nelson in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mckinney wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
mckinney gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Nelson has control of mckinney's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mckinney regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson lands a big shot there that rocks mckinney but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chris mckinney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

mckinney tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
mckinney tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
mckinney looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
mckinney moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
chris mckinney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mckinney tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
mckinney tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by mckinney which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

mckinney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nelson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mckinney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mckinney's back!
mckinney staying busy and making it hard for Nelson to control.
Nelson is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at mckinney. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nelson is landing with strikes from the back.
mckinney controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Nelson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can mckinney hold on?

Nelson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
mckinney controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
Roy Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mckinney is trying to get back to his feet but Nelson has full control of the position and if anything, mckinney has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

mckinney is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Nelson looking for the choke from the back.
mckinney controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

mckinney is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nelson gets his way!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mckinney is trying to stand back up.

Nelson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
mckinney has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Nelson has his arm under mckinney's chin here. Game over son! Nelson squeezes tightly and mckinney is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Nelson!