PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jameis Spooner (ranked 2887 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Patrick Nielson (ranked 350 p4p, 414 weight class). Patrick Nielson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Spooner
vs
Nielson

190 cm
25
185
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
188
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Jameis Spooner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Nielson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spooner manages to avoid it.
Nielson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spooner.
Spooner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spooner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spooner duly obliges.
Nielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nielson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nielson avoids the head kick by Spooner.
Nielson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spooner connects with a crisp jab.
Spooner throws a lazy uppercut
and Nielson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nielson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spooner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spooner misses with a two punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nielson.
Spooner misses with a hook.
Spooner throws a body punch but Nielson moves out of range.
Spooner misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spooner throws a right hand that Nielson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielson also avoids with ease.
Nielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spooner. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nielson.

Nielson clinches.
Spooner is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Nielson.
A body shot lands from Nielson.
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson pushes Spooner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spooner is trying to break the clinch but Nielson has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nielson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nielson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spooner tries to circle away but Nielson has him pinned against the cage.
Spooner wants to break free but Nielson has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nielson gets through Spooner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Nielson.
Spooner is breathing heavily.
Nielson lands a shot to the body.
Spooner looking to slow down the pace here.
Nielson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nielson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spooners head.
Spooner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nielson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nielson lands a body punch.
Nielson has Spooner pressed against the cage.
Spooner is trying to force a seperation but Nielson has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nielson digs a right hand underneath Spooner's ribcage. Spooner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spooner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spooner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nielson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nielson.
Nielson is pushing Spooner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Nielson.
Nielson lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielson lands with a right to the head.

Spooner is rocked!
Nielson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spooner or not.
Oh Spooner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spooner! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nielson is unloading with more strikes now! Spooner drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Nielson!
Patrick Nielson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.