PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finley Nielsen (ranked 1759 p4p, 1538 weight class) and Nico Lange (ranked 156 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nielsen
vs
Lange

169 cm
27
150
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
153
6 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finley Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Lange!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nielsen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nielsen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lange is looking to reverse the position.
Lange taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nielsen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Nielsen tries for a kimura but Lange is defending well.
Nielsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Lange tries to bench press Nielsen off him but Nielsen keeps the position.
Nielsen working the ground and pound.
Lange is looking for a sweep.
Nielsen advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lange is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lange keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen with a couple of short strikes.
Lange is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nielsen dominating with strikes here.
Lange is looking to improve his position but Nielsen isn't that keen on the idea.
Nielsen wants to control the pace but Lange is squirming around nicely.
Lange manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lange tries to roll over but Nielsen keeps him under control.
Lange missing with punches from the bottom.
Lange wants to control the action here but instead Nielsen manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nielsen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lange tries to get to full guard but Nielsen has control of the leg.

Lange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lange wants to control but Nielsen is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Nielsen.
Ground and pound from Nielsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lange is looking to improve his position.
Nielsen drops an elbow to the side of Lange's head.
Nielsen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is in trouble now - Nielsen has advanced to mount!
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the head.
Lange tries to reverse the position but Nielsen maintains control.
BOOM! Nielsen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nielsen lands a big shot there that rocks Lange but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lange really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nielsen lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange tries to lock up and control but Nielsen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lange working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nielsen looking to control but Lange is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen working the ground and pound effectively.
Nielsen breaks from Lange's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lange really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lange takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lange tries to hold on but Nielsen pushes him away.
Lange is trying to escape the mount.
Nielsen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lange is looking to get to half guard.
Nielsen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lange looks a forlorn figure.

Lange is rocked!
Lange working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finley Nielsen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lange tries to clinch there but Nielsen circles away.
Lange stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lange can do to turn this around?

Nielsen scores with a takedown into Lange's guard.
Nielsen postures up.

Lange looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nielsen passes into half guard.

Lange actively working from the bottom here.
Nielsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nielsen trying to control from half guard but Lange is working away.
Nielsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange trying to control here.
Nielsen working the head and body with strikes.
Lange has hold of Nielsen's hands but Nielsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange wants to improve his position but Nielsen is controlling well.
Nielsen wants to take a breather but Lange is having none of it.

Lange looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nielsen working Lange over with strikes.

Nielsen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nielsen is keen to just control but Lange is a slippery customer.
Nielsen is looking to advance position but Lange won't allow it.
Lange is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nielsen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nielsen's back!
Nielsen turns into Lange and is now in his guard.

Lange is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lange looking for a sweep. Not yet Lange, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nielsen won't allow Lange to sweep him here.
Finley Nielsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lange looking for a guillotine here but Nielsen defends easily.
Nielsen is working Lange over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Lange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nielsen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nielsen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nielsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nielsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lange is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nielsen postures up and lands a big shot to Lange's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lange throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nielsen uses it to pass to side control.
Check out the look on Nielsen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nielsen scoring with punches from side control.
Lange gets back to half guard.
Nielsen winds up and cracks Lange with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Lange looking for submissions off his back.
Lange tries to get to full guard but Nielsen has control of the leg.
Lange gets back to full guard.
Nielsen connects with a couple of short punches.
Nielsen stopping the sweep attempt from Lange.
Nielsen lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lange throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nielsen escapes and throws Lange's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Nielsen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nielsen trying to control the action but Lange is working from the bottom.
Lange manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lange seems to be working for a kimura but Nielsen defends the submission attempt.
Nielsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nielsen.
Nielsen is pulling down on Lange's head. It's preventing any offense from Lange, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finley Nielsen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.

Lange throws a hook but Nielsen avoids it easily.

Lange gets caught napping as Nielsen dives in and scores a takedown. Lange manages to retain guard.
Nielsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lange is keeping the position for now.
Nielsen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nielsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nielsen cracks Lange with a solid left hand.

Lange is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nielsen chips away with some ground and pound.
Lange bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nielsen's guard.

Lange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nielsen slips a nice elbow through Lange's hands, connecting with Lange's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lange is refusing to be controlled, as Nielsen sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Lange looking for submissions off his back.
Nielsen lands strikes from half guard.

Lange looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lange regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nielsen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lange has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nielsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nielsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nielsen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lange's head.

Lange throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen works over Lange with some ground and pound from guard.
Lange seems keen to control Nielsen's posture.
Nielsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Lange keeps moving.
Nielsen forces his way into half guard.
Nielsen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Nielsen.
Lange is looking for a sweep. Nielsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lange is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nielsen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nielsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lange is still in real trouble! Can Nielsen finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange taking some punishment here, with Nielsen in his half guard.
Nielsen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lange is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Nielsen there.
Nielsen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lange is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nielsen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lange from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nielsen! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finley Nielsen!