PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Rielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Animal Crackers In My Soup by Sherly Temple as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Smelly Nelson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rielly
vs
Nelson

183 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
168 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Rielly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Smelly Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rielly lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick Rielly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rielly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Nelson darts in and clinches Rielly up against the cage.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rielly swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Rielly misses with a wild body shot.

Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rielly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson lunges at Rielly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rielly's hand.
Rielly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Nelson moves out of range as Rielly strikes.
Rielly misses with a straight left.
Donk. Rielly catches Nelson right on the button with a cross.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Rielly.
Rielly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nelson has Rielly up against the cage in a clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rielly misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rielly swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rielly.
Rielly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Nelson pushes Rielly up against the cage in a clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Rielly misses.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rielly throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Rielly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
A shot to de liver by Rielly. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Rielly.
Rielly throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.

Nelson darts in and clinches Rielly up against the cage.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson defending well as Rielly loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Rielly misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Rielly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Rielly throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Rielly pushes him off.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rielly moves out of range.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Rielly as he connects with a hook.
Rielly throws a combination that misses

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rielly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rielly.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rielly is having none of it.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nelson counters by clinching up.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rielly wants to break the clinch but can't.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rielly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rielly swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Rielly is avoiding it.

Nelson instigates a clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rielly misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Nelson clinches up with Rielly and pushes him back against the cage.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rielly throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nelson counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rielly throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rielly throws a combination that misses

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Rielly swinging wilding here.
Rielly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rielly circles away.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rielly circles away.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rielly has time to react.

Nelson has Rielly up against the cage in a clinch.
Rielly is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rielly swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rielly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Smelly Nelson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Rielly is avoiding it.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rielly is having none of it.
Rielly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Rielly misses with a looping right.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Rielly keeps it at a distance.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rielly looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Rielly keeps it at a distance.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rielly moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Rielly circles away and keeps his distance.
Rielly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rielly.
Nelson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch.

Nelson has managed to clinch.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rielly circles away.
Rielly misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rielly missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rielly keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson slips a jab from Rielly.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to bum rush Rielly with a series of wild strikes but Rielly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rielly misses with a wild combination.
Rielly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Rielly misses its intended target.
A shot to de liver by Rielly. Beautiful body shot.
Rielly misses with a hook.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Rielly pushes him off.
Rielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rielly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nelson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nelson slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Rielly.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Rielly misses its intended target.
Rielly throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Rielly is avoiding it.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rielly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rielly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rielly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Rielly swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rielly tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rielly throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Rielly backing up. Rielly nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rielly throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Rielly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Rielly misses.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.

Nelson clinches up against the cage.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson works over Rielly's head and body with a nice combination.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Rielly avoids nicely.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rielly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rielly circles away.
Rielly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rielly waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rielly circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smelly Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rielly tries to keep at a distance but Nelson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rielly punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Rielly.
Rielly throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.

Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Rielly wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson has Rielly pressed against the cage, preventing Rielly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Patrick Rielly is winning the standup battle so far.
Rielly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rielly paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Nelson pushes Rielly up against the cage in a clinch.
Rielly wants to break free but Nelson has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rielly has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rielly lands a with a good body shot.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Rielly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rielly.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rielly scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Rielly misses.
Nelson tries to clinch but Rielly is having none of it.
A left lands for Rielly.
Rielly misses the body punch
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rielly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rielly lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rielly throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rielly misses with a two punch combination.
Rielly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Rielly throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.

Nelson moves into the clinch.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Rielly moves out of range.
Rielly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson tries to clinch up but Rielly circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rielly.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick Rielly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Rielly.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rielly circles away.
Rielly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rielly keeps the fight on the outside.
Rielly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Rielly backing up. Rielly nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Rielly throws a combination that misses

and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Rielly is avoiding it.
Rielly falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
Rielly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Rielly missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Rielly pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rielly throws a sloppy body shot

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Rielly circles away.
Rielly misses with a straight left.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rielly misses with a shot to the body

and Nelson moves into the clinch.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rielly misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rielly thinking.
Rielly lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the cage and back into rage.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Rielly.
Smelly Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rielly keeps the fight on the outside.
Rielly looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Rielly circles away and keeps his distance.
Rielly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrick Rielly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smelly Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smelly Nelson!