PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stephen Hill was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nelson
vs
Hill

170 cm
21
161 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Hill!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Nelson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Hill slips a straight right by Nelson.

Hill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nelson slips nicely into half guard.
Hill is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nelson jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hill is trying to escape and Nelson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hill is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nelson! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Nelson!