PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Nelson
vs
Great

182 cm
20
263 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Great!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great is looking to clinch.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Great sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Great doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Great tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.

Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.

Nelson drags the fight down to the ground.
Great slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson trying to remain calm as Great controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face as Great controls the position.
Great is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Great was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Great manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Great wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson is pressed up against the cage. Great has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nelson down to the mat. Nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Great clinches but Nelson breaks the clinch
and Nelson counters with a body kick.
Great tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Great looks gassed!
Nelson connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Great but Great pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great stuffs the takedown.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Great tries to clinch up

and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Great won't allow it.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Great sprawls well.
Great should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Great tries to clinch
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Ivan Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Great takes the fight into the clinch.
Great slows down the pace here.

Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Great tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a big head kick but Great shrugs it off.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Great saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great darts in trying to clinch

and Nelson counters by clinching up.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nelson keeps control of Great as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Great is controlling the position.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.

Great gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Great is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Great works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Great has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Ivan Great has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nelson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Great looks to clinch

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Great blocks it with crossed arms.

Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Great content to stall in guard here.
Great trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Great is stalling in the full guard.
Great won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Great trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Great controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Great hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Great tries to clinch

and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Great is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Great looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Great tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Great is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Great avoid being mounted?
Nelson prevents Great from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Great is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Great defending well though.
Great works his way to full guard. Good work.
Great bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Great trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Great is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Great wasn't active enough on the ground.
Great wants to clinch

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Great is looking to improve his position.
Nelson is pressing down on Great's thigh, looking to free his foot. Great is holding on for now.
Great pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Great gets back to full guard.
Nelson postures up.
Great lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nelson!
Great looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Great tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Great avoids the head kick by Nelson.

Great pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Great darts in trying to clinch

and Nelson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Great pushing down on Nelson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Great might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Great is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Great wasn't active enough on the ground.
Great looks to clinch
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Great clinches but Nelson breaks the clinch

so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Great.
Great being controlled here, momentarily.
Great looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nelson is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Great keeps moving.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Roy Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Great tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Great tries to clinch but Nelson moves away

and Nelson moves into the clinch.
Great trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Great into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Great avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Great is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Great as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Great is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Great tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Great keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivan Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Great.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Great.
Nelson jumps guard but Great stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Great changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Great closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Great clinches but Nelson breaks the clinch

and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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