PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badr Hari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Nelson's chin.

Hari
vs
Nelson

160 cm
24
143 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

150 cm
23
148 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hari misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Hari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hari is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a strike but Hari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nelson controlling Hari 's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Badr Hari wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Hari .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hari 's guard.
Hari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nelson controls the pace.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hari being controlled here, momentarily.
Hari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Hari is keeping the position.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nelson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson stays in close to Hari 's body and controls the position.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Hari is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nelson wants to clinch up but Hari keeps it at a distance.
Jake Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nelson rushes Hari and presses him up against the cage.
Hari prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hari 's efforts to push away.

Hari 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson tries to clinch up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari prevents the takedown attempt.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Nelson.
Hari tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.
Hari has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hari prevents the takedown attempt.
Hari is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Nelson prevents Hari from breaking the clinch.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hari .
Hari is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Hari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hari is looking to land body kicks.
Hari slips a straight right by Nelson.

Nelson pushes Hari up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson goes for a takedown attempt but Hari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Hari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Hari , looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Hari against the cage but Hari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Nelson gets a clinch.
Nelson is working for takedown but Hari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hari 's efforts to push away.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Badr Hari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
Hari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Nelson gets the takedown into side control.
Nelson laying and praying for a moment but Hari takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Hari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hari has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
Nelson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jake Nelson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nelson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nelson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hari to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Nelson really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Hari . No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Nelson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hari connects with a jab.
Hari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hari throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hari .
Jake Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Hari 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson feints and then cracks Hari 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hari down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Hari 's body. Hari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Nelson pushes Hari up against the cage in a clinch.
Hari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nelson has Hari pushed against the cage.

Nelson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hari wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson is trying to control. Hari wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hari doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nelson.
Jake Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nelson throwing shots but Hari is blocking nicely.
Nelson working over Hari with some ground and pound. Hari looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Hari dodges it nicely.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nelson is keen to just control but Hari is a slippery customer.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nelson lands a nice short elbow.
Nelson is keen to just control but Hari is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Nelson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

A low kick from Nelson misses
and Hari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Nelson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hari , pushing him back against the cage.
Hari is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.

Nelson is trying to trip Hari . He has hold of a leg but Hari is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nelson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nelson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nelson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Hari is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.

Hari is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nelson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hari to the mat. Hari regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Jake Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Badr Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Nelson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nelson scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hari throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson tries to clinch but Hari moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Nelson!
Jake Nelson is the new bantamweight champion!