PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Payne
vs
Nelson

190 cm
29
275 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

183 cm
24
263 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 13-0

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson looks for the body kick but Payne saw that one coming.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson scores with a spinning back kick!
Payne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Payne is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Victor Payne has been cut.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Payne down.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Payne's side.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Payne will feel that in the morning.
Hoy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payne takes a step back to recover.
Nelson thumps Payne with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nelson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.

Nelson clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Payne up against the cage.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Payne's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Payne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Payne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson has Payne pushed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Payne won't want to take too many of those.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Payne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Payne stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Come on Nelson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nelson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson working Payne over with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Payne won't want to take too many of those.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson is pushing Payne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payne's face.

Victor Payne's cut is getting worse.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a one two combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson has Payne pressed against the cage.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hoy Nelson.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Payne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoy Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Payne will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson pushes Payne away with a front kick.
Payne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Payne's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Victor Payne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Payne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson scores with a push kick.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Nelson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Payne can't break the clinch.
Nelson prevents Payne from breaking the clinch.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson just leaning against Payne, taking a breather.
Nelson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Payne tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Payne can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Payne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nelson.

Jeez, Victor Payne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Payne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hoy Nelson!