PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhijing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen In the Air Tonight as his entrance music. Zhijing Wang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shaun Nelson's chin.

Wang
vs
Nelson

179 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Outkast Clothing Line

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhijing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shaun Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson darts in and clinches Wang up against the cage.
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wang backwards.

Wang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nelson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wang to the mat. Wang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Nelson passes Wang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wang defending well though.
Nelson prevents Wang from improving his position.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Wang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wang.

Nelson is working for a guillotine from mount but Wang frees his head quite easily.
Wang is looking to improve his position but Nelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Wang tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries to control but Wang wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
Nelson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Nelson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Wang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Wang shrugs it off.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Wang to control.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wang holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nelson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wang working to try and regain half guard.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nelson passes to side control.
Nelson tries to score with some ground and pound. Wang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wang, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Wang is looking to regain half guard here but Nelson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang pushes Nelson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nelson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Wang is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
Wang is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is staying tight to Wang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.

Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wang is pushing Nelson's head away, looking to escape. Nelson manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wang wants to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson working the ground and pound but Wang is defending the strikes.

Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wang sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nelson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaun Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nelson closes the distance and pushes Wang back into the cage.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Nelson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wang defending well though.

Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
Shaun Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nelson is working for a kimura but Wang is defending it quite comfortably.
Nelson stops Wang from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wang is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?

Wang has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Nelson. Oh but Wang has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Nelson goes limp - he's gone! Wang jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zhijing Wang!
After the big win, Zhijing Wang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Outkast Clothing Line and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.