PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Gunnar Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Royer
vs
Nelson

185 cm
34
180 lbs
25 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
191 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer lands a front kick.
Royer tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
Royer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Royer.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royer as he avoids it easily.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Royer checks it
and Royer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Royer.
Royer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Royer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Royer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royer lands with a good body shot.
Nelson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Royer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Royer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Royer. Nelson shrugs it off though.
Nelson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Royer.
Royer connects with a solid leg kick.
Royer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royer thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
Royer looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson throws a body punch but Royer moves out of range.
Nelson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royer was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Royer.
Nelson misses with a body shot.

Royer lands a big head kick that sends Nelson tumbling to the mat! Royer takes a step backwards and waves Nelson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nelson is rocked!
Crack! Royer connects with the perfect overhand right and Nelson falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Royer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Royer!
A pretty intense looking Dakota Royer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.