PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio has chosen Be A Warrior as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Judge Nelson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Judge Nelson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nelson
vs
Mesterio

186 cm
21
189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
175 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson keeps Mesterio at a distance using the push kick.
Mesterio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Mesterio tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mesterio.
Mesterio misses with a low kick.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Mesterio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mesterio circles away.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Mesterio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Mesterio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesterio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesterio gets slowly back to his feet.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mesterio.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Mesterio pushes him off.
Rey Mesterio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mesterio.
Mesterio wants to clinch

and Nelson counters by clinching up.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Mesterio looks winded!
A hook to the body from Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mesterio's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nelson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesterio or not.
Mesterio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson lands an elbow just above Mesterio 's eye.
Nelson has Mesterio pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mesterio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson works on Mesterio's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.

Nelson drives through and clinches with Mesterio against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mesterio is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mesterio has his back to the cage.
Mesterio tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mesterio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mesterio being controlled against the cage.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mesterio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mesterio swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mesterio throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesterio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mesterio tries to clinch but Nelson moves away
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mesterio thinking.
Nelson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mesterio tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesterio is breathing heavily.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Judge Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Mesterio blocks with his arms.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mesterio up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rey Mesterio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mesterio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesterio won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mesterio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson works on Mesterio's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mesterio's face.
Mesterio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesterio won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson pushes Mesterio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesterio or not.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mesterio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mesterio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson lands a body shot.
Mesterio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mesterio 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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson stalling the fight.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson has Mesterio pressed against the cage.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson leaning against his opponent.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Nelson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Nelson pushes Mesterio up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.

Mesterio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mesterio working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to control Mesterio's posture but Mesterio avoids it.
Mesterio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mesterio is controlling him well.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesterio on the ground.
Nelson is trying to improve his position.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Mesterio moves into full mount!
Mesterio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mesterio has a good base and remains in mount.
Mesterio working the ground and pound effectively.
Nelson regains half guard.
Mesterio trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but Mesterio is having none of it.

Mesterio gets to his feet. Nelson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mesterio shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mesterio, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Mesterio's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mesterio won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judge Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson digs a good hook to Mesterio's body.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Mesterio keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nelson instigates a clinch.
Rey Mesterio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judge Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Nelson!
Judge Nelson gave a mention to Unique Wear and Custom Design in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).