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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers Nelson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Silva's chin.
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146 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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28
134 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Silva slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nelson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nelson tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Silva misses.
Rogers Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nelson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luiz Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Luiz Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nelson Rushes Silva and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Silva is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Nelson Piles on the pressure and Silva crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogers Nelson!
An out of breath Rogers Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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