PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jimerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smelly Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimerson comes into the arena with The Call of Ktulhu blaring out of the sound system. Nelson has chosen Animal Crackers In My Soup by Sherly Temple as his entrance music. Joey Jimerson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jimerson
vs
Nelson

180 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Jimerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Smelly Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimerson dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Jimerson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jimerson.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Jimerson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jimerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Jimerson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Jimerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Jimerson counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jimerson.
Jimerson tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimerson counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jimerson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Jimerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nelson throws a lazy head kick
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimerson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nelson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Jimerson counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimerson off the cage and back into rage.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Jimerson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Jimerson moves out of range.
Jimerson throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Jimerson.
Smelly Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimerson dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jimerson counters with a one-two to the body.
Nelson motions for Jimerson to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimerson counters with a two punch combo.
Jimerson misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimerson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jimerson counters with a two punch combo.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jimerson throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimerson.
Nelson misses with a combination
enabling Jimerson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jimerson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson stalks Jimerson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jimerson's face. Jimerson staggers backwards, shaken.
Nelson throws a combination that misses

and Jimerson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jimerson prevents Nelson from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimerson moves nicely into side control.
Nelson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nelson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nelson looks gassed!
Nelson bucks up and tries to throw Jimerson off but instead Jimerson has got his back!
Jimerson is looking to control Nelson but Nelson is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Jimerson working for a choke but Nelson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Jimerson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nelson throws a one two combo.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Jimerson's body.
Nelson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nelson lands with a nice body punch.
Jimerson throws a head kick that misses.
Jimerson avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Jimerson slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimerson counters with a left and a right that stings Nelson.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Jimerson to acknowledge the strikes.
Joey Jimerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimerson counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson tries to bum rush Jimerson with a series of wild strikes but Jimerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimerson swinging wilding here.
Jimerson looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jimerson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nelson pushes Jimerson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jimerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nelson throws a right hand that Jimerson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimerson also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Jimerson's head back.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimerson. Jimerson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combo that has Nelson backing up. Nelson nods at Jimerson to acknowledge the strikes.

Jimerson has managed to clinch.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Jimerson backpedaling.
Nelson scores with a punch to the head.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Jimerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jimerson misses with a double jab.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Jimerson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimerson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nelson.

Jimerson is rocked!
Smelly Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimerson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nelson.
Jimerson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Jimerson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimerson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Jimerson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jimerson seems to have got his legs back now.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nelson stuffs the takedown attempt from Jimerson. Jimerson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimerson misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Jimerson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimerson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson catches Jimerson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Jimerson tumbling to the canvas! Nelson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Jimerson was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Smelly Nelson! Smelly Nelson retains his lightweight title!