PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Immortal Technique- Dominant Species as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Roberts

183 cm
38
263 lbs
38 - 31 - 0

196 cm
38
258 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 31 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nelson with a body shot.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.

Nelson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Roberts to the ground! Nelson dives into full mount looking to finish!

Roberts is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Roberts sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Roberts trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Roberts is trying to stand back up but Nelson is controlling him
Roberts controlling the position for now.
Roberts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Roberts's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roberts.
Roberts is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson controlling from the full mount.
Nelson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nelson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to control but Roberts wriggling away.
Roberts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Nelson looking to ground and pound but Roberts is blocking nicely.
Nelson unloads with some shots from mount but Roberts bucks and avoids them well.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson throws a push kick but Roberts slaps the foot to one side.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Roberts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a push kick but Roberts slaps the foot to one side.
Roberts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson cracks Roberts with an open hand slap.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Roberts scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson moves out of range as Roberts throws a body kick.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Roberts appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hoy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Hoy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
Roberts scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Roberts misses
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Nelson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nelson avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Roberts misses.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson feints a jab promting Roberts to slip. Nelson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roberts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roberts works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nelson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts throws a right hand that misses
and Roberts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberts throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberts jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Roberts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hoy 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. This is the final round!

Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Hoy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Roberts's knee but Roberts avoids it well.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nelson throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Nelson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Roberts throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson checks a low kick from Roberts.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts connects with a crisp jab.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nelson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roberts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roberts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
As Roberts looks to move away, Nelson throws a big counter combo bu Roberts just gets out of the way.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Nelson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Nelson throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Nelson tries to work over Roberts's front leg with a kick but Roberts checks it.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Roberts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips a jab from Roberts.
Roberts scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Roberts. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Roberts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Billy Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberts staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.

Nelson is rocked!
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Roberts ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nelson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Roberts!
A relieved looking Billy Roberts thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.