PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's entrance music is The Sound of Silence. A fine choice. Seia has chosen Limp Bizkit - Thieves as his entrance music. Kuma Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nelson
vs
Seia

194 cm
34
212 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

191 cm
38
212 lbs
39 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Spartan Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nelson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Seia connects with the punch.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seia. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Seia misses with a body shot.
Seia misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Nelson
and Seia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Seia throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Nelson misses its target.
Seia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuma Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seia misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nelson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seia scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson digs a good body shot into Seia's ribs.
Seia throws a good cross that connects.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nelson cracks Seia with an open hand slap.

It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Seia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Seia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seia thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Seia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Seia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Seia.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seia makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nelson really felt that one!
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Seia feints a counter leg kick.
Seia blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Seia.
Seia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seia has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Seia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seia lands an overhand right.
Seia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Seia's head.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Nelson cracks Seia with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson cracks Seia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Seia moves out of range easily.
Seia walks into a left hand.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Nelson misses.
Seia throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
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.

Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson lands a head kick!
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Nelson jabs Seia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Seia scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Seia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson scores with a jab. Seia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nelson throws a low kick but Seia avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Seia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Seia moved out of range.
Seia misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Seia knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson misses the body punch
and Seia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Nelson lands with a slapping head kick.
Seia walks into a straight right hand from Nelson.
Seia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia scores with a nice head shot.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson swings for the body but Seia moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Seia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nelson.
Seia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Seia is out of range.
Seia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Seia saw that one coming.
Seia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Seia's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Seia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Seia is predictable there
and Seia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seia throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tolo Seia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Seia missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Seia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seia misses with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Seia stumbling back into the cage.
Seia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nelson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seia checks it well.
Seia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seia clobbers Nelson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Seia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Seia. Seia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nelson tries to land a front kick but Seia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Seia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seia connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Nelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seia doesn't seem phased though.
Seia misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Seia misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seia takes one on the button.
Tolo Seia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Seia's head back.
Nelson cracks Seia with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Seia.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Seia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seia misses the shot to the body.
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seia.
A punch lands to the side of Seia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seia can do to turn this around?
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
Seia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Seia misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seia throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seia.
Nelson slips a jab from Seia.
Nelson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuma Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seia.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson throws a body punch but Seia moves out of range.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Seia counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seia finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Seia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A swing and a miss from Seia.
Nelson checks a low kick from Seia.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Seia.
Seia throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
Our winner, Kuma Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.