PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Silence. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nelson
vs
Gaarlandt

194 cm
38
211 lbs
34 - 14 - 0

184 cm
28
207 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 34 - 14 - 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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaarlandt takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick from Gaarlandt lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Gaarlandt.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Gaarlandt misses
and Gaarlandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaarlandt staying out of range there.
Gaarlandt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Gaarlandt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses
and Gaarlandt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Gaarlandt lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaarlandt lands a nice shot that snaps Nelson's head back.
A head kick by Gaarlandt misses
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Gaarlandt.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Gaarlandt.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab.
Gaarlandt throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a kick to the body.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nelson misses with a hook. Gaarlandt ducked under it nicely.
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Gaarlandt slips the punch.
Gaarlandt misses with a double jab
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson 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 combination from Gaarlandt does no damage.
Gaarlandt misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaarlandt.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good work by Gaarlandt as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Gaarlandt moved out of range.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nelson throws the left hand but Gaarlandt avoids the punch easily.
Gaarlandt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Gaarlandt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Gaarlandt moves away and avoids it.
Nelson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gaarlandt will feel that in the morning.
Gaarlandt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaarlandt throws a counter combo.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Gaarlandt avoids nicely.
Nelson throws a body kick that misses.
Gaarlandt unleashes a big counter combination but Nelson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nelson lands an overhand right.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaarlandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson is looking to counter punch.
Gaarlandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Gaarlandt moved out of range.
Gaarlandt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nelson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt is out of range.
Gaarlandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Gaarlandt's head but Gaarlandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaarlandt ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Gaarlandt blocks the low kick.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gaarlandt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Gaarlandt counters with a body kick.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Gaarlandt avoids it.
Nelson backing away here, and Gaarlandt unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gaarlandt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaarlandt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaarlandt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Gaarlandt moved out of range nicely.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Gaarlandt's leg. Gaarlandt is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Gaarlandt misses.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Gaarlandt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricardo Gaarlandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson misses with a hook. Gaarlandt ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Gaarlandt checks it.
Some wild striking there from Gaarlandt.
Kuma Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaarlandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson motions for Gaarlandt to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaarlandt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nelson throws a big shot that misses.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nelson's head.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Gaarlandt saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gaarlandt throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Gaarlandt saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Gaarlandt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gaarlandt throws a combination that misses
and Nelson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gaarlandt really felt that one!
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt misses with a kick to the body
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Gaarlandt moved away.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gaarlandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nelson.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gaarlandt's calf.
Nelson throws a body punch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Gaarlandt steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gaarlandt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaarlandt throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaarlandt just manages to avoid it.
Gaarlandt checks a leg kick.
Gaarlandt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nelson misses with a leg kick.
Gaarlandt slips a jab from Nelson.
Gaarlandt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaarlandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson cracks Gaarlandt with an open hand slap.
Gaarlandt keeps Nelson at a distance using the push kick.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaarlandt can do to turn this around?
Nelson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Gaarlandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma 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!

Gaarlandt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaarlandt.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaarlandt.
Nelson sizes up Gaarlandt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nelson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Nelson misses.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Gaarlandt misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaarlandt tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gaarlandt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gaarlandt's sensitive parts.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt throws a series of strikes that have Nelson backpedaling.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Gaarlandt's side.
Gaarlandt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gaarlandt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaarlandt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nelson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nelson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaarlandt throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Gaarlandt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gaarlandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Gaarlandt moves away and avoids it.
As Nelson backs off Gaarlandt throws a huge counter combo but Nelson manages to avoid it all.
A shot to the liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Gaarlandt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Gaarlandt throws a head kick that misses.
Kuma Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Gaarlandt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gaarlandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaarlandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaarlandt slips a straight right by Nelson.
Gaarlandt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaarlandt.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gaarlandt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nelson has got the better of the exchanges.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Gaarlandt's body.
Gaarlandt connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Gaarlandt.
A quick step to the side and Nelson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Gaarlandt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaarlandt misses with a head kick.
Gaarlandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nelson.
Nelson lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson throws a body punch but Gaarlandt moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gaarlandt. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaarlandt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson thumps Gaarlandt with a low kick.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Gaarlandt moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a leg kick.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaarlandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Gaarlandt throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Gaarlandt unleashes a big counter combination but Nelson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Ricardo Gaarlandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaarlandt looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaarlandt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Gaarlandt's belly button to the back.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.

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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
An out of breath Kuma Nelson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Ricardo Gaarlandt had this to say: 'i will never suffer defeat ,i ll come stronger and better in my next fight,thanks to all the fans out there..'.