PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatrix comes to the cage accompanied by "Trenches" by Pop Evil. Nelson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Sound of Silence. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dominatrix
vs
Nelson

190 cm
32
215 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

194 cm
38
211 lbs
35 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KnockOut

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 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dominatrix shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dominatrix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson is looking to slow Dominatrix down with leg kicks.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dominatrix checks the leg kick.
Dominatrix takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dominatrix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
Nelson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Dominatrix does no damage.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Dominatrix's head.
Dominatrix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Dominatrix throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dominatrix is in Nelson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dominatrix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominatrix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Dominatrix defends easily.

Nelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dominatrix is aware though and is defending well.
Dominatrix controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dominatrix wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Dominatrix cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Dominatrix with a nice head shot there.
Nelson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dominatrix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has Dominatrix pulled in close to control his posture.
Dominatrix connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dominatrix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dominatrix 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.
Dominatrix is stalling in the full guard.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Dominatrix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dominatrix defends it easily.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominatrix is one step ahead there.
Dominatrix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dominatrix lands a couple of digs.
Dominatrix postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominatrix slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dominatrix lands a few punches from side control.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dominatrix closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Dominatrix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dominatrix controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
Dominatrix lands a couple of digs.
Dominatrix is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nelson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dominatrix is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Dominatrix.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Dominatrix has control of the leg.
Dominatrix working over Nelson with some ground and pound. Nelson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nelson is trying to maintain the position but Dominatrix is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dominatrix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dominatrix lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dominatrix winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dominatrix is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dominatrix working some strikes from top position.
Dominatrix chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson is pulling down on Dominatrix's head to control his posture.
Nelson trying to control the position.
Dominatrix lands a couple of digs.
Dominatrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dominatrix slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dominatrix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dominatrix is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Dominatrix trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
Nelson pulls Dominatrix in close to his closed guard and prevents Dominatrix from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dominatrix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Dominatrix checks it.
Nelson defending well as Dominatrix loads up on a big left hand.
Dominatrix throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dominatrix connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Dominatrix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rastaphan Dominatrix dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dominatrix feints and as Nelson raises his hands in defense, Dominatrix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dominatrix is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dominatrix from controlling successfully.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominatrix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dominatrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominatrix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dominatrix cracks Nelson with a solid left hand.
Dominatrix with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dominatrix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson is trying to keep Dominatrix in close.
Dominatrix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dominatrix stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dominatrix cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is letting Dominatrix control him for a moment.
Nelson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dominatrix lands a few punches from side control.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rastaphan Dominatrix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson taking a bit of punishment here - Dominatrix scoring with strikes.
Kuma Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Nelson is not content to let Dominatrix control the position.
Dominatrix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nelson to see if he's OK.
Rastaphan Dominatrix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dominatrix trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Dominatrix working away.
Nelson seems a little lost for a moment, as Dominatrix dominates the positioning.
Nelson is trying to control Dominatrix's posture but Dominatrix avoids it.

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.
Dominatrix controlling the position.
Dominatrix working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Dominatrix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dominatrix controls the position.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dominatrix lands a nice forearm strike.

Dominatrix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rastaphan Dominatrix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dominatrix 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.