PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dangi loops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen 'Let the Bodies hit the floor' as his entrance music. Todd Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

loops
vs
Nelson

193 cm
20
222 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
269 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dangi loops!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
loops changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but loops manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
loops looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
loops fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangi loops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
loops shoots in but no luck this time.
loops shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
loops shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
loops shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
loops keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that loops shrugs off.

It looks like Dangi loops has been cut.
loops is breathing heavily.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. loops lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. loops lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped loops in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped loops in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Nelson decides to pull guard.

Nelson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
loops takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
loops circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson moves into range and clinches up with loops.
Nelson landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
loops blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands an elbow inside that loops shrugs off.

Dangi loops's cut is getting worse.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch but loops is avoiding it.

Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
loops takes an elbow to the temple.

Nelson pulls guard.
loops looking to pass the guard.
loops trying to move into half guard but instead Nelson has managed to sweep!
loops looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
loops tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Nelson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks loops's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Nelson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
loops avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nelson has closed the distance and engaged loops in a clinch.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
loops managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
loops avoids the elbow strike from Nelson, against the cage.
Nelson lands a right hand.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
loops managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson has loops pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. loops manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson landing knees to the body.
loops takes an elbow to the forehead.
loops is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag loops down to the mat. loops avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Todd Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
loops tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but loops avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
loops avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dangi loops's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

loops tries for a takedown but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson tries to clinch there but loops circles away.
Dangi loops seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
loops shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nelson clinches up against the cage.
loops blocks an elbow strike.
loops blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
loops tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangi loops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
loops blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.

Nelson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
loops tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
loops looking for a sweep but Nelson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
loops really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
loops is trying to reverse the position but instead Nelson has taken his back - oops!
loops is trying to break free.
loops is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
loops looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nelson biding his time, looking for the opening.

Nelson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. loops defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
loops tries to escape but Nelson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

loops fending off the submission attempt from Nelson.
loops manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nelson's guard. Nice work there by loops.

loops drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nelson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nelson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nelson!
loops tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Nelson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
loops wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
loops rolls, trying to escape but Nelson keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson keeps control of the position easily here as loops tries to buck him off.
Nelson controlling well, preventing loops from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dangi loops's cut.
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!

Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but loops swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Nelson tries to clinch up but loops circles away and keeps his distance.
loops fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
loops misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dangi loops. That's going to take a lot out of him.
loops swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
loops gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but loops leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Nelson gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Nelson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nelson tries to clinch up but loops circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but loops swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
loops avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
loops shoots in for a double leg but Nelson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Nelson clinches up with loops and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson lands an elbow that stopped loops in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but loops avoids the damage to the body.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but loops avoids the damage to the body.
loops is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
loops looking for a takedown.
Nelson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
loops blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a damaging elbow.
Nelson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from loops.
loops blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through loops's defenses.
loops avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
loops dodges an elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
loops blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loops on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent loops's takedown attempt.
loops can't get the takedown.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from loops.
Nelson lands an elbow just above loops 's eye.
loops blocks the elbow strike.

loops wants the takedown. Nelson is fighting it off but loops persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nelson's guard against the cage.

loops drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nelson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now loops has Nelson in his guard.
loops looking for a sweep. Not yet loops, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

loops is looking for a triangle here but Nelson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
loops is trying to improve his position.

Nelson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nelson tries to clinch but loops is having none of it.
loops shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dangi loops is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but loops swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Nelson!