PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ambitionz Az a Rida. David Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thompson
vs
Nelson

180 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thompson controls the pace.

Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thompson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Thompson wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Thompson is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Nelson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thompson looks up at the clock and then as Nelson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thompson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thompson is putting a hurting on Nelson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
Thompson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nelson is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson landing a few strikes.
Thompson cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson is not content to let Thompson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson lands a nice forearm strike.
Thompson tries to advance to mount but Nelson denies him.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Thompson cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nelson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thompson grinds an elbow into Nelson's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to control but Thompson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Nelson is taking damage to the body and head.
Nelson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Nelson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson tries to kick Thompson off but Thompson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.

Thompson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nelson is trying to defend but Thompson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thompson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thompson is working away from the top position though.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Nelson defends it.
David Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Thompson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Thompson is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
Nelson trying to control here.
Thompson is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nelson has his takedown stuffed

and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
Thompson tries to advance to mount but Nelson denies him.
Nelson is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thompson scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom here.
Nelson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thompson scoring with punches from side control.
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thompson's best efforts.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nelson is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Thompson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Thompson 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!

Thompson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thompson trying to control from Nelson's half guard. Nelson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nelson looking to control.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Thompson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson is adopting a defensive guard.
Thompson stops Nelson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson with a poor takedown

and Thompson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nelson's guard.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to stand up here but Nelson is controlling him well.
Thompson is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Thompson pushes Nelson off looking to stand but Nelson dives back in and keeps control.
Thompson won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Nelson is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt

so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelson wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Thompson blocks nicely.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunnar Nelson.
Well Thompson 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Thompson!