PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Wilco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nelson
vs
Wilco

174 cm
25
163 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

172 cm
27
163 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Horatio Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jae Wilco!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Wilco misses with a body shot.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilco tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nelson.

Wilco has Nelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wilco scores with a hook to the body.
Wilco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilco lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nelson.
Wilco holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wilco lands a body punch.
Wilco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the ropes.
Wilco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilco lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the ropes.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilco avoiding damage.
Wilco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wilco throws a head punch that misses.
Wilco misses with a punch to the body.
Wilco struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Wilco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Wilco is pushing Nelson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wilco fails to land.
Wilco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilco looking to stall.
Wilco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the ropes.
Wilco is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilco has his back to the ropes.
Wilco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Wilco won't allow it.
Wilco pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson letting Wilco take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Wilco.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wilco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Wilco throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
A head punch on the inside from Wilco fails to land.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilco throws a head punch that misses.
Wilco lands a left hand.
Wilco missing with knees to the body.
Wilco tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilco blocks an elbow strike from Nelson.
Wilco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilco lands a nice shot to the body.
Wilco misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilco pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilco throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Wilco blocks the elbow strike.
Wilco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wilco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilco is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Wilco into the ropes.
Wilco throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Nelson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilco lands with a left to the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilco tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Wilco misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Wilco displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Wilco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wilco throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilco is defending well.
Wilco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilco tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Wilco with the active half guard here but Nelson passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilco is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Wilco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilco keeps working.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wilco defends it well.

Nelson seems to be working for a kimura but Wilco defends the submission attempt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Wilco moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wilco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilco scores with a hook to the body.
Wilco misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wilco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilco lands a shot to the body.
Wilco stalling the fight.
Wilco swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilco presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wilco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Wilco won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco effectively controlling the action here.
Wilco misses with a body punch.
Wilco throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilco.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Wilco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Wilco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilco scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilco.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilco.
Wilco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson being controlled against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Wilco tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Wilco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilco lands with a right to the head.
Wilco pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Wilco blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilco.
Wilco is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Wilco slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jae Wilco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson pushing down on Wilco's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilco wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.

Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilco gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Wilco keeps moving.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilco is retaining full guard.
Wilco throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Wilco is keeping the position.
Wilco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Wilco.
Jae Wilco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Wilco.
Wilco looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.

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.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Wilco circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilco circles away.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilco.

Nelson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nelson blocks the strikes from Wilco.

Nelson is looking for a kimura but Wilco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage.
Wilco wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson is pressing down on Wilco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wilco is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nelson is keen to just control but Wilco is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Wilco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilco lands a jab.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horatio Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilco digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
Nelson tries to clinch
letting Wilco counter with a right hand.
Wilco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jae Wilco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilco counters with a nice body shot.
Wilco tries a head kick but it misses.

Wilco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wilco scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with an elbow strike.
Wilco cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Wilco taking a breather.
Wilco lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilco.
Horatio Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilco gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Wilco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Wilco!