PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Luke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with AFI - Totalimmortal blaring out of the sound system. Luke has chosen 99 problems as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Luke

170 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

173 cm
26
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Luke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Luke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson gets through Luke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luke is keeping busy.
Nelson misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Luke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson trying to stall but Luke improves his position.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luke.
Luke scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Luke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch lands to the side of Luke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jimmy Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Luke closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson stalls.
Luke pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Luke.

Luke breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Luke lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Nelson is looking to control Luke's arms but Luke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Luke prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Luke is pushing Nelson up against the cage, 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.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Luke manages to break the clinch.

Luke moves into the clinch.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nelson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson is leaning against Luke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson just leaning against Luke, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luke is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Luke stalling.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luke.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luke prevents a body shot from Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Luke blocking some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Luke.
Luke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Luke's head.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Luke blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Luke.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Luke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luke.
Luke tries to clinch up
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luke has time to react.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luke paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Luke moves into the clinch.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Luke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.

Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luke staying out of range there.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson stops Luke from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nelson works over Luke with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luke manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Luke's shoulder, as Luke tries to avoid the shot.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson keeps control of Luke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Luke improves position.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luke presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luke tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Luke wants to clinch.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luke is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Luke circles away and we're back to standing.

Luke rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Luke controls the action.
Luke blocking some punches.
Jimmy Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Luke digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson has Luke pressed against the cage.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Luke improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luke misses with the head strike.
Luke throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body.
Luke scores with a shoulder strike.
Luke can't break the clinch.
A short left from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Luke improves his position.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Nelson dominated that second round.
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 misses with a double jab

and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson works on Luke's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Luke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Luke controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Luke lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Luke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luke forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Luke is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson letting Luke take a breather here.
Nelson has Luke pressed against the cage, preventing Luke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Luke.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson pushes Luke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Luke blocking some punches.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Luke breaks from the clinch.
Devin Luke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Luke counters with a one-two to the body.
Luke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A cross from Nelson lands.
Nelson throws the left hand but Luke avoids the punch easily.
Luke wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devin Luke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Luke misses.
Luke tries to clinch up

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a body shot but Luke blocks it.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Luke trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Luke into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Luke slowing the pace effectively.
Luke is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Luke avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luke or not.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Luke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot

and Luke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luke.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.

It looks like Devin Luke has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luke's elbow.
Nelson misses with a body punch.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson cracks Luke with a nice body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Luke's ribcage. Luke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luke blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nelson tries to work over Luke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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