PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wesley Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley Myers has chosen "Heavy" by Left Lane Cruiser as his entrance music. 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?

Nelson
vs
Wesley Myers

188 cm
21
191 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Wesley Myers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley Myers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Wesley Myers misses with a left hand
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wesley Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wesley Myers won't be happy with that.
Wesley Myers regains half guard, as Nelson was trying to land strikes.
Nelson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nelson 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.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wesley Myers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson trying to control from half guard but Wesley Myers is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Gunnar Nelson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wesley Myers misses with an uppercut
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson connects with a jab.
Wesley Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley Myers throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Wesley Myers does no damage.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Wesley Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Nelson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wesley Myers on his heels. He'll look to pass Wesley Myers's guard now, I'm sure.
Wesley Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson stays in close to Wesley Myers's body and controls the position.
Nelson postures up in Wesley Myers's guard and throws a big left but Wesley Myers blocks it.
Nelson passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.

Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wesley Myers is refusing to be controlled, as Nelson sits in half guard.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
Wesley Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wesley Myers throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Wesley Myers throws a poor cross that misses
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wesley Myers misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Wesley Myers.
Wesley Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesley Myers throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Wesley Myers.
Wesley Myers misses with a hook
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.
Wesley Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wesley Myers thinking.
John Wesley Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesley Myers is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley Myers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson cracks Wesley Myers with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Wesley Myers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wesley Myers misses with a right hand
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into Wesley Myers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wesley Myers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Wesley Myers keeps moving.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Wesley Myers is keeping the position.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wesley Myers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Gunnar Nelson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wesley Myers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wesley Myers ducks under a wild hook from Nelson.
Wesley Myers swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Wesley Myers misses.
Wesley Myers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wesley Myers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wesley Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nelson checks a leg kick.
Wesley Myers misses with a shot to the body

and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nelson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesley Myers can do to turn this around?
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wesley Myers is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
Nelson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wesley Myers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesley Myers is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wesley Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Wesley Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wesley Myers throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesley Myers throws a right hand that misses
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wesley Myers misses with a left hand

and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. Wesley Myers didn't expect that.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson trying to control but Wesley Myers is working from the bottom.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Wesley Myers is defending well.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Wesley Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wesley Myers is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wesley Myers is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
John Wesley Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Wesley Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson prevents Wesley Myers from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wesley Myers, who protects the arm well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

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