PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nelson's choice of entrance music: Stephen Lynch - Special Ed. Ed Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Winchester
vs
Nelson

175 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Winchester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winchester swivels and escapes.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winchester momentarily.
Winchester loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Winchester.
Winchester throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Winchester swinging wildly here.
Winchester lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winchester.

It looks like Ed Nelson has been cut.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winchester takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winchester throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Winchester.
Winchester throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winchester leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Winchester misses with an uppercut.
Winchester throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winchester throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Winchester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Nelson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winchester did well to prevent Nelson getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winchester defending well though.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nelson sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Winchester is defending against the submission attempts here by Nelson.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is working for a kimura but Winchester is defending it quite comfortably.
Winchester is looking to escape.
Winchester avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nelson.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Winchester defends it.
Winchester on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winchester tries to get out of the position.
Nelson stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but Winchester defending well.
Nelson controlling the pace.
Winchester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ed Nelson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Winchester throws a sloppy body shot
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Winchester. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Bruno Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Nelson.
Winchester throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Winchester which made him look bad.
Winchester swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Winchester is out of range.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winchester manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Winchester moves away and avoids it.
Winchester misses with a combination
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Winchester misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Winchester misses its intended target.
Winchester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester lands a slapping body shot.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winchester.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nice uppercut lands for Winchester. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Bruno Winchester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Nelson.
Winchester throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.
Nelson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winchester misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Winchester fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winchester.
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winchester doesn't seem bothered though.

Nelson scores with a takedown into Winchester's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
Nelson passes Winchester's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nelson is trying to control. Winchester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to escape.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson trying to control from half guard but Winchester is working away.

Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Winchester dodges it nicely.
Nelson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Winchester does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Winchester that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Winchester is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Winchester misses with a straight right.
Winchester slips a jab from Nelson.
Winchester misses with a body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Winchester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Winchester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winchester misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Winchester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winchester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winchester misses the jab.
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winchester on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winchester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Winchester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winchester misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winchester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Winchester saw that one coming.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winchester.

Nelson drives through with a takedown into Winchester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position but Winchester is working away.
Nelson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Winchester's head but Winchester avoids it well.
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Winchester's head but Winchester avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nelson swings around for an armbar but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nelson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winchester is one step ahead there.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Nelson is working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't let Winchester get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bruno Winchester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nelson working for a submission but Winchester is keeping him at bay.
Winchester holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nelson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ed Nelson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Nelson!
Ed Nelson is the new featherweight champion!