PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Thon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AFI - Totalimmortal. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nelson
vs
Thon

170 cm
25
165 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

170 cm
29
155 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dickie Thon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Thon counter with a right hand.

It looks like Jimmy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Thon.
A telegraphed right hand from Thon misses the target.
Thon looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Thon dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson cracks Thon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thon lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Thon.
Thon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thon. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thon moves out of range as Nelson strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thon is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Thon circles away and we're back to standing.
Thon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thon.
Thon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Thon slips a straight right by Nelson.
Thon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson scores with a hook to the body. Thon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.

Thon drops Nelson with a right and a left! Thon comes rushing in but Nelson regains his composure and manages to keep Thon in guard.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thon lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon tries to stand but Nelson is controlling from the bottom.
Thon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thon working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
Thon throws a strike aimed at the side of Nelson's head but Nelson avoids it well.
Thon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nelson is avoiding damage well.
Nelson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Thon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thon winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thon throwing shots but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Nelson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thon.
Nelson has hold of Thon's hands but Thon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nelson defending well though.
Thon passes to side control.
Nelson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thon throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Thon decides to stand back up.
Dickie Thon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thon lands with an overhand left.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson walks into a jab.

Nelson is rocked!
Thon throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Thon misses its intended target.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thon slips under a jab from Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Thon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thon's corner calls for a 1-2. Thon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Thon lands a nice shot to the body.
Thon throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Thon misses with a looping right.
Donk. Nelson catches Thon right on the button with a cross.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thon.
Thon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thon's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thon napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nelson tries for a kimura but Thon is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thon is pushing Nelson's head away, looking to escape. Nelson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thon parries the strikes from Nelson easily there. Nelson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thon to escape.
Thon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thon pushes Nelson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nelson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Thon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thon fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thon on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thon!
Thon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to ground and pound but Thon is blocking nicely.

Nelson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dickie Thon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thon is trying to stand up.

Nelson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Thon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson scores with a nice strike.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
Thon misses with a body shot.
Thon staying out of range there.
Thon misses with a straight right.
Thon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thon misses with a body shot.
Nelson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thon throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thon misses with a wild combination.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thon.
Thon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson slips under a jab from Thon.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Thon slips the punch.
Thon slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nelson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Thon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Thon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thon.
Thon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Thon misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Thon throws an off balance right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson moves out of range as Thon strikes.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Thon's shoulder, as Thon tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Thon didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Thon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thon.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Nelson jabs Thon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice cross by Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Thon tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thon cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thon lands a nice shot to the body.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Thon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Thon.
Thon scores with a jab.
Thon just misses with a punch to the body.
Thon misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thon throws an off balance right hand

and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. Thon didn't expect that.
Nelson won't allow Thon to get back to his feet.
Nelson pushes down on Thon's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Nelson.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!