PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nelson
vs
Silakka

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Silakka shows good takedown defense.
Nelson throws a good cross that connects.
Silakka shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nelson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Silakka dodges it nicely.
Nelson is looking to pass Silakka's guard but actually Silakka recovers to full guard.
Nelson is working Silakka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.

Silakka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Silakka is working from the bottom.
Nelson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silakka's guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson throws and elbow that misses. Silakka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Silakka!
Nelson looking to control.
Nelson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two 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.

Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Nelson scores with a nice shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson wants to improve his position but instead Silakka has moved into half guard.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet.

Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silakka has picked Nelson up and slammed him! Nelson can't keep hold of the triangle and Silakka manages to pass to side control!
Nelson is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson is trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position.
Nelson looking for a sweep but Silakka has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nelson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nelson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nelson is trying desperately to improve position.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Nelson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silakka.
Nelson is trying to stand back up but Silakka is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson wants to free his trapped foot but Silakka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silakka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silakka keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

Silakka is working an open guard so Nelson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries to bum rush Silakka with a series of wild strikes but Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silakka is breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
Nelson trying to control the position but Silakka is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nelson grinds an elbow into Silakka's temple.
Nelson trying to control the position but Silakka is working away.

Nelson decides to stand back up.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nelson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silakka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Nelson goes for an armbar but Silakka turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silakka.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Silakka from controlling successfully.
Nelson wants to hit a switch here but Silakka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nelson there!
Nelson has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka tries to keep control of the position but Nelson is staying busy.
Nelson tries to escape but Silakka has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Silakka not allowing Nelson to control his hands.
Nelson is trying to stand back up.
Nelson wants to control his opponent's hands but Silakka gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four 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 turns into Silakka and is now in his guard.
Nelson is pushing down on Silakka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silakka is fighting to maintain full guard but Nelson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Silakka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nelson is nestled in close to Silakka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silakka still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silakka has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Silakka is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Nelson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silakka gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson won't allow Silakka to sweep him here.

Nelson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silakka dives on top into guard.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silakka is controlling him.

Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson is striking from the bottom but Silakka uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Nelson is pressing down on Silakka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nelson working for a triangle but Silakka defends it easily.

Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Silakka defends easily.
Silakka wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silakka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silakka preventing the sweep.
Nelson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silakka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Silakka is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silakka preventing the sweep.

Nelson wriggles free and stands up.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silakka holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is trying to control but can't.
Nelson is looking to stall here but Silakka recovers full guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silakka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Silakka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

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