PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wynston Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casper Nielsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wynston Church's chin.

Church
vs
Nielsen

192 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wynston Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casper Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen wants to clinch.
Nielsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Church counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Nielsen looking to score a takedown here. Church is defending well but Nielsen drives through and ends up in Church's guard.
Church throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nielsen preventing the sweep.
Church working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Church bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nielsen's guard.
Church passes Nielsen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nielsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen manages to get to full guard.
Church in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Church throwing strikes from guard but Nielsen blocks nicely.

Church got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nielsen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Church has managed to get both his arms back between Nielsen's legs - danger averted.
Nielsen being controlled here, momentarily.
Church connects with a couple of short punches.
Nielsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Church's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nielsen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Church tries to free his leg and advance position but Nielsen is retaining full guard.
Church lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Church from controlling successfully.
Nielsen controls Church momentarily but Church frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Church postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Church working some strikes from top position.
Nielsen keeping moving, preventing Church from controlling successfully.
Church scoring with punches to the head and body.
Church scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Church forces his way into half guard.
Nielsen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church slips a nice elbow through Nielsen's hands, connecting with Nielsen's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Church passes to side control.
Church lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Church works to advance to full mount. Nielsen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Church cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Church postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nielsen bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Church and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wynston Church!