PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osea Divisor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Divisor has chosen Break You by Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nelson
vs
Divisor

178 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osea Divisor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Divisor but Divisor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisor. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Divisor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Divisor tries a head kick but it misses.
Divisor throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Divisor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Divisor misses with a few strikes there.
Divisor tries to clinch up.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Divisor clinches.
Divisor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Divisor working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Divisor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Divisor counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisor punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Divisor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Divisor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
A combination from Divisor does no damage.

Divisor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Divisor showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Divisor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Divisor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nelson is positioning himself well to prevent Divisor advancing to mount.
Divisor is pressing down on Nelson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nelson is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Divisor wants to take a breather but Nelson is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson has his hands clasped together around Divisor's back. He's all about the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Nelson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Divisor tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Divisor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Divisor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Alexander Nelson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nelson dives in and grabs Divisor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Divisor pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Divisor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Divisor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Divisor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Osea Divisor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Divisor counters with a solid body kick.

Divisor feints and as Nelson raises his hands in defense, Divisor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Divisor throws a strike but Nelson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Divisor is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stands up over Divisor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Divisor is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Divisor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Divisor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Divisor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osea Divisor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nelson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Divisor throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.

Nelson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Divisor sprawls well initially but Nelson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Divisor trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Divisor won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
Nelson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Divisor trying to control from the bottom.
Divisor tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Divisor is having none of it.
Divisor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Divisor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson postures up in Divisor's guard and throws a big left but Divisor blocks it.

Divisor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson postures up.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson trying to control but Divisor is working from the bottom.

Divisor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Divisor's head.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Divisor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Divisor is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Divisor wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Divisor's brow.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Divisor wants to sweep but no luck.
Divisor is breathing heavily.
Nelson trying to control but Divisor is working from the bottom.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Divisor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Divisor keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Divisor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Nelson stands and steps away. Divisor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Divisor defends it nicely.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Divisor as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Divisor misses with a wild combination.
Divisor throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Osea Divisor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Divisor misses with the combination.
Nelson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Divisor counters with a head kick. That will keep Nelson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Divisor.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Divisor misses.
Divisor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Divisor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Divisor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexander Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Divisor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Divisor doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.
Divisor wants to sweep but no luck.

Divisor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Divisor has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Divisor wants to sweep but no luck.

Divisor is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Divisor is retaining full guard.
Nelson working some strikes from top position.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson stands up over Divisor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Divisor keeps moving.
Nelson is in close to Divisor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Divisor keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Divisor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Divisor's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Divisor's head.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson stands up over Divisor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Divisor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Divisor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

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