PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nelson
vs
Trout

180 cm
28
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

195 cm
30
216 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glen Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a takedown
and Trout makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nelson really felt that one!
Trout stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trout lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trout.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Trout swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trout scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trout circles away.
Trout connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Trout is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rainbow Trout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nelson's sensitive parts.

Trout rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Trout prevents the takedown attempt.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trout.
Trout leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trout really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Trout keeps moving.
Nelson won't allow Trout to sweep him here.
Trout is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trout swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trout wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Trout finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Trout. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Trout throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Trout thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trout.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Trout throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Trout counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson has his takedown stuffed
and Trout counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trout scores with a head kick. Nelson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Trout circles away easily
and Trout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trout lands a front kick.
Trout scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nelson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nelson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trout.
Trout fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nelson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trout can pounce on him.
Trout stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Trout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Trout closes the distance and clinches.
Trout connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Glen Nelson has been cut.
Trout is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trout down to the mat. Trout avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trout throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trout rushes Nelson and presses him up against the cage.
Trout throws an elbow but it misses.
Trout is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trout has his back to the cage.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trout prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Trout.
Nelson has Trout pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trout manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nelson tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Trout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trout misses with a body punch.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Trout.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nelson is defending well for now.
Trout scores with a knee to the head.
Trout just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson avoids the elbow strike from Trout, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Trout.
Nelson letting Trout take a breather here.
Trout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rainbow Trout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.

Trout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trout - that will leave a mark!
Nelson is looking to clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson gets tackled into the cage by Trout. Trout maintains the clinch.
Trout wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Trout.

Trout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trout.
Trout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trout thuds his shin into the meat of Nelson's side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Trout. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Trout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nelson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trout lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trout connects with a high kick.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Trout.

Trout has managed to clinch.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trout smiles and moves away.
Trout throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trout paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout throws a quick inside leg kick.

Nelson scores with a takedown into Trout's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trout wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nelson manages to pass to side control.

Trout has one foot on Nelson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Trout instigates a clinch.
Trout tries to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trout is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trout avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.
Glen Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Trout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trout using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trout gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Trout misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
Trout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson is trying to drag Trout to the mat but Trout just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson wants a takedown.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trout creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Trout with a knee to the head.

Glen Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Trout controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Trout lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trout 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Trout!