PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Hyper - We Control . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nelson
vs
Santos

188 cm
24
242 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Andro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Nelson trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson advances to half guard.
Nelson trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.

Nelson has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nelson landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nelson trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nelson.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Nelson's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nelson lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Santos looks winded!
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.

Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Nelson jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Nelson trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Santos is rocked!
Nelson lands a big shot to the head and Santos winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
Our winner, Roy Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.