PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Stefans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen The Sound of Silence as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stefans
vs
Nelson

195 cm
25
223 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

194 cm
28
213 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Hellbent
Conviction

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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Stefans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuma Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Stefans avoids it.
Nelson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stefans thuds a left hand into Nelson's body.
Stefans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefans moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Stefans's knee but Stefans avoids it well.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Stefans avoids it.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Stefans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Stefans's leg. Stefans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Stefans misses with a head kick.
A jab from Stefans does it's job there.
Stefans misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stefans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stefans throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Stefans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
Stefans checks a low kick from Nelson.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stefans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stefans tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Stefans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefans. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Stefans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a low kick but Stefans moves out of range easily.
Nelson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stefans checks a leg kick.
Stefans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stefans tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a body kick but Stefans moved away.
Stefans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nelson.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefans throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Stefans does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Stefans.
Nelson cracks the inside of Stefans's front leg.
Stefans tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stefans throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Stefans moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Stefans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stefans throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Stefans off balance momentarily.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Stefans saw that one coming.
Stefans looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stefans gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stefans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Stefans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson cracks Stefans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stefans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefans misses with a low kick.
Stefans bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefans lunges at Nelson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nelson's hand.
A jab lands there for Stefans.
Nelson with a hook.
Nelson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefans dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Stefans misses.
Stefans avoids the body shot from Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefans misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stefans throws out the jab.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stefans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma Nelson dominated that round.
That's time! Stefans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stefans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Stefans with a hook.
Nelson throws a leg kick that misses.
Stefans misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stefans checks a leg kick.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stefans manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Stefans.
Stefans connects with a jab.
Stefans misses with a body kick.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stefans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Stefans blocks a jab.
Stefans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Stefans is looking to clinch.
Nelson punishes Stefans's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson takes a swing at Stefans's ribcage but misses.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stefans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuma Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stefans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson throws a right hand that Stefans ducks under and follows up with a left that Stefans also avoids with ease.
Stefans throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stefans throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
Stefans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stefans throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Nelson stuns Stefans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Stefans tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Nelson catches Stefans right on the button with a cross.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Stefans misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Stefans moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Stefans off balance momentarily.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Stefans moves into the clinch.
Nelson working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefans with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stefans fails to land.
Stefans trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefans's elbow.
Stefans has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Stefans lands a body punch.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Stefans avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stefans scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stefans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stefans takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stefans tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Stefans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Stefans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Stefans keeps him there for the moment.
Stefans lands an uppercut.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Stefans tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Stefans back against the cage.
Nelson lands an elbow inside.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefans uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Stefans - that landed with a thud.
Stefans lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ted Stefans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nelson thows a body kick. Stefans tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stefans misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a hook but Stefans avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson takes one to the chin there.
Stefans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Stefans.
Stefans throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson thows a leg kick but Stefans checks it

and Stefans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stefans.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefans controls his hands.
Stefans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefans throws a head punch that misses.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Stefans tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Stefans misses with a low kick.
Nelson throws the kick towards the body but Stefans avoids it.
Stefans misses with a leg kick.
Nelson tests Stefans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stefans's head.
Stefans punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Stefans.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stefans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson jabs Stefans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stefans takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Stefans tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Stefans's leg. Stefans is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Stefans uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Some bone on bone action there as Stefans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stefans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
The crowd cheers as Nelson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stefans doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Stefans's head but Stefans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Stefans off balance momentarily.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a right hand

and Stefans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Stefans won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stefans misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stefans misses with a knee to the head.
Stefans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Stefans takes an elbow to the temple.
Stefans lands with a left to the head.
Stefans lands a shot to the body.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stefans's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefans has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Stefans swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stefans lands with a kick to the temple. Nelson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stefans!
Stefans is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stefans. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefans needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a front kick that sends Stefans stumbling back into the cage.
Nelson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stefans at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuma Nelson!
During a confident post fight interview, Kuma Nelson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.