PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drost's choice of entrance music: Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Doomsday Drost told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Nelson
vs
Drost

193 cm
32
240 lbs
27 - 13 - 2

205 cm
30
280 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Reaper Combatwear

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.

Drost shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nelson is trying to defend but Drost finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Drost in his half guard.
Nelson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drost throws a strike but Nelson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drost accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drost throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Drost looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost is controlling Nelson's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Drost keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Nelson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Drost seems keen to control Nelson's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gunnar Nelson.
Nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drost on the side of the head.
Drost walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Drost swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Drost throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drost wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson won't allow Drost to sweep him here.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Drost is retaining full guard.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Drost has wrist control.
Drost keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
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.
Drost is controlling Nelson's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drost fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drost's calf.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Drost in a clinch.
Drost takes a shot to the head.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Drost controls the action.
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drost.
Drost pushes Nelson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Drost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drost shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
Drost misses with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drost's calf.
Drost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drost misses the jab.
Drost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nelson takes a swing at Drost's ribcage but misses.
Drost lands a nice shot to the body.
Drost missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drost.
Drost on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nelson throws a low kick but Drost avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Drost persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doomsday Drost.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drost digs a good hook to Nelson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Drost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson feints and then cracks Drost's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drost down.
Drost takes one to the chin there.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drost.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drost scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Jab from Drost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson works Drost's body with a nice hook.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nelson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drost slips a jab from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drost moves away from the strike by Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drost fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Drost lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drost scores with a hook.
Nelson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drost has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drost.
Drost on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That has opened up Doomsday Drost's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drost.

Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nelson showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson is keen to just control but Drost is a slippery customer.
Drost wants to get back to his feet.
Drost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Drost is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drost's head.
Drost looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drost wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson wants to control but Drost is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drost looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drost.
Nelson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drost doesn't seem bothered though.
Drost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Drost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drost has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Drost bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Drost darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drost.
Nelson wants to control but Drost is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drost winds up and cracks Nelson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nelson trying to control here.
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 Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drost throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Drost lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Drost shoots in for a double leg but Nelson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drost moves out of range of the body kick from Nelson.
Drost avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Drost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nelson cracks Drost with a good jab.
Drost is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drost slips a jab from Nelson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Drost avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Drost.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Drost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drost throws out the jab.
Drost takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Drost.
Nelson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drost's best efforts.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson is looking for a sweep. Drost is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to control but Drost is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nelson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drost throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson seems keen to control Drost's posture.
Nelson working a defensive guard but Drost passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drost lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drost connects with a nice short shot to Nelson's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drost makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.

Nelson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Drost wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Drost postures up in Nelson's guard and throws a big left but Nelson blocks it.
Drost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controls Drost momentarily but Drost frees himself.
Drost wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Drost might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nelson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Drost stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Nelson throws up his legs and catches Drost in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Drost tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Nelson! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Gunnar Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.