PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Nelson has chosen Kanye West feat Chief Keef, Pusha T, Jadakiss, Big Sean - I Don't Like as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kayani
vs
Nelson

170 cm
28
167 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

176 cm
34
163 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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KAISER

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kayani can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson throws a chopping leg kick but Kayani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Nelson lands a jab to the nose.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nelson.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kayani.
Kayani throws a chopping leg kick but Nelson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kayani under the eye.
Kayani thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson connects with a crisp jab.
Kayani looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Byron Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Kayani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kayani slips under a jab from Nelson.
Kayani misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Kayani lands a jab.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kayani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Kayani's head coaches at Seventh House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kayani.
Nelson sizes up Kayani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kayani defending well as Nelson loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Kayani misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kayani misses the target.
Kayani checks a leg kick nicely.
Kayani throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lunges at Kayani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kayani's hand.
Nelson lands with a cross.
Kayani throws a lazy uppercut

and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown. Kayani fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson throws a strike but Kayani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kayani preventing the sweep.
Nelson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kayani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson seems keen to control Kayani's posture.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Kayani from controlling successfully.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kayani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kayani.
Nelson is controlling Kayani's posture.
Kayani throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
Kayani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kayani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kayani throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kayani's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kayani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Kayani keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Byron Nelson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kayani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kayani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kayani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wasim Kayani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Kayani looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Nelson dominated that round.
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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayani moves away.
Nelson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kayani takes one to the chin there.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Kayani.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Kayani blocks the leg kick.
Kayani needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Kayani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nelson is out of range and Kayani settles back down.
A lazy left from Nelson finds it's target.
Kayani avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Kayani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 throws a leg kick but Kayani checks it.
A big left from Kayani misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayani tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kayani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Kayani's belly button to the back.
Kayani walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Kayani throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Nelson.
Kayani tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayani throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Nelson misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
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Byron Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kayani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayani is just out of range.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kayani.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kayani.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kayani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kayani shoots in looking for a takedown but Nelson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kayani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nelson cracks a nice hook into Kayani's ribs.
Nelson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kayani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wasim Kayani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Nelson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nelson.
Nelson thuds his right hand into Kayani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Kayani.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kayani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kayani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayani's sensitive parts.
Nelson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kayanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nelson throws a hook but Kayani blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in but Kayani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kayani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kayani.
Kayani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayani shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani misses the jab.
Kayani looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Kayani looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson scores with a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kayani. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson with a jab.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kayani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nelson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nelson slips under a jab from Kayani.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kayani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kayani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kayani wants to take the fight to the mat but Nelson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Kayani.

Kayani manages to break the clinch.
Kayani needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson thuds his shin into the meat of Kayani's side.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Kayani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kayani scores with a sloppy right hand. Nelson should have avoided that one.
Kayani throws a low kick, looking for Nelson's leg but Nelson calmly moves out of range.
Nelson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Kayani moves away and avoids it.
Kayani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nelson has time to react.
Kayani throws a push kick but Nelson slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kayani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kayani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Nelson there.
Kayani throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
Kayani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kayani throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Kayani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kayani takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Kayani scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson checks the leg kick.
Wasim Kayani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kayani which made him look bad.
Nelson takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Kayani's front leg but catches the back leg as Kayani tries to avoid it.
Kayani misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Kayani.
Kayani throws a leg kick
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Kayani throws a lazy head kick

so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kayani keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson trying to control from half guard but Kayani is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kayani is looking to improve his position.
Nelson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nelson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Byron Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kayani tries to get to full guard but Nelson has control of the leg.
Nelson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kayani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kayani is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kayani regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson postures up.
Kayani thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kayani being controlled here, momentarily.

Kayani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nelson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Nelson!
A very excited looking Byron 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.