PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pritchett
vs
Nelson

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchett is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson looks for the body kick but Pritchett saw that one coming.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pritchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pritchett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pritchett checks a low kick from Nelson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Pritchett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson feints and then cracks Pritchett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pritchett down.
Pritchett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Pritchett is breathing heavily.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pritchett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson scores with a nice body kick.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Pritchett backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Chris Pritchett has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.

Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Pritchett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stays in close to Pritchett's body and controls the position.

Pritchett working for a triangle but Nelson defends it easily.
Pritchett keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Pritchett trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pritchett is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nelson wants to stand but Pritchett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nelson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pritchett is on top in guard.
Pritchett tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pritchett passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nelson is staying active underneath Pritchett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Pritchett's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pritchett is looking to clinch.
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson lands with a straight right. Pritchett didn't see that one coming.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Pritchett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nelson throws a push kick but Pritchett slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
Pritchett tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Kimbo Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchett.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pritchett tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Pritchett walks into a jab.
Pritchett tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Pritchett shoots in.

Pritchett clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pritchett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nelson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pritchett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pritchett has double underhooks.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Pritchett has him pressed against the cage.
Pritchett prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Pritchett keeps him there for the moment.
Pritchett tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pritchett is working for takedown but Nelson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pritchett looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Pritchett moved out of range nicely.
Pritchett throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.

Pritchett pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pritchett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pritchett has double underhooks.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson lands a head kick. Pritchett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pritchett is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Pritchett or perhaps it was just good defense by Nelson which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pritchett has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Pritchett.
Pritchett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pritchett keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Pritchett's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pritchett is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Pritchett misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson lands the left hand.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Nelson swings for the body but Pritchett moves out of range.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pritchett wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a hook but Pritchett avoids it easily.
Nelson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Nelson slams his shin into Pritchett's torso.
Pritchett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nelson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pritchett circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pritchett.
Good exchange - Nelson coming out on top.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Pritchett circles away easily

so Pritchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pritchett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pritchett being controlled here momentarily.
Pritchett trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nelson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pritchett is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pritchett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Pritchett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pritchett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pritchett trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pritchett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson is trying to control Pritchett's posture but Pritchett avoids it.
Pritchett wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt

and Pritchett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nelson's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimbo Nelson.
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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Nelson!