PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolfo Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nelson
vs
Washington

160 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolfo Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.

Nelson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nelson lands in his opponent's guard.

Washington is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Washington has the dominant position.

Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Washington shoots in.
Washington fails to land the takedown.
Washington shoots for a takedown but Nelson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson attempts a counter takedown but Washington avoids it well and moves away.
Willy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolfo Washington.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Washington napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nelson stands up.
Nelson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Washington blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Washington on that attempt.
Washington looks winded!
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington has a takedown stuffed.

Nelson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.
Washington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Nelson wants to stand up but Washington is controlling the position.

Nelson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Nelson is taking a breather. Washington says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nelson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nelson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Washington can pounce on him.

Nelson clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson misses with a head kick.

Nelson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Washington defends it well.
Washington is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Washington defends it well.
Washington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
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.
Washington is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nelson is staying active.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson really is a fat lump.
Nelson is trying to control. Washington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy 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.

Washington looks for a takedown but Nelson sprawls well.
Adolfo Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Nelson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Washington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.

Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington darts in looking for a takedown but Nelson gets double underhooks and turns Washington into the cage.
Willy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolfo Washington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington goes for a double leg but Nelson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nelson continues to drive forward.
Nelson tries to counter with a takedown but Washington is quick to defend against it.
Washington is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Washington with a nice cross.
Willy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.

Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Washington throws Nelson to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nelson looking to score a takedown here. Washington is defending well but Nelson drives through and ends up in Washington's guard.

Nelson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Washington dives on top into guard.
Nelson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Washington looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Washington is one step ahead there.
Washington controlling from the top position.
Nelson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Nelson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

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 wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
Nelson wants to get back to his feet but Washington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Washington controls the pace.
Washington being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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 Willy Nelson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Washington closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side

and Nelson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nelson.

Nelson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Washington is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nelson, into his guard.
Washington is fighting to break Nelson's control of his arms but Nelson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson controlling the position.

Nelson pushes Washington off and scrambles back to his feet.

Nelson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Washington's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
Nelson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Nelson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Washington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Washington tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Nelson is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Washington defends it well.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.

Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Washington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson looking to control the position.
Nelson staying busy and making it hard for Washington to control.
Nelson turns into Washington and is now in his guard.
Washington wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wanted to stand there but Washington had control of the position.
Washington trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nelson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Washington, up you get!

Washington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adolfo Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Nelson is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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