PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Nelson (ranked 6033 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Yong Seung (ranked 4101 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nelson
vs
Yong Seung

162 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yong Seung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.

Seung closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nelson to the mat! Nelson manages to get full guard.
Nelson is wriggling around but Seung manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nelson is refusing to be controlled, as Seung sits in half guard.
Nelson tries to roll over but Seung keeps him under control.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seung is one step ahead there.

Nelson is looking for a triangle here but Seung uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nelson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seung on the ground.
Seung wants to stand but Nelson is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seung trying to control the action but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is looking for a sweep.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Seung wants to stand but Nelson is controlling his arm.
Seung cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nelson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Nelson turns into Seung and is now in his guard.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Seung is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nelson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seung's head.
Nelson won't allow Seung to sweep him here.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Seung.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Seung trying to strike off his back.
Seung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seung works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the 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.

Seung working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nelson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nelson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nelson is working Seung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nelson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seung's head.
Seung trying to control the position.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Seung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nelson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Nelson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nelson swings for the body but Seung moves out of range.

Seung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Seung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Nelson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Seung forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.

Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nelson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seung stopping the sweep attempt from Nelson.
Seung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nelson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Willy Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seung has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
Nelson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nelson scoring with some ground and pound.
Nelson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nelson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seung scoring with some ground and pound.

Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seung defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seung wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seung is one step ahead there.
Nelson is looking to sweep but instead, Seung has passed into half guard.
Nelson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nelson tries to roll over but Seung keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Seung wants to control but Nelson is keeping him busy.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Seung has control of the leg.
Seung wants to take a breather but Nelson is having none of it.
Seung drops an elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Seung has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Seung with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seung prevents Nelson from getting the reversal.
Seung trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but Seung has a good base and remains in mount.
Seung with a couple of short strikes.
Seung looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cho Yong Seung will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Seung clinches.

Seung manages to pull guard.
Nelson stands up over Seung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seung looking to control.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Seung has wrist control.
Nelson content to stall in guard here.
Seung has momentary wrist control but Nelson slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nelson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seung is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.

Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson lands a couple of digs.

Seung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seung wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nelson is working Seung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seung looking to control.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson works over Seung with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stays in close to Seung's body and controls the position.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson wants to get up but he can't break Seung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seung.

Seung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Seung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Seung has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nelson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Nelson is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Seung closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nelson to the mat! Nelson manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to improve his position but instead Seung has moved into half guard.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Seung is controlling well.
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seung is one step ahead there.

Nelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Seung is aware though and is defending well.

Seung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seung manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seung has a closed guard, preventing Nelson from standing up.
Nelson lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson is in close to Seung's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Seung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Nelson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Willy Nelson.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28

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