PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Nelson (ranked 3169 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Dick Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 286 weight class). Tim Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nelson
vs
Hickock

200 cm
26
280
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
270
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes a swing at Hickock's ribcage but misses.
Nelson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hickock off the cage and back into range.

Hickock gets caught napping as Nelson dives in and scores a takedown. Hickock manages to retain guard.

Hickock 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hickock keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hickock is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hickock has wrist control.
Nelson trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.

Hickock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Hickock working a defensive guard here.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hickock has wrist control.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Hickock keeps moving.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hickock dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson trying to control the action but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Nelson.
Hickock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nelson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock stops Nelson from passing to mount.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickock keeps working.
Hickock is looking to reverse the position.
Nelson controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson advances to mount.
Hickock blocking the ground and pound.
Hickock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hickock is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Hickock tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nelson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hickock taking shots to the head.
Nelson throwing strikes here but Hickock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nelson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nelson unloads with some shots from mount but Hickock bucks and avoids them well.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Hickock is squirming around nicely.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nelson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickock counters with a straight right hand.
Hickock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hickock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
and Hickock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hickock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nice body punch from Hickock.

Nelson dives in and scores a takedown into Hickock's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hickock keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Hickock controls Nelson momentarily but Nelson frees himself.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hickock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hickock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nelson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hickock has wrist control.
Hickock can't keep his opponent in guard - Nelson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nelson is keen to just control but Hickock is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hickock looking for submissions off his back.
Tim Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Hickock dodges it nicely.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Hickock's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hickock.
Nelson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nelson thowing shots but they're missing.

Nelson wants to finish this one by submission but Hickock is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nelson.
Nelson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hickock is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nelson raining down shots from the mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nelson wants to control the pace but Hickock is squirming around nicely.
Hickock slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Hickock looking for submissions off his back.
Hickock wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hickock.

Nelson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hickock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nelson has managed to get both his arms back between Hickock's legs - danger averted.
Nelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nelson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hickock's legs.
Nelson scoring with punches from side control.
Nelson advances to mount.
Hickock is desperately trying to improve his position but Nelson has a good base and remains in mount.
Nelson with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Nelson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nelson connects with a body shot.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hickock!
Hickock seems a little lost for a moment, as Nelson dominates the positioning.
Hickock dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries to advance to mount but Hickock denies him.
Hickock is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock prevents Nelson from moving into mount.
Hickock is letting Nelson control him for a moment.
Hickock is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hickock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nelson staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickock keeps working.
Hickock parries the strikes from Nelson easily there. Nelson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hickock to escape.
Nelson taking a breather here.
Hickock is not content to let Nelson control the position.
Hickock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working away.
Nelson advances to full mount.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount.
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
Hickock is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hickock taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock is trying to escape the mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Nelson! Hickock is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Nelson!