PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukus Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Haas's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool's Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Haas

183 cm
21
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukus Haas!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nelson has managed to clinch.

Haas manages to pull guard.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Haas 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.

Haas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.

Haas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nelson defends well.
Nelson trying to control but Haas is working from the bottom.
Nelson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Nelson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nelson stands and steps away. Haas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Haas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Haas persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Haas looks to clinch

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Haas looks gassed!
Haas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.

Nelson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nelson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Haas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas is bucking up trying to escape but Nelson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Nelson scoring with strikes but Haas is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Haas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Haas is squirming around nicely.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nelson trying to control but Haas is having none of it.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Nelson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Haas tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Haas tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gunnar Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukus Haas.

Nelson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Haas is trying to keep an underhook but Nelson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson controlling the action here.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Nelson works to advance to full mount. Haas defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Nelson unloading with bombs!
Nelson controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Haas is in trouble!
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haas's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Haas!
Haas is looking to improve his position but Nelson isn't that keen on the idea.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nelson breaks from Haas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haas is looking to escape.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Haas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nelson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haas for as long as he can get away with.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nelson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Haas!
Nelson cracks Haas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
Nelson wants to control the pace but Haas is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Haas is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Haas looks a forlorn figure.
Nelson controlling the position easily from mount.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haas is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nelson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haas is trying to defend but Nelson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nelson uses his free foot to push down on Haas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Haas.
Nelson lands a big elbow.
Nelson controlling from mount.
Haas is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Haas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nelson controls the pace.

Nelson gets to his feet - Haas follows without any prompting.
Haas looks to clinch

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haas defends it well.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haas can do to turn this around?
Haas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Nelson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haas is just riding it out for now. Nelson eventually gives up the hold.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haas keeps working.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Haas's temple.
Nelson works his way into side control.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson trying to control the position but Haas is working away.
Haas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Nelson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nelson prefers to stall for the moment though.

Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's Haas get back to his feet.
Haas tries to clinch up

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.

Nelson has Haas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nelson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Haas tumbling to the mat - Nelson dives into Haas's guard.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nelson passes Haas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson is controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Nelson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Nelson has managed to clinch.

Nelson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nelson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haas is controlling him.

Nelson wriggles free and stands up.

Nelson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Haas is trying to defend but Nelson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
Lukus Haas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haas is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnar Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

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