PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Dog
vs
Nelson

165 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
140 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dog will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson lands a head kick. Dog smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dog fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dog tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.

Nelson breaks the clinch.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dog quickly recovers to half guard.
Dog trying to hold on to Nelson's head to control him but Nelson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog moves into full guard.

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

Dog 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.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dog 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.

Nelson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dog manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nelson has Dog in his guard.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Dogis looking to pass into half guard but Nelson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Nelson is in guard.
Dog wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Dog is pulling down on Nelson's head. It's preventing any offense from Nelson, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Dog might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog wants to get back to his feet but Nelson passes into half guard.
Dog wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Dog wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog trying to control here.
Dog is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Dog wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dog fails with the takedown

and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nelson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nelson wants to get up but he can't break Dog's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Dog gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson pulls Dog in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Dog controlling him for the moment.
Nelson looks gassed!
Dog is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dog has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dog uses his free foot to push down on Nelson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nelson.

Dog is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nelson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nelson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dog has taken his back.
Dog trying to control.
Dog has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Nelson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson throws a head kick that half lands.
Dog shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nelson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nelson lands a head kick!

Nelson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nelson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nelson is breathing heavily.

Dog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dog pulls Nelson in to control the position.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dog is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dog stands and throws Nelson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nelson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dog thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
Dog tries to move to full mount but Nelson actually manages to regain half guard.

Dog is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nelson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dog passes to full mount!
Nelson is trying to escape the mount but Dog keeps good control and instead manages to take Nelson's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Dog.
Dog struggling to land strikes to the head as Nelson covers up.
Dog trying to control.

Dog is looking for a rear naked choke here but Nelson reverses the position brilliantly into Dog's guard!
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dog advances to half guard.
Dog trying to control from half guard but Nelson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dog is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dog is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dog moves nicely into side control.
Dog passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nelson!
Dog scoring with strikes but Nelson is staying in there.

Nelson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dog dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dog with a lazy takedown attempt

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

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dog tries to pull guard but Nelson won't allow it.

Nelson successfully pulls guard.
Nelson looking to control.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog is pushing down on Nelson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nelson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dog has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dog uses his free foot to push down on Nelson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nelson.

Dog working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog looking to control but Nelson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog mounts Nelson! Really nice guard pass there!

Dog working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Nelson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dog! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bruno Dog!