PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Matsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Matsushima
vs
Nelson

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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, Randy Matsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsushima lands a head shot.
Randy Matsushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nelson enables Matsushima to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nelson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matsushima working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Matsushima with a nice head shot there.
Nelson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matsushima manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson trying to control but Matsushima is working from the bottom.
Nelson wants to stand but Matsushima has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nelson is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to stand but Matsushima is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Matsushima keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Nelson.
Matsushima swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Randy Matsushima has been cut.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matsushima drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Matsushima's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Matsushima cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matsushima landing strikes.
Matsushima is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsushima is working Nelson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Matsushima in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nelson is trying to control Matsushima's posture but Matsushima avoids it.
Nelson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Matsushima connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nelson some visible discomfort.
Nelson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matsushima is nestled in close to Nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Matsushima in his half guard.

Nelson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Matsushima finish him?
Matsushima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matsushima scores with a big shot! Nelson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nelson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Matsushima!