PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Leads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Leads
vs
Nelson

190 cm
30
240 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

183 cm
25
263 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Leads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leads swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson ducks right into an uppercut from Leads.
Leads misses the shot to the body.

Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Leads.

Leads breaks from the clinch.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Leads had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Leads lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leads blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Donald Leads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leads works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leads lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leads misses with the combination.
Donald Leads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leads scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Hoy Nelson has been cut.
Leads fails to land with a series of punches.
Leads throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Leads with a hook.
Nelson tries to clinch but Leads is having none of it.
Leads throws a series of strikes that have Nelson backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leads. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Leads.
Nice takedown defense from Leads. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Leads misses with a looping right.
Leads misses the shot to the body.
Nelson scores with a kick to the body.
Leads misses with an uppercut

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nelson.
Leads effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Leads.
Nelson misses with a knee to the head.

Leads breaks from the clinch.
Leads moves out of range of the body kick.
Leads tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leads misses with a lunging right hand
and Nelson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leads throws a shot to the body.
Nelson is looking to clinch.
Leads scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leads swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leads swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leads takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leads misses with a wild body shot.
Leads with a nice cross.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leads connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nelson's hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leads lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Leads dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoy Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leads misses with a double jab.
Nelson tries to clinch but Leads moves out of range.
Donald Leads is winning the standup battle so far.
Leads blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Leads will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Leads scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leads to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Leads keeps it at a distance.

Oooooh!!! Leads has knocked Nelson down with a huge combo! Leads steps away and waves a wobbly Nelson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Leads.
Nelson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Leads moves out of range easily.

Nelson pushes Leads up against the cage in a clinch.
Leads misses with a punch to the body.
Leads misses with an elbow strike.
Leads is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nelson taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leads just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leads stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Leads taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Leads blocks it.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leads has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nelson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Donald Leads has been cut.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leads blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leads.
With the fighters up against the cage, Leads throws an elbow but misses.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to control Leads's arms but Leads gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the cage.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Leads breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leads throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leads throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leads paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leads looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Leads circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Leads dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Leads swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nelson sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Leads to the ground! Nelson dives into full mount looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leads tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Leads is in all sorts of trouble here.
Leads regains half guard.
Leads wants to control the action here but instead Nelson manages to pass to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leads really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leads wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Leads bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Leads has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leads won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson pushes Leads off and gets back to his feet.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Nelson tries to clinch but Leads moves away
and Leads counters with a nice body shot.
Leads fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leads swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leads keeps the fight on the outside.
Leads connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leads misses with a double jab

and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Leads lands a damaging elbow.
Leads is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The referee calls for Leads to work.
Leads trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leads into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Donald Leads is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Leads throws an elbow that misses.
Leads working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leads has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leads lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leads 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Leads!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Donald Leads waved his t-shirt featuring Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat's logo in front of the cameras.