PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad has chosen Liberation Frequency as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nelson
vs
Rad

171 cm
20
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Rad!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Rad drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson tries to break free but Rad pushes him back against the cage.
Rad stalling the fight.
Rad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Rad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Rad has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Rad fails to pull guard.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Rad has the dominant position.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Rad tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rad lands a knee to the body.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Rad.
Nelson blocks the elbow strike.
Rad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Nelson is trying to push Rad away but Rad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rad misses with the head strike.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelson instigates a clinch.
Rad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Rad avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Rad tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Rad back against the cage.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Rad is controlling him.
Rad misses with a body punch.
Rad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Rad moved out of range.
Rad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.

Rad gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Rad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Rad breaks from the clinch.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Rad needs to keep his hands up - Nelson had a free shot at his head there.
Rad doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Rad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Rad avoids them all with ease.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Rad avoids it well.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rad struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.
Nelson tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rad won't allow it.
Rad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rad stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Rad.
Rad keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Rad as the two fighters clinch.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Rad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rad takes one to the chin there.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Rad.
Rad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rad feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.

Nelson pushes Rad up against the cage in a clinch.
Rad struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.

Rad breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Rad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nelson.
Rad tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rad.
Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson looks to throw a body kick
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rad is looking to clinch.
Rad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nelson on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson is trying to push Rad away but Rad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Rad tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Rad back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson tries to break free but Rad pushes him back against the cage.
Rad lands with a light punch inside.
Rad trying to land knees to the body.
Rad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Rad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rad has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Rad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the cage.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
Rad taking a breather.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Rad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rad tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to break free but Rad has control.
Rogers Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad throws an elbow but it misses.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Rad walks into a left hand.

Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Rad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Rad.
Rad prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Rad lands a knee to the body.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nelson clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nelson pushes Rad up against the cage in a clinch.
Rad misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson wants to break free but Rad has control.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad has Nelson pressed against the cage, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rad throws an elbow but it misses.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rad wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Rad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rad moves away.
Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson scores with a sloppy right hand. Rad should have avoided that one.
Rad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson lands with a cross.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Rad is out of range.

Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Nelson avoiding damage as Rad throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rad.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Rad stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.

Rad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rad has double underhooks.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Rad has the dominant position.
Rad keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Nelson.
Rad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Rad keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Rad has the dominant position.
Rad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Rad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Rad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Nelson tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kyle Rad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rad keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson tries to circle away but Rad has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson takes a swing at Rad's ribcage but misses.
Rad misses with an uppercut.
Rad throws a nice head kick!
Kyle Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Nelson gets a clinch.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Rad has double underhooks.
Rad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Rad has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Rad has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Rad has the dominant position.
Nelson avoiding damage as Rad throws knees to the body.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rad won't allow it.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Rad trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rad into the cage.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Rad has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rad blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogers Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rogers Nelson!
Our winner, Rogers Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.