PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nelson
vs
Moore

186 cm
22
189 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Moore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Nelson drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Moore looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalling.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moore takes a step back to recover.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.

Nelson clinches.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Moore gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore is breathing heavily.

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

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.

Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.

Nelson has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.
Moore jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore misses with some punches.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge Nelson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Nelson pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson has Moore pressed against the cage.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nelson clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Moore is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Moore is trying to break free.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Moore misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Moore decides to pull guard.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Moore looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Nelson!
After the big win, Judge Nelson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear and Custom Design and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.