PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Jingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jingles has chosen Ride the Lightening-Metallica as his entrance music. Mr Jingles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nelson
vs
Jingles

179 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Jingles!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jingles feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
Jingles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jingles.
Jingles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jingles doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.
Jingles tries a head kick but it misses.
Jingles moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.

Nelson drops Jingles with a beautiful combination! Jingles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nelson is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mr Jingles has been cut.

Nelson has Jingles up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jingles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Jingles avoids them all with ease.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Jingles moves out of range easily.
Jingles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jingles has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jingles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.

Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Nelson.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jingles up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Jingles tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Jingles forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jingles tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Jingles back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has Jingles pressed against the cage, preventing Jingles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jingles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jingles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson has Jingles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jingles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Mr Jingles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jingles.

Nelson darts in and clinches Jingles up against the cage.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Jingles throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jingles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A combination from Jingles does no damage.
Jingles fails to land the takedown.
Nelson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jingles has a takedown stuffed.
Nelson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nelson.

Nelson has Jingles up against the cage in a clinch.
Jingles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jingles is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Nelson has Jingles pressed against the cage, preventing Jingles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson prevents Jingles from breaking the clinch.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson has Jingles pressed against the cage, preventing Jingles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jingles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jingles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Jingles throws out a counter right but Nelson avoids it with no problem.
Jingles leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jingles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Nelson with that takedown attempt.
Jingles is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jingles counters with a head kick.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingles.
Nelson is looking for a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Jingles on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Jingles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Jingles.
Jingles wants to clinch.
Jingles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingles.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Jingles manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nelson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jingles wants to stand but Nelson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nelson pushes Jingles off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jingles can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jingles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Nelson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jingles tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Jingles in a clinch.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jingles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nelson pushes Jingles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson stalling.
Jingles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson working Jingles over with knees to the body.
Jingles is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jingles down to the mat. Jingles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jingles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Nelson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jingles misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nelson clinches up with Jingles and pushes him back against the cage.
Jingles is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jingles smiles and moves away.
Jingles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jingles misses.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jingles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jingles tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jingles slips a jab and a cross from Nelson.
Jingles throws a wild body kick that Nelson sees coming a mile off.
Nelson is looking to counter the offense by Jingles and move into the clinch.
Jingles tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Jingles misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jingles scoring well with a low kick there.
Jingles throws the kick towards the body but Nelson avoids it.
As Jingles looks to move away, Nelson throws a big counter combo bu Jingles just gets out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jingles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jingles.
Nelson feinted with a counter takedown.
Jingles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Jingles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nelson doesn't seem phased though.
Nelson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jingles. That's going to slow Nelson down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jingles is looking to slow Nelson down with leg kicks.
Jingles misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson throws a counter high kick but Jingles was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jingles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jingles stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jingles scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mr Jingles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mr Jingles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jingles stuffs the takedown.
Jingles misses with an uppercut.
Jingles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Jingles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nelson as he jumps to the side.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Jingles.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jingles but Jingles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Jingles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jingles lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jingles, pushing him back against the cage.
Jingles missing with knees to the body.

Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Mr Jingles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jingles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nelson eats them both and turns towards Jingles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nelson darts in looking for a takedown but Jingles gets double underhooks and turns Nelson into the cage.
Jingles feints a counter leg kick.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Jingles is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Jingles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Jingles holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Jingles unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Nelson successfully pulls guard.
Nelson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jingles has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jingles decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jingles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jingles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Jingles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nelson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jingles somewhat.
Nelson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jingles throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Nelson instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jingles pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jingles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jingles is looking to clinch.
Nelson is looking to counter the offense by Jingles and move into the clinch.
Jingles stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jingles lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jingles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Jingles circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Jingles.
Jingles thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jingles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jingles shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Jingles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nelson tries to counter by clinching up but Jingles breaks away and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jingles has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jingles.
Nelson moves out of range as Jingles strikes.
Jingles throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Jingles sprawls well.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Jingles sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jingles wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Jingles. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jingles scores with a one two! Nelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Jingles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Jingles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jingles 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mr Jingles!
A very excited looking Mr Jingles made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.