PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between dick dasterdly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

dasterdly
vs
nelson

189 cm
22
290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Beast Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, dick dasterdly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike nelson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dasterdly stuffs the takedown attempt from nelson. nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
nelson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dasterdly's waist but dasterdly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing nelson off to one side.
nelson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but dasterdly swivels and escapes.
dick dasterdly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.

nelson gets a takedown into half guard.
dasterdly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
dasterdly wants to control but nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
dasterdly gets full guard.

nelson drops back looking for a leg! dasterdly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dasterdly manages to kick nelson off! nelson jumps back into dasterdly's guard.

nelson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but dasterdly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now nelson has dasterdly in his guard.
dasterdly trying to control the position from guard on top but nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

nelson looking for a guillotine here but dasterdly defends easily.
dasterdly really is a fat lump.
nelson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

nelson is working an open guard so dasterdly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
dasterdly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

dasterdly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
nelson is not content to let dasterdly control the position.
dasterdly thows a huge punch but nelson dodges it nicely.
dasterdly works his foot free and advances to mount.
dasterdly prevents nelson from getting the reversal.
dasterdly looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

dasterdly is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by dasterdly!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
dasterdly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dasterdly.
dasterdly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and dasterdly counters with a shoot takedown. nelson fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
dasterdly tries to stand but nelson is controlling from the bottom.
dasterdly wants to pass the guard but nelson is keeping the position.
dasterdly advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly is trying to control the action in half guard but nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
dasterdly seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
nelson pushes dasterdly off looking to stand but dasterdly dives back in and keeps control.

nelson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but dasterdly pulls his head out easily.
dasterdly wants to take a breather but nelson is having none of it.

nelson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dasterdly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nelson manages to avoid it.
dasterdly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by nelson.
nelson misses with a takedown attempt - dasterdly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
dick dasterdly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
nelson ducks right into an uppercut from dasterdly.
nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
nelson takes one on the button.
dasterdly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dasterdly throws a push kick but nelson slaps the foot to one side.
dasterdly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
dasterdly lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dick dasterdly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

dasterdly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
dasterdly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and dasterdly counters with a right hand to the body.
dasterdly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? nelson is fending him off so far but dasterdly persists. Nope, nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
dasterdly throws a combination. nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
dasterdly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
dasterdly misses with a series of wild punches.

nelson moves into the clinch.
nelson is pressed up against the cage. dasterdly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag nelson down to the mat. nelson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

nelson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
dasterdly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

nelson is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nelson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
nelson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
dasterdly trying to control but nelson postures up.
nelson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. dasterdly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
dasterdly manages to get to full guard.

nelson has gone for a leg lock! dasterdly slips out almost immediately though and dives into nelson's guard.

nelson looking for subs off his back but dasterdly has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly prevents nelson from improving his position.
dasterdly controlling the action here.
dasterdly is looking to take a break and control but nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
dasterdly trying to control the position from guard on top but nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

nelson looking for a guillotine here but dasterdly defends easily.

nelson is looking for a triangle but dasterdly pushes his legs off easily.
dasterdly pushes down on nelson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
dasterdly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
nelson is wriggling around trying to escape.
dasterdly tries to control but nelson wriggling away.
dasterdly controlling the pace for now.
dasterdly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as nelson is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nelson is in all sorts of trouble here.
dasterdly wants to control the pace but nelson is squirming around nicely.
nelson is desperately trying to improve his position but dasterdly has a good base and remains in mount.

dasterdly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
nelson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

dasterdly stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dick dasterdly dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

dasterdly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

nelson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but dasterdly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now nelson has dasterdly in his guard.
dasterdly trying to control but nelson is working from the bottom.
dasterdly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. nelson is keeping the position for now.

nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dasterdly wants to get up but he can't break nelson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nelson looking for a guillotine here but dasterdly defends easily.
dasterdly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dasterdly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

nelson working for a triangle but dasterdly defends it easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dasterdly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from dasterdly as nelson shoots in.
dasterdly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
dasterdly misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
dasterdly with a poor takedown

and nelson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

dasterdly is defending against the submission attempts here by nelson.
dasterdly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

dasterdly is defending against the submission attempts here by nelson.

nelson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dasterdly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time nelson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly tries to roll over but nelson keeps him under control.
dasterdly is controlling nelson's trapped leg to prevent nelson from advancing to side control.

nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
dasterdly wants to control but nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dasterdly doesn't succeed with the takedown

and nelson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for dasterdly!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dick dasterdly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

nelson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. dasterdly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dasterdly is trying desperately to improve position.

nelson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from dasterdly misses.
dasterdly stuffs the takedown.
nelson closes this distance looking for a takedown but dasterdly circles away.
dick dasterdly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dasterdly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
dasterdly throws a head kick but nelson moves out of range.
dasterdly swinging wilding here.
Horrible takedown by dasterdly or perhaps it was just good defense by nelson which made him look bad.

nelson scores a takedown into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
mike nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dasterdly 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dick dasterdly!