PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 2583 p4p, 2972 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 365 p4p, 400 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Neves
vs
Shinnie

195 cm
31
265
23 - 16 - 0

190 cm
43
275
34 - 23 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves throws a right hand that Shinnie ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinnie also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Shinnie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Neves loads up on a big right hand but Shinnie slips the punch.
Neves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Neves clinches with his opponent.
Neves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shinnie's efforts to push away.

Shinnie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neves slips a jab and a cross from Shinnie.
A jab lands there for Neves.
Nice defenses there by Neves.

Neves looking to score a takedown here. Shinnie is defending well but Neves drives through and ends up in Shinnie's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinnie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neves wants to pass the guard but Shinnie is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinnie wants to stand up but Neves is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shinnie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shinnie being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shinnie is trying to get back to his feet.
Neves slows the pace down.
Shinnie is pushing Neves's head away, looking to escape. Neves manages to hold on to the position though.
Neves is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two 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.
Neves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neves looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shinnie is avoiding damage well.
Neves taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinnie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Shinnie is pushing Neves's head away, looking to escape. Neves manages to hold on to the position though.
Shinnie being controlled for a moment.
Shinnie is pushing Neves's head away, looking to escape. Neves manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Shinnie is trying to stand.

Neves working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Neves controlling from the full mount.
Shinnie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Neves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Neves controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie is trying to stand up.
Neves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Neves with the ground and pound from mount.
Shinnie is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Neves trying to control but Shinnie is having none of it.
Neves won't let Shinnie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Neves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shinnie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Shinnie somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Neves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shinnie.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Neves has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Neves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Neves has closed the distance and engaged Shinnie in a clinch.
Shinnie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shinnie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Neves goes for a takedown attempt but Shinnie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Neves forces Shinnie back against the cage and clinches.
Neves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Neves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neves lands a hook that snaps the head of Shinnie backwards.
Neves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Neves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neves prevents Shinnie from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Shinnie stops a takedown attempt from Neves.

Neves lands a takedown into guard.

Shinnie is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Neves presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves lands a left hand.
Neves throws a head punch that misses.

Shinnie manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Shinnie as Neves shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neves tries to clinch up but Shinnie circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinnie swats away the attempt to clinch by Neves.
Shinnie misses with an uppercut. Neves saw that one coming.
Kevin Shinnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinnie throws a hook but Neves blocks it.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinnie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinnie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neves is defended easily by Shinnie.
Neves walks into a jab.
Neves tries to clinch but Shinnie moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinnie! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie tries to bum rush Neves with a series of wild strikes but Neves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neves looks to land a right hand but Shinnie moved out of range.
Neves cracks Shinnie with an open hand slap.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Shinnie misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Shinnie finds it's target.

It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Kevin Shinnie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shinnie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neves.
Neves moves out of range of the body kick.
Neves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neves fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinnie cracks a nice hook into Neves's ribs.
A jab lands there for Neves.

Neves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinnie can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Neves lands a left hand.
Neves goes for a takedown attempt but Shinnie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shinnie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neves tries to clinch but Shinnie is having none of it.
Shinnie cracks Neves with a good jab.

Neves drives through with a takedown into Shinnie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Neves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bruno Neves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shinnie wants to stand but Neves is controlling the position.
Neves wants to control from the top but Shinnie keeps moving.
Shinnie wants to stand and escape but Neves is having none of it.
Shinnie is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Neves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shinnie!
Neves working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Neves prevents Shinnie from escaping the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Neves working the ground and pound.
Neves controls the position from side control.
Shinnie tries to escape but Neves is in control.
Shinnie is looking to get back to his feet here but Neves is keeping cool and he's managed to take Shinnie's back.
Shinnie trying to get back to his feet but Neves is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Neves dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Neves closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shinnie's guard.

Shinnie pushes Neves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Neves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shinnie throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Neves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shinnie circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shinnie! But no joy.
Shinnie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shinnie throws a jab but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Neves instigates a clinch.
Neves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neves.
Neves lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shinnie is trying to break the clinch but Neves has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Neves lands a takedown into guard.
Shinnie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Neves is controlling him.
Neves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neves landing with the ground and pound.
Shinnie is looking to stand up but Neves isn't so interested in that idea.
Neves stays in close to Shinnie's body and controls the position.
Neves has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neves passes Shinnie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Neves seems content to control.
Shinnie looks like he's trying to stand up.

Shinnie pushes Neves off and gets back to his feet.
Neves misses with an uppercut. Shinnie saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neves scores with a jab to the jaw.

Neves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shinnie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shinnie tries to break the clinch but Neves is controlling the position.
Shinnie blocks an uppercut.
Neves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruno Neves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shinnie is looking to break free of the clinch but Neves has double underhooks.
Bruno Neves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neves throws a punch but it's blocked by Shinnie.
Neves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shinnie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neves tries to clinch there but Shinnie circles away.

Neves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neves drops an elbow to the side of Shinnie's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves not doing much here.
Shinnie wants to get back to his feet.
Neves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shinnie is looking to escape.
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!
Neves is controlling the pace.
Neves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kevin Shinnie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neves uses his free foot to push down on Shinnie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shinnie.
Neves controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Neves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neves, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Neves!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bruno Neves thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).