PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeramiah Neal (ranked 4086 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Sagandi Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neal
vs
Legend

195 cm
25
275
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
265
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeramiah Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sagandi Legend!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal scores with a nice right hand.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legend is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Legend has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Legend there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neal darts in trying to clinch

and Legend counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Legend is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Legend lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neal tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Neal defending well though.
Neal pushes Legend off looking to stand but Legend dives back in and keeps control.
Neal trying to hold on to Legend's head to control him but Legend postures up.
Neal has hold of Legend's hands but Legend slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Legend manages to pass to mount!
Neal can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend cracks Neal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Legend is landing with some decent strikes but Neal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Neal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Legend cracks Neal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neal wants to control but Legend is having none of it.
Legend raining down shots from the mount!
Neal is working to get back to half guard.
Legend working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Neal wants to hold on but Legend pushes him away.
Legend prevents Neal from getting the reversal.
Legend avoids the attempt from Neal to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legend working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Neal wants to hold on but Legend pushes him away.
Legend putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Neal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legend on the ground.
Neal is trying desperately to improve position.
Neal tries to lock up and control but Legend gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Neal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Legend tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Legend on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neal looks to clinch

and Legend counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neal is looking to get back to full guard here but Legend has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend cracks Neal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Legend cracks Neal with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Legend connects with a decent elbow.
Legend scoring with punches and elbows.
Legend working the body and head with strikes.
Legend lands a few punches from side control.
Legend lands a decent elbow from side control.
Legend cracks Neal with a big elbow.
Legend is chipping away with strikes.
Neal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Neal trying to control but Legend flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Legend is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Legend gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Legend gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Legend apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Legend has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Legend wants it to stay on the feet.
Legend feints the counter takedown.
Legend takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legend circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeramiah Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Legend stuffs the takedown.
And Legend tries to counter it with a takedown but Neal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeramiah Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt

so Legend counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend stands up over Neal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neal looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Legend puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legend scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neal is trying to control but Legend passes into side control!
Neal looking for a sweep but Legend has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Neal reaches up and holds on to Legend to control the position.
Legend landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Legend prevents Neal from getting the reversal.
Legend raining down shots from the mount!
Neal tries to reverse the position but Legend maintains control.
Legend lands a big shot there that rocks Neal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neal is looking to improve his position but Legend isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sagandi Legend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Neal misses with a head kick.
Legend changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Neal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Neal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Legend but Legend pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Legend changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Neal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legend circles away.
Neal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeramiah Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt

and Legend counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Neal!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Neal trying to control but Legend flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Neal is taking damage to the body and head.
Neal is trapped and Legend is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Legend punches Neal on the ear.
Neal tries to roll but Legend sticks to his back.
Neal trying to control the hands but Legend won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Neal hold on?!
Neal covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Legend. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Legend is landing with strikes from the back.
Neal is in bad spot here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legend connects with a big shot to the side of Neal's head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Legend.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend landing with strikes.
Legend has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Neal.
Neal tries to escape the position.
Legend landing with strikes.
Legend lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Neal hold on?!
Legend is working the ground and pound. Can Neal escape?
Legend is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Neal up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Legend is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Neal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Neal wants to get back to his feet.
Legend keeps control of the position as Neal tries to break free.
Legend softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Can Neal hold on?! Legend is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jeramiah Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagandi Legend is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legend is hanging on to Neal's back as he tries to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagandi Legend comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Legend winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagandi Legend!